{"id":641,"date":"2021-04-29T17:58:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus123spr2021\/?p=641"},"modified":"2021-04-29T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T00:48:35","slug":"stigma-surrounding-female-power-and-sexual-pleasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/mus123spr2021\/2021\/04\/29\/stigma-surrounding-female-power-and-sexual-pleasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Stigma Surrounding Female Power and Sexual Pleasure"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2020, we\u2019ve witnessed the release of many new songs from popular female artists. While the content of these songs has certainly varied, one theme that has been particularly prevalent is the expression of female sexual pleasure and desire. Two artists whose new music exemplifies this theme are Ariana Grande with her song \u201c34+ 35\u201d and Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion with their song \u201cWAP\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Backlash Against Female Artists Singing about Sex<\/strong><\/p>\n

While “34 +35”<\/a> and “WAP”<\/a> have both topped billboard charts, there has been tremendous backlash against the artists. Upon the release of “WAP”, the twitter sphere was up in arms. People were outraged, offended, and very outspoken about how they felt. One political candidate, James P. Bradley , even tweeted \u201cThe #WAP (which i heard accidentally) made me want to pour holy water in my ears and I feel sorry for future girls if this is their role model!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesBradleyCA\/status\/1291735105774522368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1291735105774522368%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fmusic%2Fwap-cardi-b-megan-the-stallion-congressman%2F<\/a><\/p>\n

“WAP” also garnered tremendous attention on other media platforms, such as <\/span>The Ben Shapiro Show<\/a>.<\/span><\/i> During his live radio show, Shapiro dissected the song line-by-line, reciting a censored version of it. He then went on to condemn the song further saying <\/span>\u201cThis is what feminists fought for \u2026 This is what the feminist movement was all about, and if you say anything differently it\u2019s \u2019cause you\u2019re a misogynist, see?\u201d1<\/sup><\/a>Mamo, Heran. \u201cBen Shapiro Reads the Censored Lyrics to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ & He Can’t Handle It.\u201d Billboard, August 11, 2020. https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/9432034\/ben-shapiro-reads-censored-wap-lyrics-cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion<\/span><\/span><\/span>