DD is listening to some VERY inappropriate music

[Anonymous]

I think cupcakke started this thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just pretend that you enjoy it and start playing it in the car together. Throw in some sexxy red and 2 live crew from back in the day and sing along together.

How would that make her stop listening?

No teenager wants to listen to the same music as their parents.

Both of my teenagers like a lot of the music my DH and I listen to, and vice versa. We generally don’t overreact to lyrics and such, though. Sex and drugs have long been the favorite topics of pop/rock/hip hop music. Doesn’t mean they’re doing any of that. It’s just music.

im sure you and your teenage kids sit around and listen to sexxy red. Be serious troll.

[Anonymous]

I remember my mother cracked my blink 182 cd because it was so inappropriate. I outgrew that music before college.

[Anonymous]

I’m old enough to remember when that rule about labeling music as “explicit” first came out. All it did was make everyone get the explicit versions of everything. We all turned out just fine.

[Anonymous]

Worrying about music lyrics when most kids are watching crazy porn on their phones is just misplaced, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop funding her so she can download songs to begin with. That was your initial mistake.

My nearly 16 yo son has zero music on his phone or even access to money to download stuff. He uses cash only if he wants to hang out with friends. No access to a credit card, debit card or Apple Pay. He’s quite responsible as a result.

Why wouldn't you let him listen to music? There are better ways to go about it. Children should have a debit card and be taught responsible use. Only if they abuse do you take it away and that shouldn't be permanent. Kids should have access to these so they are better prepared on how to use and how it works.

Nope. His own credit card and debit cards will come when he goes to college and can pay for it himself with money he has saved from a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just pretend that you enjoy it and start playing it in the car together. Throw in some sexxy red and 2 live crew from back in the day and sing along together.

How would that make her stop listening?

No teenager wants to listen to the same music as their parents.

Most teenagers love getting their parents old records or tapes and CDs out. Classic rock is a thing for kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just pretend that you enjoy it and start playing it in the car together. Throw in some sexxy red and 2 live crew from back in the day and sing along together.

How would that make her stop listening?

No teenager wants to listen to the same music as their parents.

Both of my teenagers like a lot of the music my DH and I listen to, and vice versa. We generally don’t overreact to lyrics and such, though. Sex and drugs have long been the favorite topics of pop/rock/hip hop music. Doesn’t mean they’re doing any of that. It’s just music.

im sure you and your teenage kids sit around and listen to sexxy red. Be serious troll.

I don’t know who that is. We like good music.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD (16) let me take a look at her Spotify account the other day and what I saw made me gasp. She listens constantly to a singer called "Cupcakke" (yes, with two k's). Most of this Cupcakke character's songs seem to be about sex. That on it's own would actually be fine; "Like A Virgin" by Madonna was my favorite song when I was DD's age, I'm no prude! But this is just over the top. I can't even the names of most of these songs, that's how bad they are. Some of the less inappropriate titles are "Squidward Nose" and "Dementia". As for the lyrics...I'm not squeamish but this stuff is just insane. Look it up if you're curious, I don't feel comfortable describing specifics. It makes me uncomfortable that she's listening to this content and maybe getting some questionable messages from it. How should I discuss it with her and possibly get her to find some new tunes to listen to?

I think you're issue with CupcakKe might be her support of the LGBTQ+ community (as shown in her song "LGBT", and others). Frankly, that's pretty homophobic. And during Pride Month!

I think you’re projecting. Op was talking about s-x, not LGBTQ+ issues.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone here actually Googled the lyrics? I thought the OP might be overreacting until I looked at some of the songs. Absolutely mind-bogglingly terribly offensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop funding her so she can download songs to begin with. That was your initial mistake.

My nearly 16 yo son has zero music on his phone or even access to money to download stuff. He uses cash only if he wants to hang out with friends. No access to a credit card, debit card or Apple Pay. He’s quite responsible as a result.

What on earth is this response?

I don’t know the artist, but it seems like she is on the “shock” side. Like Wet A.. P…. Not that big of a deal as long as your kid is even the slightest bit mature.

A delusional parent.

[Anonymous]

https://genius.com/Cupcakke-deepthroat-lyrics

How empowering! LOL

[Anonymous]

Let her listen to whatever. We listened to TLC's "Let's Talk About Sex" and Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" and LL Cool J's "Doin' It" and Divinys "I Touch Myself" and on and on. In the kitchen when you're in there, play music you like so she's exposed to music other than her choosing. It's okay to like all kinds of different music.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CupcakKe does not support misogyny, and her songs make this very clear. She makes music that is feminist and empowers women, and you'd know it if you listened to her instead of guessing based on some pretty messed up assumptions about rap music.

+1

[Anonymous]

I am terrified that I will now think of this song every 6 months at the dentist 😭