'Teck buddy gal', 'skettel, 'bitch', 'hoes'... well the list of derogatory adjectives could go on and on that have been used by hip hop and dancehall artistes alike to refer to women in the dirt that's being called songs.
One would think that any self-respecting woman listening to these songs would feel disgust and great indignation coming to the fore as the words penetrate and then do the only acceptable thing turn off the radio or get rend of the offending item.
But here is the shocker, there are actually women out there who find nothing wrong with the garbage being spewed out by these artistes, instead they embrace both artistes and the nonsense that are being passed off as songs.
To make matters even worse, they war with each other over the artistes that have shown their disrespect for them repeatedly in the songs they choose to do.
Am I missing the whole picture here? Is there no value placed on us women anymore? Has material things and basking in the limelight allow us as women to lose all sense of moral values, decency and some kind of pride that would see us demanding even a semblance of respect for ourselves?
This truth was brought home to me in no uncertain terms, as I objected to a particular song by Vybz Kartel. I thought the lyrics was crude and showed no respect to women. My greatest opponent then was another female, one who claimed the song "a teck life" and "him not talking about her"! There goes the theory of unity being strength!
If you are wondering why women are not getting the kind of respect they deserve the answer is simple they have stopped demanding it!
Instead of booing good cultural artistes or buying out the argument between Beenie Man and, Bounty and D'Angel, pick a good cause to let your loud voices be heard boo for your self-respect
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***DK*** said
19:59 03/24 2008
ok
Buddah said
20:18 03/24 2008
argument
Crazypickney said
23:44 03/24 2008
uumm... ok
scuppo said
23:48 03/24 2008
oh...k
DJ Romeo said
05:27 03/25 2008
Chivalry is dead babe.................Gentlemen are seen as soft ...........girls want gangsters now...........little boys who cant hold a job........hustling misery and pain.......acting like they dont care........they leave them girls in a heartbeat especially if they get pregnant for them.........No loyalty..this is what girls dem want.....Man who have ambition and work hard is looked down upon.
ssugarlipss (Administrator) said
05:35 03/25 2008
I like listening di music it nuh worry mi... but my man would not call me dat to my face cah serious i will box him down and kick his ass to di kerb ..... simple ting.... music is music....
up2 said
12:33 03/25 2008
well said romeo..dem have d ting twisted.
K17 said
12:36 03/25 2008
yeye
steppz said
16:10 03/25 2008
GIMMIE A GENTLE MAN THAT WILL RUB MY FEET AND RESPECT ME YH IM OLD SKOOL I LOVE TO BE PAMPERED BY A GENTEMAN ALTHO THEY SAY GANGSTA SEX ADI BEST BUT OOO WELL
blackspyda said
16:11 03/25 2008
hmmm
jamaicangal25 said
12:26 03/26 2008
Vybz will always be vybz, he is his own person. Thats why him talk about sex and F**k all the time in hem song.....but WOMEN need fi stand up yes! If it wasnt for we women to wash cook and clean, the men would drop down (survive).....LOL
lyndo said
12:39 03/26 2008
music is art ppl...wen artisr talk certain tings we not pertaining it to a specific person so unno fi ovastand seh a jus art u zimmi...jus like in movie u see man a shot woman in a dem face & kick & bax dem but in real life they are not like that...pree di ting pon another level, not jus 1 side...open unno mind to di situation
BADANG!!!
Mekhilla said
15:37 03/26 2008
DJ Romeo wrote:
Chivalry is dead babe.................Gentlemen are seen as soft ...........girls want gangsters now...........little boys who cant hold a job........hustling misery and pain.......acting like they dont care........they leave them girls in a heartbeat especially if they get pregnant for them.........No loyalty..this is what girls dem want.....Man who have ambition and work hard is looked down upon.
romeo...yea u right...woman be fallin for dat nowadays
living it for ever said
17:25 04/27 2008
seh dem a gangster and gyal run them head...
the author of the article need more self confidence yow! Just let the artistes say what they want in their lyrics as long as they know the difference between entertainment and normal life! Plus; If the men say hoe and thing all the while even in private situations, u just know, they never met a real woman yet (she wouldnt allow that shit). And then u know these guys are just poor motherf**kers and they dont have an idea of real life.
Done!
Msz JayBee said
18:10 04/27 2008
okaaay
Major Krazy said
19:39 04/27 2008
"Rootz Girl" hahaha lol! I nah care what she has to say really.
Time for women to take a stand
One would think that any self-respecting woman listening to these songs would feel disgust and great indignation coming to the fore as the words penetrate and then do the only acceptable thing turn off the radio or get rend of the offending item.
But here is the shocker, there are actually women out there who find nothing wrong with the garbage being spewed out by these artistes, instead they embrace both artistes and the nonsense that are being passed off as songs.
To make matters even worse, they war with each other over the artistes that have shown their disrespect for them repeatedly in the songs they choose to do.
Am I missing the whole picture here? Is there no value placed on us women anymore? Has material things and basking in the limelight allow us as women to lose all sense of moral values, decency and some kind of pride that would see us demanding even a semblance of respect for ourselves?
This truth was brought home to me in no uncertain terms, as I objected to a particular song by Vybz Kartel. I thought the lyrics was crude and showed no respect to women. My greatest opponent then was another female, one who claimed the song "a teck life" and "him not talking about her"! There goes the theory of unity being strength!
If you are wondering why women are not getting the kind of respect they deserve the answer is simple they have stopped demanding it!
Instead of booing good cultural artistes or buying out the argument between Beenie Man and, Bounty and D'Angel, pick a good cause to let your loud voices be heard boo for your self-respect
By: