If the author were railing against a new subject today, I believe they would pinpoint rap music as the “corrupter of women.”
The ominous words are no longer on the page- they are in a more dangerous musical form that seduces the listener with rhythm and beat. At the same time this poetic sin pushes on women an urban culture and set of values that undermine the white, patriarchal order. This vulgar genre is an assault on the ears that can hardly be called music. These rappers spend exorbitantly and wear ridiculous clothes, such as backwards hats and giant clocks on their necks. They do not pronounce their words correctly and use obscene language. Rappers talk about turning over the status quo, a very dangerous idea, and about “poppin' caps on people.” They mean to incite violence in the streets! What is worse, they have no education or manners and have managed to slip through society into a higher status than they deserve. But what is worst of all is the fact that their siren songs seduce women into harlotry and licentiousness!
The “music” that they create is a vulgar and ridiculous blend that results in female sin. They sing about women with large buttocks and giant breasts- not the subject of fine music! These rappers claim to be poets of sound- but a true poet does not say he “likes big butts and cannot lie.” What is more shocking is the way they use their raps to lure women into a life of sin. I have seen those vulgar videos on BET with fallen women barely dressed and grinding on these men in their clubs. They shake their bottoms and turn into harlots! It is not uncommon for one of these “rappers” to seduce young women when they are on tour, taking once nice girls and luring them into a life of sin and apple bottom jeans. Once they have turned these women to prostitutes, they start to call them words that a lady should never be called (they cannot be spoken here, but they rhyme with witch and bow). But the women are so fallen that they do not even hear these insults and continue to grind of the men as they sing insults at them. How evil!
So I don’t feel this way about rap, but I am sure that the writer of “Novel Reading- A Cause of Female Depravity” would. What could be worse than something that calls itself art but valorizes disrespect for authority and slutty women? That is what they would say.
5 comments:
Interesting post. I feel that mostly rap music would be a cause of male depravity though, because the lyrics lead men to think that this is how you should talk/treat women and view them as sexual objects rather than individuals. I think most women are smart enough to realize that these songs/rappers are idiotic jerks and don't really think that their worth or ability is contingent on the words in a rap song.
I thought this post was hilarious! I especially enjoyed the picture and the reference to “popping caps in people!” “Luring them to a life of sin and apple bottom jeans!” I think you are totally correct though, the author would think all those things! I also liked how you mentioned the inherent racism that the author would feel, ie, women being indoctrinated into an urban setting that undermines the Anglo patriarchal system. Those women in the videos probably would have killed the author! It’s a great visual to picture him or her watching a music video!
I think you did an excellent post!
I'm sure that both, male and female conservatives have a huge problem with rap music because of its "violent" language and the depiction of men and women in these songs.
But guess what, this is just show business.
These rappers know very well how to make a huge amount of money in a short time and they are very much concerned about their image so they have to behave like this because we also expect that from rappers.
First of all, I loved the picture. Very funny. I think this post was true because rap music definitely contributes to depravity in at least some women. These authors would think so, I know. What is interesting to me is how I know that rap music is degrading to women, but I listen to some of it anyway. What can I say, it's catchy. I guess I just don't take the lyrics seriously because these rappers are just dumb. I guess some people do take it seriously, though, which is quite sad.
Post a Comment