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13427751, All I know is any man clutching his pearls about WAP better have
Posted by kfine, Thu Mar-18-21 09:47 AM
been equally concerned about all the X-rated shit male rappers have been spewing bout women's and girls' bodies, genitals, and sex for decades.

Bc there's literally no basis to single out Meg + Cardi. I'll listen all day to a genuine argument about hypersexualization in rap or the music indistry in general etc, but how can it be cool for men to rap explicitly about women and girls but not women to rap explicitly about *our own* bodies/desires/POV??? Furthermore, to be taken aback by what Meg + Cardi say makes zero sense unless you've (mistakenly) believed women are little more than passive cum receptacles lacking nerve endings, sentient thought, and self-interest.

I'm actually neutral on the song itself; I don't even think I've listened to it all the way thru (bc that's how inconsequentially I view it, if we're really gonna try being serious about sex-positivity). But what really gets me is the but-my-daughters defense. You guys, that is basically a meaningless point bc all the twerking video vixens and women and girls whose pussies male rappers have been talking about for decades were somebody's daughters too. As are Meg + Cardi. ALL WOMEN ARE SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER.

So if you're uneasy with explicit sexual expression, you're entitled to your opinion but just make sure you're being consistent - about male artists and female artists, past and present present projects, label-driven and independent, etc. Bc some of the same ppl calling Meg + Cardi's dancing porn and complaining about stripper this and that have prob *shrugged* at women and girls doing *THE EXACT SAME THINGS* in a male rapper's video/performance. Yall should examine why that is.