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Listening to the radio on the way home from work recently, I heard a song played that at first I thought was just a bit stupid, but later decided that I actually found the lyrics somewhat offensive. I’m referring to that Black Eyed Peas song “My Hump”.
Well one thing is extremely obvious is that things have definitely changed as far as what is allowed and what isn’t allowed to be played on the radio these days. I remember some years ago that song “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was banned because it was deemed to be too risky for public consumption. What’s this all about then?
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Don’t get me wrong, Black Eyed Peas aren’t the only ‘band’ out there, that are in my opinion, pushing the boundaries as far as decency goes. It’s gradually becoming more common to have some rude lyrics in a song and to me that is perhaps a little sad. I am not prudish or stuffy, but I think that the boundaries of good taste are crossed all too often these days.
I mix your milk wit my cocoa puff, milky, milky cocoa...
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By referring to such things as “my hump” and “my lovely lady lumps”, we know exactly what they are talking about don’t we? And one just has to Google a few of the choice phrases such as “mix your milk wit my cocoa puff” to get some idea what the song is about! Of course it’s about sex and certain parts of the female anatomy.
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There’s nothing wrong with a bit of raunchiness and a few sexual innuendos in a song, but it has to be done tastefully. I think that what the Black Eyed Peas have done just sounds crass or at the very least tacky, and the street language used in the song does very little to camouflage the gratuitous vulgarity.
You can look at it another way and say that it’s quite innocent because it does actually come across as being quite childish. However, I don’t think this kind of song is suitable for young and impressionable kids. We could really do with them teaching to respect themselves and other people, and that’s not what this song is about.
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Song Lyrics - Black Eyed Peas
I came accross this site which provides a fairly literal translation to the song. Have a look and make up your own mind about 'My Humps':
Slang City - Black Eyed Peas
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