Okay; so i really like this group called Travis Porter; they are young and kinda cute. They are rappers; and i think there biggest hit was Make It Rain Bitch. Well now that I've declared myself a Backwards Feminist ( GO LURK MY OLDER POST) I wanna compare two of their songs, and let you ladies know what guys really think about you. I think sometimes we as women, make justifications or allow ourselves to be disrespected and degraded on the daily basis because the song has a good beat. How do I know this; because I'm guilty of it also. It's hard to change ya know? I'm a southern girl and most southern rap is dirty; so it's in WHITNEY'S DNA. Can my new found feminism; uproot something that makes me cringe when i stop dancing to it and actually listen to it.
The two songs are choosing are; Put it in yo mouth and Let Me Take You Out. They are really polar opposites. One song is glorifying the art of Head and the other one is talking about a good girl. I like them both; but i was left slightly confused , how they could both be by Travis porter. Now that I'm thinking about it, most artists will usually have a song encouraging you to embrace yer inner whore; but another song telling you that they really just want a good girl. I'm not trying to understand it; just explain it.
Ok Let Me take you out; is about actually liking a girl for her mind and her personality, other than her bomb head skillz. It's a cute song and I almost forgot it was by Travis Porter ( wow , they actually have respect for women!!!) From this song, i can tell that they don't like whores and they also prefer a girl who is semi independent. They don't even wanna fuck; they just wanna kinda mess around. Keeping it classy. But their is also a tent of sexism, i mean it is Travis porter lol. Their major money maker is to objectify women , and put a nice beat to it and shoot a dope azz music video. One thing that I learned from the Jersey Shore Guys is that; if they really like a girl, they WONT TRY TO HAVE SEX WITH HER WHEN THEY FIRST MEET.
Now you have Put it in yo mouth; from the title alone it skanky. But if you ask me at a different time of the day, i could be in love with this song. Very Graphic song; chances are if yer reading this, yer not a child ( hope not lol). Songs Like This are their primary money maker; and I cant even blame them. If something is making you money, why stop? The culture that we have grown up in ( 90'skids) allows this to be acceptable, and because we have no moral compass , we accept it. We gladly enjoy and embrace Being told to shake it, drop it and to suck it FOR WHAT?.
I'm not trying to change yer perceptions on this group, i actually like them a lot. They are young black men, who aren't doing anything wrong but disrespecting women on the daily basis, and its ok because we allow it to be OK. I'm a backwards feminist, and i wear it with pride, i don't know why i can go out and dance to degrading shit like this, or why i even like it. I like both songs though, Travis porter is an amazing group and you should really go check them out.
Until Next Time
XOXOXO Rawwr
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