*Make a connection between popular music today and one of the other themes we've talked about this semester, such as women & sexiness or men/masculinity & violence. Can you find examples of popular music either support the standard message of those themes or working against them? How important do you think popular music has been in spreading these ideas?
- When I read this my first thought was how rap music relates to masculinity and violence. In most rap songs there is talk about men killing another man, how women are basically there to provide for their sexual needs, and how they have so much money. It seems like people think that these male rap stars are more masculine because they talk about killing people, and calling women names. I think that this is sending people the wrong message when women are willing to sleep with these men that talk about them like they are dogs, and the murder rate is going on. They see all these rap stars making lots of money and having all these material things so they think that if they act like them they will be cool. When in reality they will end up in jail or killed. I'm not going to hide it, I listen to rap music and hip-hop music, but I do not always agree with the lyrics. I think that it is very important that people don't take into consideration all the things that are said in these songs, because it seems like every year America's crime rate rises a lot.
Do you think that most listeners of music, of all ages, are capable of "tuning out" the lyrics to something? Even if they're not listening closely, the lyrics are sinking into their heads, particularly after repeated listenings.
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