This song is intended as a metaphor for Christian worship.
When Sir Mixalot (not his real name), states that he is "long, strong, and down to get the friction on," he means that his spirit is inflamed with the love of Jesus and the friction he is referring to is obviously the friction of his knees rubbing against the carpet as he prays mightily.
Christian values feature prominently in this song. What could be more powerful that Mixalot's opening declaration that he cannot lie (thou shalt not, after all) about his love for big butts (again, big butts being a rather transparent symbol for the generous, ample, rotund Beneficence of the Lord)? Mixalot here loudly, directly proclaims his love and forswears any attempts by unbelievers to induce him to lie or otherwise obscure the genuine, abiding nature of his dedication to the One True God.
Nor does Sir perceive Christianity as being limited to any particular race or ethnicity. In the Mixalot formulation, Christian worship is open to all comers. He perceives of a God that is universal, and whose atonement on the Cross benefits all mankind. Nothing I could say could make this point more clearly than Mixalot's exuberant "Even white boys got to shout [shout hallelujah, one cannot help but infer]."
To those who have eyes to see and ears to hear, Baby Got Back is a virtual manifesto of a forward-thinking, universalist, ecstatic form of early 90s Christianity. Preach on, Brother Mixalot!
This song is intended as a metaphor for Christian worship.
When Sir Mixalot (not his real name), states that he is "long, strong, and down to get the friction on," he means that his spirit is inflamed with the love of Jesus and the friction he is referring to is obviously the friction of his knees rubbing against the carpet as he prays mightily.
Christian values feature prominently in this song. What could be more powerful that Mixalot's opening declaration that he cannot lie (thou shalt not, after all) about his love for big butts (again, big butts being a rather transparent symbol for the generous, ample, rotund Beneficence of the Lord)? Mixalot here loudly, directly proclaims his love and forswears any attempts by unbelievers to induce him to lie or otherwise obscure the genuine, abiding nature of his dedication to the One True God.
Nor does Sir perceive Christianity as being limited to any particular race or ethnicity. In the Mixalot formulation, Christian worship is open to all comers. He perceives of a God that is universal, and whose atonement on the Cross benefits all mankind. Nothing I could say could make this point more clearly than Mixalot's exuberant "Even white boys got to shout [shout hallelujah, one cannot help but infer]."
To those who have eyes to see and ears to hear, Baby Got Back is a virtual manifesto of a forward-thinking, universalist, ecstatic form of early 90s Christianity. Preach on, Brother Mixalot!
Do you have any evidence, any other sources, or is it just your interpretation?
Do you have any evidence, any other sources, or is it just your interpretation?
is this sarcasm or what? if so LOL, if not, no, just no, and LOL.
is this sarcasm or what? if so LOL, if not, no, just no, and LOL.
@slaphapii AMEN!
@slaphapii AMEN!