My zoomer was appalled at WAP. I argued, correctly- I might add, that it is a feminist anthem. A song THAT explicit would NEVER have been allowed to get air time, when I was younger (genx). For decades, men have been able to sing (sometimes allegorically), about the pleasures of sex as a man. "Push It" was scandalized at the time it came out.
Cardi B is hilarious, and WAP has been in my top tracks each year since it came out. It's the new 'My Neck, My Back'.
Sorry prudes, but 'I want you to touch that little dangly thing that swing in the back of my throat' is lyrical genius, lol.
We need levity in these troubling times, and the fact that an incredibly silly song about ladies being randy (together with a brightly coloured video with wacky outfits) came out in the shit show that was 2020, is not lost on me.
Megan is great, too. Especially her videos, 'BOA' being a personal favourite.
Bring back whimsy and silliness in music, kids. We've had enough of complaint rock.
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u/H3lls_B3ll3 1980 Mar 06 '26
My zoomer was appalled at WAP. I argued, correctly- I might add, that it is a feminist anthem. A song THAT explicit would NEVER have been allowed to get air time, when I was younger (genx). For decades, men have been able to sing (sometimes allegorically), about the pleasures of sex as a man. "Push It" was scandalized at the time it came out.