Kiely Williams' "Date rape anthem"

[knight_shadow]

The video and the song were both stupid, but I don't know why this turned into a "controversy" -- another slow news day.

There are several songs/videos that are risque, but if (general) you don't want to hear/see them, change the station.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

This girl screamed shady to me. She had a baby (I know she mentioned it at least once!) b/t 3LW and Cheetah Girls. She got the job of Cheetah Girl and NEVER talked about her son since then. I know she wanted to pretend to be a child in their movies and all, but it's like he doesn't exist. That's just strange to me.

[AXiDMeesh]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

The video and the song were both stupid, but I don't know why this turned into a "controversy" -- another slow news day.

There are several songs/videos that are risque, but if (general) you don't want to hear/see them, change the station.

It's bad because so many little girls look up to her as a role model. Of course she can do what she wants, and yes there are tons of other songs like this out there, but I'm pretty sure that 95% of her fan base is compromised of young girls and she should have considered this. If she wants to break out of her Cheetah Girls mold, that's fine, but this was a totally inappropriate way for her to do it, IMO.

[laylo]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

The video and the song were both stupid, but I don't know why this turned into a "controversy" -- another slow news day.

There are several songs/videos that are risque, but if (general) you don't want to hear/see them, change the station.

The controversy is about the fact that this song wasn't just risque or about casual sex, it was about being blacked out. Many people would call intercourse with a blacked out woman "rape," and such women often don't understand or won't report that they've been violated because they aren't seen as legit victims. A song and video portraying the act as "spectacular" makes it more difficult for women in that situation. (btw I didn't come up with the name "date rape anthem"-- it's what the gossip boards are calling it.)

The other issue is that her fan base is entirely middle school age and younger. Children could be exposed to anything, but they will almost certainly be exposed to this song as they are the ones who visit her website, google her, etc.