Duchess of Cornwall rants at rap videos
Filed Under: Celebrity | By: Tony Lambert
Nov 27, 2009 | Comments 1
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall the wife of Prince Charles has criticized rap videos for their sexual content and glamorization of violence. The Daily Mail reports that Camilla made the comments while speaking at a Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre in Croydon, South London.
During the meeting discussions included Beyoncé and Lady GaGa’s recent promotional clip for Video Phone. Camilla said “A lot of those videos are terrifying. I am sure they trigger a response in some of the young people. I can never understand how they can get away with making those things.”
The Duchess went on to say “‘It has happened too quickly, values have changed so much. I suppose its peer pressure, that’s the problem. You don’t want to look the odd one out. But it takes a strong person to show that they don’t approve, especially at that age. It’s a breakdown of discipline. There doesn’t seem to be any punishment for such behavior. The teachers are too kind.”
Strong words from the Duchess of Cornwall, tell us your thought on her statement?
Source digitalspy.com.
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I think this begs the question, why are two women with fake guns being singled out, rather than going after more overt offenders such some rap artists blatant references to brutal rape and murder, and glorification of violence.
I feel that art is art, and sometimes can be gruesome and shocking, and reflect some dark and violent matters. In truth this is nothing new, and it has been such a way for thousands of years, with various artists shocking and concerning the status quo. But all that aside, if someone is truly going to “take a stand”, then why not take it against the most overt offenders instead of some of the more tame ones?
It just strikes me as that it is much easier to attack the notion of violence and sex being espoused by femininity then it would be to do so against the male side of the coin. In interesting hypocrisy? What does this tell us in truth about society and its perceptions that even someone so aged and educated can still fall prey to such blatant prejudices. In my opinion this shows all the more reason that music and videos like this by women are as relevant as they always have been, because if there truly was a breakdown of prejudice towards the feminine sexuality and power, then this wouldn’t even be an issue to discuss.
The statements should be arbitrarily applied to all offenders instead of singling out a couple of women with plastic guns, who’s antics in the video are amazingly tame in this day and age of hard core rap and increasingly vulgar and daringly violent movies. Is it strength to take that sort of a stand, or is it a stand of convenience?