No one can be a feminist while perpetuating such beliefs, including Minaj.Īs I previously mentioned, sexism is not contained to one music genre. This literally reaffirms power dynamics between the two genders and their roles. And what’s probably the most sexist part of the whole song comes halfway through and states, “Yes I do the cooking/Yes I do the cleaning/Plus I keep the na-na real sweet for your eating/Yes you be the boss and yes I be respecting/Whatever that you tell me cause it's game you be spitting.” Wait, he’s the boss? You’re going to do all the cooking and cleaning while bowing to his every command? I don’t think so. In the lyrics Minaj sings, she directly asserts that she will “provide” anything that her partner needs. And such is the case with David Guetta’s “Hey Mama” featuring Nicki Minaj. It’s always sad when a female artist sings songs that play into the stereotypical gender roles, particularly when the artist has claimed to be a “feminist”. And this isn’t even mentioning all the devaluing words that are used to describe this women during the rap section.ħ. Either way, a little consent would be nice.
Is it really that hard to understand that women are not animals and deserve to be respected like any other decent human being? And why is it that when she “grabs” him she “must wanna get nasty?” Maybe the girl just tripped and grabbed onto him by accident. Here again we see the animal comparisons. The song outlines a guy, who is presumably on some kind of drug or is drunk, hence the “blurred lines,” that then meets a girl who he assumes to understand her “animalistic” and sexual nature. For instance, he even starts out the song with the lyrics saying “Holla at her.” And as everyone knows, that’s how people love to be talked to and girls especially love cat calling.įor this song, it took me a while to even realize how offensive these lyrics actually are. For example, all that women should do with their butts is “wiggle.” Other than his obviously demeaning demands that she “misbehave” and his fantasies of wanting to “strip” her among other things, there are less obvious innuendo. Do I even have to explain this one? Basically everything in this song is promoting a complete sexualization of the female body and not only that, but he is demanding that women be sexual.