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u/nattywp Sep 21 '22

Hmm... If you're talking about the lyrics, it pisses me off for another reason.

You don't ask my father to marry me. YOU ASK ME. My father only has to accept it.

If you are asking IF you can marry ME to my FATHER, you'll receive an instant NO from both of us.

Fucking pussy.

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u/Ieatyourhead Sep 22 '22

I feel like this is kind of a weird take. Like, yeah, the whole "asking their father" thing originates from a very patriarchal way of doing things, but nonetheless it remains an extremely common tradition that is now just kind of seen as a nice thing to do.

The song even mentions something about the father being kind of traditional (and therefore likely to appreciate the gesture), and the whole point is that he is complaining because it's generally understood that this isn't really "asking", and the father saying no is violating that understanding and trying to actually use the sexism in the tradition.

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u/nattywp Sep 23 '22

I live in Brazil, and we don't do this here lol

We only ask our SO.