Why is this music video controversial...
while this one is "expected"?
A song called, “Friday” featuring a 13 year old girl (Rebecca Black) has been spreading over the internet and across the media for some time now and everyone seems to have an opinion about it. I am not a singer, but I have heard people putting the song down for being auto-tuned. All I know is that “Friday” is less auto-tuned then Kim Kardashian’s “Jam”, though that’s not saying much. While I have no plans of ever purchasing this track, I must admit that it thrills me to hear a 13 year old girl sing about what 13 year old girls should be singing about. With the biggest songs on the radio featuring lyrics like “Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets” (Katy Perry) and “F**k You” (Cee lo Green), hearing a wholesome song that is actually appropriate for teens is a breath of fresh air. “Friday” reminds me of something that my kids choir would have performed at church. No, the lyrics are not thought provoking or life-changing, but they also aren’t offensive and inappropriate. When our society is making international waves because an artist actually put out a song that wasn’t about sex, drinking , or partying, we need to take a step back and realize that this is sad. Remember when “Slave 4 U” came out and people were freaking out because Brittany Spears was implying sexual acts? Now listening to lyrics like ”Sex in the air, I don’t care I like the smell of it” (Rihanna) is considered the “norm” while lyrics like “yesterday was Thursday, Thursday-Today is Friday” causes chaos! When did wholesome become shock-value? I can’t think of one song that anyone under the age of 18 should be singing along to on the radio. Rebecca Black may not be the next Brittany Spears but I hope that her presence creates a path for other, more talented young girls to follow. Here’s to children being allowed to be children!