While channel surfing on XM in the car, I came across a song I had undoubtedly blocked out by the artist Sublime called "Date Rape". And while it's true that the rapist certainly gets his come-uppance in the end, the lyrics (click here) are troubling. Even more troubling is the genesis of the song, where a friend of Sublime's admits that "if it wasn't for date rape, he wouldn't get laid."
Sublime's Bradley Nowell is no longer with us, it seems.
Discuss, boycott, rant, defend free speech. I don't care. Hell, I'm not Tipper Gore, but this made me really upset.
2 comments:
liz,
i could be wrong, but my understanding of the lyrics is that they are a cautionary tale *against* date rape, warning men of the dire consequences--both legal and "prison justice"--for date raping a woman.
MARIO
There's also a Nirvana song called "Rape Me". Everytime I hear the first chords I turn it off because it turns my stomach.
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