A Black Women's History of Explicit Lyrics

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The "but what about the children?!" argument is one of the limpest, weakest and frailest arguments ever

My mom smoked cigarettes my whole life. She always told me to never pick one up. I seen her addiction throughout my childhood. She eventually quit before she passed. Im 32 years old now and have NEVER smoked a cigarette in my life. So dude was wrong....not all children pick up bad habits especially if you teach them.

Although I do feel like black women should be represented in a variety of ways not just one way because we aren’t a monolith in 2023, I’m so tired of both black men and women blaming Megan thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, Sexxy Red, and Suki for the downfall of the black community. 🙄

I see why Rihanna made sure to let us know that she’s nobody’s role model & it’s up to us to raise and guide our kids as we fit coz this is a lot of responsibility placed on the artists

I loved the lady who talked about how her daughter listened to lil Kim and had straight A’s… that’s cause she’s an active parent! Get involved in your kids and their lives, teach them right from wrong! Don’t let the TV or music raise them! Have hard conversations. I had to catch myself the other day saying “it’s not for kids”… sure some things aren’t, but damn I was watching nudity and love scenes in movies since I was young af. I wish someone had talked to me about it instead of pretending it doesn’t exist! People trying To “protect kids” all wrong!

My mom didn't censor my reading or my music when I was 12. That little girl being shamed on TV is so bullshit and Kim's response is so frank and on point and said in a respectful tone

"got bafoons eatin' my pussy while I watch cartoons" Lives in my head rent free 😂 It's such a stupid and funny line. Lil Kim will always be iconic.

Not only is your content dope .. it’s consistent .. I love it .. doesn’t seem forced and thoroughly researched

Conservatives did more to promote WAP than the actual artists and record labels. I mean I LOVE that song, but I wouldn't even care to listen to it if it wasn't for the backlash.

That 12 year old should NOT have been put on blast like that, Lil Kim handled that beautifully, much better than that noisy man who wasn't engaging.

i've noticed that the "think of the children" argument is only really used against women when it comes to the music industry. we have men writing these extremely explicit lyrics, a lot of which are violent and anti-woman in nature, and never face any criticism for it. meanwhile, a woman raps about sex and there's a moral panic. it's never been about the ''children.' women can be used for sex but when a woman says "yeah, i'm a sexual person and i like sex" suddenly everyone's outraged.

I'm ready for this dissection of Misogynoir. Drag them sis!

seeing the little girl get interrogated on live tv for listening to lil kim was actually really fucking heartbreaking. like is it really worse for a kid to listen to music where someone raps about sex or to be made to admit to an audience of people they don’t know that they secretly listened to someone rapping about sex…

Funny how some parents care enough to complain that an artist has sex lyrics but not enough to actually check their kid's phones and talk to them

I am so moved by the way Intelexual Media acknowledges and shows respect to so many black American women in history whose legacies have been overlooked. I’m happy to see people shake up the field of academia and introduce narratives that previously were not taken seriously due to racism and misogyny. Keep up the good work Lex!

It's always bothered me that people put the onus on artists to "think about the children" in their audiences when crafting their songs and image, but rarely do you hear "teach your children the difference between art and reality." And it goes beyond music; people have attacked video and board games for contributing to violence, books to witchcraft, etc. But I understand that "pussy rap" (quoting because it's a new term to me) and sexual Black female music has been unnecessarily and excessively scrutinized and denigrated. Either way, another dope video, Lex. Can't wait for that 90s video.

The amount of research it must take to makes these videos essays seems strenuous. Appreciate your hard work and effort.

“I also READ so I don’t need all my rap music to contain world events, societal ills and lessons” This part is so true! Music is entertainment and should be fun. There are plenty of great books and black authors and activists that the ppl complaining about pussy rap can do more to promote.

I was low key waiting for a video like this...I encounter so many dudes online that say Black women are "dEgEnErAtE" nowadays...and it's like even in the early jazz movement, there were Black women saying s*xually explicit lyrics, lyrics that described even queer love. If you're doing to argue against it, at least have your historic facts straight. It's nothing new, and Black women aren't even the only women to express explicit concepts and ideas through art/media. You can find similar themes in ancient cultures throughout Africa even.