Being a mother of two i worry about who my seeds look up to and admire, I talk and show them the good, the bad, and the ugly of life. I'm not gonna go to deep with other aspects but this music today has been a focal point in my household. I, just as my seeds are victims to the new joints out and its because of the beats and melodies of the songs. But damn...they sing about some strait disrespectful shit and our children are listening, and unknowingly being programmed. Let me give you an example of our latest discussion. So i see the new video Mario ft Gucci Mane joint "Break Up" on MTV Jams and i like the joint (so what! lol) but when i really paid attenetion to it i was like damn thats fucked up! My son and daughter sitting there singing along basically saying he buys you everything..he dicks you down..he may not come home/cheats on you but "if im lovin' you, why would you wanna break up?".
Where in this song is it telling the female to respect herself enough not to be bought or take any bullshit from a dude? Where in this song is it telling a male to respect a female enough not to cheat, and buy a womans affection? Where is the love??? Your daughters are being programmed to be whores, sloppy seconds and to be happy so long as your getting the Gucci and being iced out. Your sons are being programmed to show his love and affection to a female by making it rain on her, always coming out of pocket and dickin' down females with strait disrespect. These are our children, and we act like there is nothing to do about it "it is what it is". Thats some bullshit, we need to do better folks. We are raising a generation of disrespectful, hard core, desensitized, money hungry sex addicts. Harsh? Well its true and its sad.
What can you do? Well for one it is your responsibilty as a parent, uncle, aunt, cousin, sister, brother, or friend to talk to them, break shit down to them without preaching. Teach them that they are special and so are people who they may become intimate with in the future. Let them know that the shit in those songs or in the movies is bullshit, everyone needs genuine love & respect. Families are becoming extinct...lets build it back up people.
P.S. Props to Misty Benson on the art work.
