I hear misogynistic lyrics in songs sometimes and I wonder if the women singers themselves promote a submissive attitude among women and girls, especially toward domineering or even cruel men.\u00a0 I don’t listen to modern pop music. My idea of rock music ended about 1968. I do know that many rap songs refer to women in demeaning or even obscene ways and even suggest violence, but I believe this theme existed long before rap, although in a milder form.<\/p>\n
Take for example: A Fool in Love<\/strong> by Tina Turner (Walk) Back to Your Arms<\/strong> – Tami Neilson Chain of Fools<\/strong> – Aretha Franklin These are but a sample. Why do women promote this attitude? The first one was written by men, but the female singers were authors of the latter two. I believe it’s unfair for women to put all the blame on men for this mindset. Of course, men are guilty of it, too. For example:<\/p>\n Under My Thumb<\/strong> by the Rolling Stones You can look up the lyrics to these yourself, or just listen to the songs to see what I mean. Except for Johnny Get Angry they’re all on my playlist. I can enjoy them as music without subscribing to the lyrics.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I hear misogynistic lyrics in songs sometimes and I wonder if the women singers themselves promote a submissive attitude among women and girls, especially toward domineering or even cruel men.\u00a0 I don’t listen to modern pop music. My idea of rock music ended about 1968. I do know that many rap songs refer to women […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJohnny Get Angry<\/strong> by Joanie Sommers.\u00a0 Sample lyrics:
\nGive me the biggest lecture I ever had<\/em>
\nI want a brave man, I want a cave man<\/em>
\n…<\/em>Let me know that you’re the boss
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou know you love him, you can’t understand<\/em>
\nWhy he treats you like he do when he’s such a good man<\/em><\/p>\n
\nNo matter what you say or do or<\/em>
\nWhat kinda hell you gonna put me through<\/em>
\nI’m gonna walk … Back to Your Arms<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou got me where you want me
\nI ain’t nothin’ but your fool
\nYa treated me mean
\nOh you treated me cruel<\/p>\n
\nThat’ll be the Day<\/strong> by Buddy Holly
\nI Got a Woman<\/strong> by Ray Charles<\/p>\n