(Editor’s Note: Mike has worked with youth and adolescents for about 6 years. The opinions and views expressed on today’s blog are told from the perspective of someone who has witnessed the fragility of the female teenage mind as it relates to celebrity influence. Terry Tempest Williams said it best: “The Eyes of the future are looking back at us, and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time“.)
Chris Rock said it best when he proclaimed, “They don’t grade fathers, but if your daughter is a stripper, you f*cked up.” Today, the Wet Noodle Award will go to the recording artist that tried the hardest to recruit as many young bodies as possible for the local t*tty bar. In other words, these artists are being recognized today for their contributions to the hypersexuality of black youth. Though I wish “the pole” was the only result of hypersexuality, it’s not, as teen pregnancy, having children out-of-wedlock, STDs, and general “whoredome” can also result.
NSS understands that there are many factors that influence a teenager’s world view. Few are bigger factors than music, though. Trust, the only reason you EVER tried E&J and ginger ale is because Biggie mentioned it. In a time where teen pregnancies are occurring more often, artists continue to produce the sexually charged music that these teens listen to, and NSS can’t help to believe that there is a correlation between the two.
The “Did Any of You Hear Chris Rock?” Award for songs that encourage promiscuity amongst teen females.
“Did Any of You Hear Chris Rock?” Nominees:
Teairra Mari, Sponsor - Jigga dropped her from the Roc-A-Fella label in ’06 for a reason. Besides realizing that her talent was lacking more than a little bit, he also discovered that she was going from “Can a chick from the hood find a homey that wanna do more than spend money on me?” on Make Her Feel Good, to “Anything that I ask for from my sponsor he goes and ba-ba-ba-buys” on Sponsor. Teairra Mari is promoting a gold digger lifestyle through her lyrics. The problem is a lot of teens don’t understand that a man will only put up with a gold digger for so long, meaning a gold digger eventually becomes socially known as a “gold digging hoe” because she must keep more than one man in constant rotation to supplement her lack of legitimate income. Sidenote: Though her Wikipedia page claims that she’s 22, NSS thinks she’s closer to triple that age, which is why she’s in desperate need of a sponsor. NSS figures her social security checks stopped coming and she needs a sponsor to buy her wrinkle creams. Her approach toward men changed when she realized that a chick from the hood can’t get a homey to buy her facial treatments.
She looks like she's 45 years old and has been on her back on a dirty mattress in an alley.
Rhianna, Rude Boy – Trust me, no female under 25 is seriously asking any of the questions in this song. The fact that Rhianna is 22 and is singing this song means one thing to NSS: She didn’t write it (which is scary because this song has the lyrical depth of a kiddie pool). Sixteen year old girls aspire to be 22 when they’re 16. You don’t want a 16-year-old thinking these lyrics are something they should try to emulate. She’s the Black Britney Spears. Britney was 16 when she made Baby One More Time and all of a sudden, little girls all over the world were rocking plaid mini-skirts with knee-high socks. Rhianna has a similar influence, and now Rhianna has teenage girls asking guys if they can get it up. Meanwhile pimple- faced teenage boys everywhere are wondering how big is “big enough”. Teenage sex is awkward enough without extra questions that they don’t know the answer to. Males of NSS Nation, think about your high school years. If you were peeling any skins then, could you imagine a 14, 15, or 16-year-old girl asking “can you get it up?” I’m not talking about you Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused mofos, either. At that age, you’re still trying to figure out how to stop putting the condom on backwards. Females of NSS Nation, is that something y’all would think to say to a boy at that age (I know some of y’all some freaks, but honestly?)
(In teenage girl voice) "Mom can I wear this with my flip flops to school tomorrow?"
Kiely Williams, Spectacular - Keily is a former Cheetah Girl, and I have to ask, what is it with these Cheetah Girl chicks? First,Adrienne Bailon had naked photos of herself “leaked”, now Kiely Williams is singing a song about date rape, and she’s loving it! I can’t wait for Sabrina Bryan to put out one of those striptease workout dvd’s. How Kiely went home and kissed her mother on the cheek after recording this song is beyond me. The A&R that found the Cheetah Girl chicks must’ve had a ton of slumber parties with these Jezebelles. Mind you these girls were rocking out on the Disney Channel hard; TV shows, movies and everything. So you KNOW they have the attention of young impressionable girls everywhere. I didn’t even mention the video. If anyone ever hears a teenage girl singing this song, kidnap her and lock her in a closet. Peep the lyrics to this joint:
Last night I was drunk
I don’t remember much
But when I do constant pictures
Thats how going I was
But he was tall and he was buying
So I gave him a trying
Said he was built like a stallion
And the man wasn’t lying
(Chorus) Last I remember I was face down
Ass up, clothes off, broke off, dozed off
Even though I’m not sure of his name
He could get it again if he wanted
Cause the sex was spectacular
The sex was spectacular (yeaaah)
The sex was spectacular
The sex was spectacular
So it was the morning after
I couldn’t get home faster
Doing the walk of shame
In the same clothes from yesterday
I think he pulled a track out
When he was blowing my back out
What was I drinking
I cant believe I blacked out
(Chorus)
You can say what you want but
You can call me a slut but
What he did to me last night felt so good
I must have been on drugs
I hope he used a rubber
Or I’mma be in trouble
Promise I don’t remember
Except for rolling over
Give it to me, give it to me
Ooh baby what a ride ride
Oh ride ride
So smooth when he beats
Hot like the heat
Ooh baby what a night night
Right right
(Chorus)
…At least she knows she’s in trouble IF he didn’t use a rubber…
The winner of the “Teenage Pole Supporter” Wet Noodle Award is: Kiely Williams (Anyone who brags about being roophied is undoubtedly promoting teenage stripping)
SMFH! I didn’t even hear that Kiely Williams song but she is CLEARLY lost! Omg, disgraceful…I can’t even LOL at this, it’s really sad. Creative way to cover such a serious issue, I like that…
I would nominate Nikki Minaj’s feature on “Little Freak” if there were a write- in
It takes alot to shock me but when I heard Kiely’s song my jaw dropped to the ground. I was absolutely horrified. She and her entire team of handlers should be beat for putting this trash out into the world. As an adult, I’m old enough to understand how wrong this is, but a young, insecure, impressionable teenage girl does not understand., may actually misread the message all together. Scary. I don’t want my soon to be 10 year old cousin who I absolutely adore to be singing about waking up face down, ass up, clothes off, broke off….are you kidding? No. Hell to the no.
It scares me that young girls have practically no positive role models in the industry. Between Ke$ha singing about getting wasted and waking up feeling like P.Diddy (no one should ever wake up feeling like that) to Rhianna singing about how boys need to “get it up”…there are just no more role models for these girls to look up to anymore. Are we surprised that kids are completely messed up?