Yeah, duodenum and PenguinBoy got it. Sure, there are elements of child prostitution here--no question--but think about why it's prostitution. She could be doing a song about a kid in a sweat shop. The point is that she's using "chinna girl" to show you how kids who have no choice are forced to operate in this ridiculously unfair and exploitative relationship.
As to zombiewakeup's point, the reason that you THINK it's widely known that it costs $10 to have sex with a child prostitute is exactly PenguinBoys point, and it's what MIA is trying to point out to everyone listening to this song. Unless you've done any shopping, I assume you know how much that a child prostitute costs $10 from what you've seen or heard in the media. People know that this exists, but unless the system that's in place to keep poor people poor changes, nothing's going to change.
Yeah, duodenum and PenguinBoy got it. Sure, there are elements of child prostitution here--no question--but think about why it's prostitution. She could be doing a song about a kid in a sweat shop. The point is that she's using "chinna girl" to show you how kids who have no choice are forced to operate in this ridiculously unfair and exploitative relationship.
As to zombiewakeup's point, the reason that you THINK it's widely known that it costs $10 to have sex with a child prostitute is exactly PenguinBoys point, and it's what MIA is trying to point out to everyone listening to this song. Unless you've done any shopping, I assume you know how much that a child prostitute costs $10 from what you've seen or heard in the media. People know that this exists, but unless the system that's in place to keep poor people poor changes, nothing's going to change.
That's my two cents, anyway.