W.A.P

W.A.P

Cardi and Megan thee Stallion team up to bring us a little something interesting

Cardi B and Megan thee Stallion teamed up recently to bring us a girls anthem that has caused quite a stir. Everyone seems to have an opinion on the lyrics and the video. Well I'm throwing my humble opinion into the ring even though there seems to be so many thoughts on it. But I want to share my opinions about W.A.P in regards to what I've seen from men.

It seems that men have the most to say about the song and the lyrics. I think it's interesting that most men  can tell you what qualities it takes for a woman to become a wife. Yet their mothers aren't wives...No shade just facts here. How can you tell me what makes a wife when you didn't grow up without ever seeing one...?  How do you fix your mouth to condemn women celebrating their sexuality like men have for literal decades? These are also the same men who have no intentions on becoming husbands. So do they feel the need to comment on a lifestyle that they don't want to be apart of? Most likely because they just want to hear the sound of their own voices. The lyrics are no different than most male rapper lyrics. I think that there is something powerful about a woman owning her sexuality. (which I wrote about here. )

Apparently the song and its contents are being mentioned over the pulpit. Which is curious because although the song is a part of pop culture little to nothing is being said about John Gray.Both situations deserve attention but because Cardi and Megan are women what they've done is cause for shame. Hypocrisy seems to be the reason why little is said about John Gray's latest headline. Songs like W.A.P have been created for decades from male and female rappers. There have been videos that are a whole lot worse than W.A.P. So why the sudden need to discuss this particular song and video? Is it to stay "relevant" amongst their congregation? I'm not sure but I think the whole hoopla around the song and video are unnecessary. Especially when there are things happening within the Christian community that should be addressed. ( i.e. voter suppression, police brutality, etc)

Again I feel like most men have a hard time accepting that the women are accepting and owning their sexuality. Sexuality is something that is seen as something that men own and women have but only use when we want something. Now women are vocal about their sexual desires and it seems that men aren't having it. It's time to be honest and open women have sexual drives just like men do. Get Over It! Women desire and want great sex as well as love, respect, and companionship. 

The topic of sex has been taboo for far too long. We need to have open and honest conversations about sex and its consequences. We also need to place this God created phenomena in the correct container. Marriage. We need to stop being afraid of having conversations thinking this “gives our children license to have sex”. In all honesty, they probably discuss sex and other topics on the way to school on the schoolbus or in the cafeteria. Let’s stop being afraid of the literal first command God gave to man. “Be fruitful and multiply.” God said to Adam and Eve even before he said take dominion over the earth. Why are we so afraid of sex? 

We will pick up the sex topic in the next post.

Love, Life, and Jesus

Evelyn Denise