Raunch Culture Research Paper

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Turn on the TV, go to South Padre Island for Spring Break, or just take a walk down La Cantera Mall and one shall see that “Raunch Culture” truly DOES exist; however, it “ is now so ingrained in the fabric of noughties popular culture it doesn't even mean anything anymore” (Salamon). Most teenagers see it as normal, which doesn’t come as a surprise in today’s society whose morals seem to go ‘down the drain’ day by day-so to speak. In fact, It is so ingrained that we’re jamming out to our ipod to “Black Eyed Peas raunch classic, My Humps,” not even noticing that it is downright a depiction of women degrading themselves to just becoming another man’s toy (Salamon). “Simply by singing it in a way that makes the lyrics clearly decipherable, Morissette highlights the ridiculous and…show more content…
As a guy, myself, this could have been “heaven” but clearly as a young male with values and morals it was more sad than pleasing to see these girls, that could have possibly been my own classmates, crave such attention with these sexual moves. The families present at the river could not believe the event. Many were infuriated and left the river afraid there children would see these females “gone wild.” The problem that seems to be causing the issue amongst these girls and women is that they’re “mistaking sexual power for real power” according to the author of Female Chauvinist Pigs (Jesella). What is even worse is the fact that they believe “that mimicking the sexuality of strippers, Playmates, and porn stars -- women who are paid to simulate real women's sexuality -- is power in the first place” (Jesella). It is quite disturbing that we see lucid behavior as normal; however, that doesn’t mean every girl is participating. What happens is that the ones that do participate in raunchy ways are the ones getting noticed. Indeed, no one can’t deny that Raunch Culture is a part or is becoming a part of popular culture when in fact everywhere you turn one will find someone that fuels said

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