2009's Reinvention of Sex.

Buenas Tardes, Readers.

Soooo.
Yesterday morning, the GirlSpeak editorial board and myself indulged in, yet another, one of our in-depth, round-the-table discussions.
The topic up for slaughter that morning was an article written in the Action issue #47 for Bitch Magazine, in which writer, Megan Carpentier, spoke - err - wrote out about hip hop & R&B's discretion for a female's pleasure during sex.

The article (which we all got a nice chuckle over) was nothing short of brilliant, as it tied together the pattern, intricately woven since the early 90's when gangsta rap was at it's peak, of male dominance in the bedroom & lack of compassion for a woman's satisfaction & enjoyment.

However, Carpentier also described a turnaround in the new millennium (cough - 2009 - cough) where sex was reinvented (all thanks to the beautiful Trey Songz) & a woman's part on the pleasure spectrum was recognized.
Even as the lyrics stayed raunchy, there appeared to be a hint of celebration & appreciation for the sex partners with vaginas.
Instead of making their women want to l-lick them like a lollipop, they now wanted their women to make the neighbors know their names.
The shift in focus is still oozing with cockyness (absolutely no pun intended) but at least our rappers & rhythm and blues crooners care about how they make their women feel, as opposed to the vice-versa.

Further into our discussion, we pondered how much responsibility these artists should take for the lyrics they perform. Surely, they all haven't been truly dispassionate for the women they sleep with, but does it take away from the fact that they promote music that suggests they are?
My answer to that question is, yes.

Why sing a song about something you don't fully agree with?
Sure, your record will go platinum, but is the hypocrisy behind it worth the fame?
Choosing to go forth with such a silly mode of operation leaves you with no other option but to take responsibility for it.
So, yes.
These artists are at fault, but so are the folks standing behind them encouraging them to continue.

-O.G. Kush