Lyric discussion by PinkGoddess 

Cover art for Under My Thumb lyrics by Rolling Stones, The

The song is about a BDSM relationship, and no, that is not "sexist" because the woman in the song CHOOSES such an arrangement. "Feminists" (i.e. female politicians) expressing opposition to this song is laughably ironic as it completely flies in the face of female liberation, which was intended to give women rights and freedoms and not treat them as infantile beings incapable of understanding their own needs and making decisions accordingly. The only people who criticise ANY type of relationship consisting of consenting adults are nothing more than judgemental bluenoses.

The woman in the song initially "pushed around" the male subject because she did not respect a man who wasn't dominant. Once he exerted power and influence, she became satisfied with the relationship which was compatible to her needs. It seems most people are too blind to realise that SHE was the one who made the change in him; either that or they're daft enough to believe that women alternate between attraction to submissive and dominant men.

And as has already been mentioned, if the submissive character in the song was male (whether he be straight or homosexual) there would likely be little protest; entirely due of course to political correctness. The reverse equivalent would be a masuclinist group opposing Iggy Pop's 'I Wanna Be Your Dog', which would of course be considered high comedy by our contemporary society. It's unfortunate double standards have to rear their ugly heads even when art is concerned.

hahaha, complete BS, but thanks for the laugh!

hahahahaaaaaaaa....

This is exactly what I thought too, PinkGoddess. Maybe not the healthiest bdsm relationship in the world, but if it's not about it then I'm pretty surprised. It's just so obvious.

She so topped him from the bottom amirite?

@PinkGoddess finally!! A well penned reply! BDSM relationships have at core love and mutual respect. The woman WANTS domination and once the guy figures out how to give her what she craves, all is good. That’s why BDSM is growing. Many professional women don’t want submissive men. They want to be dominated \r\nRemember the word “consensual “?