I am so glad we have all these brave journalists out there. Diligently working day and night to interpret the complex music and lyrics of Robin Thicke. Why must people continue to do this? It is painful to see writers waste precious time with matters like this. (what an ironic blog post...) As if sexuality in music is some new concern that needs to be addressed. Should we gather up the concerned mothers of the world and march on Robin Thicke's house? I don't feel like either writers did anything notable. There are plenty of songs already out there that openly discuss rape. We don't need to analyze it to death.
I don't mean to say that I think blatant sexual music is good for all the young'uns. All these teeny boppers have had quite the dose of sexual brainwashing. The last things these kids need is more songs that discuss sex like it's the most important thing in the world. Parents need to not wait so long to talk to their kids about sex in pop culture. They are at an age that is highly susceptible to negative influence. With that said, I still don't think there's much we can or should do.
I really do believe that musicians should take some responsibility. Our culture seems to be heavily influenced by music. (or maybe it's the other way around?) Musicians need to start acting like professionals and writing quality music, and writers need to start writing about the musicians that do write quality music.
The points you address in this comedic yet relevant blog post are staggering. More than one time while reading your post I found myself challenging what I had previously thought about pop culture and the "young'uns" of this time period and focusing on why this has happened. From addressing Robin Thicke and how pop culture has changed over the years, the opinion that you gave was spot on, nice job.
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