Originally posted by Slay

Quoted for emphasis. But be careful with your words; you say something like this right after poking fun at a mother who tries to be her child's "friend," implying that closeness between family members is to be abhored.

I think the reason why rap and hip-hop is attacked and pop is left alone (supposing that's a true statement, of course) is context. Britney Spears may talk about sex, but does so willingly, and speaks of sex in the context of a stable (and highly passionate, apparently) relationship. In rap and hip-hop, sex is often used in the context of a male bragging about having sex with a female whom he doesn't care about, dropping such derogatory terms as "bitch" and "ho" all the while. Also, pop songs lack violence, whereas the violence in many rap songs is seemlessly mixed with the sex.

There's a big difference between Britney Spears singing about the concept of sex and DMX rapping about nigh-raping a woman and then beating her. There is not a double-standard in this situation, and you cannot simply say that sex is shunned in rap and left alone in pop, because of the context surrounding this sex.

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