This song is crap. OK, it's got a good beat, I'll give it that--I actually do enjoy listening to it, but it bothers me. The lyrics I mean. The song starts out nicely, with noble aspirations, but then the whole point of the song is basically "Guys can't be sluts, so we should be able to be them too." Like, there's this double standard--and instead of taking the high road and trying to change it, they take the low road, like "Well if they can do it so can I." That's the response children make.
It bothers me because they have an opportunity to actually say something, and they totally blow it. "I bet my fame on it," "We standing our ground on this one!" What, women's lib isn't enough for you? Female genital mutilation of honor killings or the extreme lack of women in elected office doesn't register up there with, "I wanna screw a bunch of guys"?!
This song lyrically just shoots itself in the foot.
"If you look back in history,
it's a common standard of mediocrity.
Why aim high when you can aim low.
Some want to come, but I want to go."
This song is crap. OK, it's got a good beat, I'll give it that--I actually do enjoy listening to it, but it bothers me. The lyrics I mean. The song starts out nicely, with noble aspirations, but then the whole point of the song is basically "Guys can't be sluts, so we should be able to be them too." Like, there's this double standard--and instead of taking the high road and trying to change it, they take the low road, like "Well if they can do it so can I." That's the response children make.
It bothers me because they have an opportunity to actually say something, and they totally blow it. "I bet my fame on it," "We standing our ground on this one!" What, women's lib isn't enough for you? Female genital mutilation of honor killings or the extreme lack of women in elected office doesn't register up there with, "I wanna screw a bunch of guys"?!
This song lyrically just shoots itself in the foot.
"If you look back in history, it's a common standard of mediocrity. Why aim high when you can aim low. Some want to come, but I want to go."