tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post7454891993852593779..comments2023-06-17T11:47:24.375-04:00Comments on The Mongoose Chronicles: And look how well that worked out for Bujucaddlewashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241127953404268513noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-30541744610777526642009-12-17T01:36:07.724-04:002009-12-17T01:36:07.724-04:00@CaitieCat: Your best form of protest, I'd say...@CaitieCat: Your best form of protest, I'd say, is choice. Choose the music you like, whose message reflects and affirms your philosophies, or that at the very least doesn't invalidate your very existence. As a consumer, you have that power. You don't have to like it all just because you like the genres in general. Discriminate! You have my permission, white woman from overseas. :)<br /><br />@alldaydoodler: Thanks. What I really wanted to do was grab the mic and yell "REALLY? ARE YOU PEOPLE STILL SINGING THIS #@$%*!? But I did not. My bravery hasn't yet reached such heights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-59230842736038345692009-12-15T14:29:26.747-04:002009-12-15T14:29:26.747-04:00Excellent post and great follow up to the Septembe...Excellent post and great follow up to the September story. So many of us who know better still let these things go by without public comment - it's just too much trouble. And it is hard work sometimes, having recently had to research Lil Wayne lyrics to show my teenage daughter just how misogynistic they can be.alldaydoodlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883631481882153787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-31847520626794502602009-12-14T15:40:21.329-04:002009-12-14T15:40:21.329-04:00It really is distressing how immovable a presence ...It really is distressing how immovable a presence this kind of homophobia/misogyny seems to be in so much (but by no means all!) music from the Caribbean (also, don't want to imply that this is unique to the region - there's as much or more in plenty of other genres common to other climes).<br /><br />It's horrid for me, as a foreigner who really enjoys all sorts of music from the region (from first-wave ska to dub poetry to reggae to dancehall to reggaeton, and so on), because I don't feel like I'm in a cultural place to be a good choice as a commenter - I don't want to be "that white woman from overseas who thinks she can tell us how to have our music". <br /><br />But I adore the music, deeply, and feel so gut-wrenched when I run into a song with this kind of lyric. <br /><br />I really appreciate your writing on it, Mar, and hope you can have some effect on the industry.CaitieCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044935117452832240noreply@blogger.com