Have you ever stopped to think how superficial our world is? Do you believe that looking a certain way automatically puts you or prunes you into a certain type of person just because that's how people in society see you this way? Am I just rambling on? Haha.
If you play the video below, you will understand exactly what I mean. This is another favourite poem of mine and is actually quite opposing to Phenomenal Women (Maya Angelou) which I posted previously. Instead, The Thickness talks about how having a certain look affects the attitudes of others and in turn affects your own attitudes about yourself. In particular, this poem talks about men and their affect on teenage girls growing up into the world. Because lets be honest, when we are teenagers we don't know who the hell we are and what's wrong or right. Its society that should be guiding her with these issues. But, as Jill Scott says, video girls that have nothing to do with the music they are featuring in are hardly ideal idols. Jill also talks about how chauvinistic men can be, ignoring a girl's mind for her body. I'm no a feminist or man-hater, but this poem speaks truth. Real Talk!
This poem is a bit explicit and erotic and quite sexy. Don't listen to it if you can't handle that lol
2 comments:
Yep very explicit sexual content,but the construction of the words makes it not seem seedy, more thought provoking.
The words of this poem are very touching, make you think of how we are truly perceived as females by males and the chauvinistic views held about us. And yet its no secret ukno, its not like dudes do this shiznit on the sly, alie constantly you'll hear dude talking about how they want a lady with a big 'back-off' and probably have even approached many of us using that term as a compliment. Should we be offended? i'm not saying that but should we accept that this is how we are recognised/categorised?
fav line: she's so big won't nobody even try to reach her mind-she's been degraded. REAL TLK boi
Imma shutup now lol, but i like this post alot, keep em cumin mi dear. =D
Yep I agree, thats my favourite line too.
I don't think we should be offended, but I do think we should stand taller than these words and phrases such as "peng ting" etc etc. Its like the difference between "sexy" and "beautiful". Do you think that the word that a guy uses for us subconsciously sets us up for how we will act with them. For instance, situation A, guy repeatedly tells girl how SEXY she is. Girl starts to believe and thinks its okay to ACT sexually. Situation B, guy repeatedly tells girl how BEAUTIFUL she is. Girl starts to believe she truly is beautiful in & out and captivates him with her mind rather than her body, which is what the SEXY girl thought she could do. I dunno, im chattin rubbish
It does kind of make me think, am I being the best role model I can be for the girls of the younger generations?
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