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Topic: Bold message to value each other and self
msharmony's photo
Tue 08/26/14 01:26 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFLzUssdupw

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Tue 08/26/14 01:41 PM



Wow, some pretty hard truth for sure...Must add this!!....Her words do not apply to the majority....At least not the men know....flowerforyou




msharmony's photo
Tue 08/26/14 02:54 PM
I agree klc, its a social issue, not just female. But for females who accept it and males who do it.

SPINEY's photo
Tue 08/26/14 02:59 PM
Were there any dirty pictures there?

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Tue 08/26/14 03:09 PM
Edited by Leigh2154 on Tue 08/26/14 03:12 PM

her words apply to everyone, because she speaks of not 'letting' boys behave that way. Who else is 'letting' them, but other men and the rare women of influence in their lives?


I hear you loud and clear, but I have a grandson, several nephews, two brothers, a slew of friends, a few ex's and a father (now deceased) who did not and do not "let" men behave in the manner she describes...

Clearly a social issue, clearly one that not all men practice....

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Tue 08/26/14 03:12 PM

I agree klc, its a social issue, not just female. But for females who accept it and males who do it.


:thumbsup: Enjoyed, thanks for posting Harmony...

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Tue 08/26/14 03:12 PM



her words apply to everyone, because she speaks of not 'letting' boys behave that way. Who else is 'letting' them, but other men and the rare women of influence in their lives?


I hear you loud and clear, but I have a grandson, several nephews, two brothers, a slew of friends, a few ex's and a father (now deceased) who did not and do "let" men behave in the manner she describes...

Clearly a social issue, clearly one that not all men practice....
That is truly fab. to me it means the words apply to them and they take the challenge seriously.


I totally appreciate that..flowerforyou :smile:

TawtStrat's photo
Tue 08/26/14 03:15 PM
Seems to me that her poem is all about American black music and black culture. If you don't like that sort of music don't listen to it or go to those clubs. No newsflash though that pop stars are sex symbols and that the biggest sex symbols are the most successful pop stars. This whole thing just sounds like every post sexual revolution feminist rant. Kind of tedious. Taking the worst examples that you can find and then saying that everything else reinforces it. Women dancing and shaking their booties in music videos? Oh the humanity.

msharmony's photo
Tue 08/26/14 03:19 PM


I agree klc, its a social issue, not just female. But for females who accept it and males who do it.


:thumbsup: Enjoyed, thanks for posting Harmony...


ne time

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Tue 08/26/14 03:20 PM

Seems to me that her poem is all about American black music and black culture. If you don't like that sort of music don't listen to it or go to those clubs. No newsflash though that pop stars are sex symbols and that the biggest sex symbols are the most successful pop stars. This whole thing just sounds like every post sexual revolution feminist rant. Kind of tedious. Taking the worst examples that you can find and then saying that everything else reinforces it. Women dancing and shaking their booties in music videos? Oh the humanity.


Heehee...Well said smarty pants...flowerforyou

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Tue 08/26/14 03:24 PM

some folks are bound to miss the point, especially if they only listen for a few seconds.


It wasn't THAT hard to follow klc....slaphead


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Tue 08/26/14 03:27 PM



some folks are bound to miss the point, especially if they only listen for a few seconds.


It wasn't THAT hard to follow klc....slaphead


and yet....


And yet what?what ...Are you sayin maybe you missed the point?laugh

msharmony's photo
Tue 08/26/14 03:29 PM

some folks are bound to miss the point, especially if they only listen for a few seconds.


exactly,,,the lyrics are powerful and though she gives the perspective of a woman of color dealing with men of color, the message isn't applicable to any one race of people at all but to all


it happens across musical genres and across western culture,, as far as the objectifying of women goes,,,,



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Tue 08/26/14 05:50 PM


That is bold indeed. I don't understand how anyone can respect this type of image. It sends the wrong message out to everyone not just women.

TawtStrat's photo
Tue 08/26/14 06:44 PM
Nah, sex symbols can be male or female and this sort of thing has been popular since Elvis took black music and popularised it for a white audience. Would you prefer it if women were told to cover themselves up and stop flaunting themselves in public?

It's somewhat absurd to say that there shouldn't be people dancing to dance music.

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Tue 08/26/14 06:50 PM


Were there any dirty pictures there?
yes, lots. watch the whole dern thing.


Can I get a summary, my Safari can't open it. If it is a poem, can I get the lyrics? I don't feel I objectify women, in fact, many women get mad as I tend to only use the male pronoun to whoever I talk to male or female

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Tue 08/26/14 06:56 PM



Were there any dirty pictures there?
yes, lots. watch the whole dern thing.


Can I get a summary, my Safari can't open it. If it is a poem, can I get the lyrics? I don't feel I objectify women, in fact, many women get mad as I tend to only use the male pronoun to whoever I talk to male or female


Try clicking on the link I quoted under Harmony's OP...I removed the s after http and it worked fine :)

s1owhand's photo
Tue 08/26/14 07:09 PM
http://youtu.be/1r9ghI7YcL0

Every boy the same since I been the 7th grade....

MariahsFantasy's photo
Tue 08/26/14 10:09 PM

Nah, sex symbols can be male or female and this sort of thing has been popular since Elvis took black music and popularised it for a white audience. Would you prefer it if women were told to cover themselves up and stop flaunting themselves in public?

It's somewhat absurd to say that there shouldn't be people dancing to dance music.


Where does one draw a line on the glorification of what's popular? I can't stand this behavior and anyone with a sense of morals and dignity knows better. What she does is not dancing coming from a dancer.

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Wed 08/27/14 12:34 AM


Nah, sex symbols can be male or female and this sort of thing has been popular since Elvis took black music and popularised it for a white audience. Would you prefer it if women were told to cover themselves up and stop flaunting themselves in public?

It's somewhat absurd to say that there shouldn't be people dancing to dance music.


Where does one draw a line on the glorification of what's popular? I can't stand this behavior and anyone with a sense of morals and dignity knows better. What she does is not dancing coming from a dancer.


Each to their own. I like Iggy Pop and he dances like a crazy fool, humps amplifiers and sometimes gets his knob out on stage. Sorry if you think that my liking that sort of music and finding rock star antics entertaining is immoral but in my opinion popular music is becoming bland enough as it is without a bunch of uptight people starting some anachronistic decency campaign.

Also, who listens to gangster rap anyway? What is this? The eighties?

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