Don't stop, make it pop

I love Lady Gaga, I do. I find her interesting, well-spoken, and absurd. She is a breath of fresh air in the music industry. She even has strong beliefs and advocates for LGBT rights. Plus, you know you've made it when my Dad is a big fan. True story.

That being said, I have a problem with the Gaga. What could my issue with the Lady possibly be? Her lyrics. Not all of them, but some. And it's not just Lady Gaga. Ke$ha is possibly the biggest culprit when it comes to female artists degrading themselves (and women in general) in their lyrics. I'm all for equality, but just because men sing/rap songs about all the "tail" they be "hitting" doesn't mean that women need to follow suit. Call it a double standard, I don't think either sex should be singing this crap.

Ke$ha actually has a song where she says this: "Turn around boy and let me hit that. Don't be a little bitch with your chit chat, just show me where your dicks at." What the fuck? Gaga, in Pokerface, says she's "bluffin' with [her] muffin". Basically, she's being a tease. Or how about "I wanna take a ride on your disco stick, don't think too much just bust that dick"? It creeps me out listening to young kids singing these songs. These lyrics aren't empowering or feminist. They're slutty at best, misogynistic at worst.

It's like the words slut, bitch, and skank (and many others). We don't want (nor do we tolerate) guys calling us these words, so why do we use them? It's the same thing with these lyrics, except instead of just saying "slut", we've got a catchy song that 8 year olds are singing and then trying to emulate artists like Ke$ha. My Mom's grade 3 students are always asking her "what Lady Gaga means when she says this". If I ever have kids, I don't want them to know what a disco stick is.

Ever. But at least not until they're in high school.