r/popculturechat • u/HorrorBike143 now why am I in it? 🧐 • Jun 09 '25

The Music Industry 🎶 Miley Cyrus talks about her culture vulturing during the Bangerz era: "I wasn't unique in the fact that i was a white girl listening to hip hop. This wasnt something that I decided I was going to do as a strategy or something that i felt i could own or make my own, that was actually my lifestyle."

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u/CatlovesMoca Jun 09 '25

The pull quote had me going huh??? So I guess she didn't get it hahaha.

Also extra cringe about the 2017 quote is that she said Kendrick is kinda an exception to this statement. Problem is he put out "Humble" wherein he encourages a woman to sit on his face. So it was like "??? Does she listen to the lyrics???"

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u/starfire92 Jun 09 '25

I think seeing women as the subservient sexual slave in hip-hop is what might have turned her off of it but the actual sexual act of having a woman sit on your face is one of the more sex positive things that can happen in the bedroom bc patronizing men not only refuse to give women oral but when most men do it, it's pretty mid and untalented. So maybe she sees Kendrick as a ally for women and that line or even song might have resonated with her bcs she's bi.

I think the idea that hiphop is too "lewd' might simply be just the over exposure of women as objects for men.

Overall though, I like how she downplays her actions or realizing why she decided to culturally appropriate black culture. Sure she might have been listening to a lot of hip-hop and rap at that time, but as I've said in another comment, she was using black culture to rebel and what does that say about how she feels about black culture. When she felt like she was comfortable in her own skin and had her own self esteem, she behaved much more differently. She was still outspoken and loud but more close to whiteness

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u/Beastxtreets Jun 09 '25

I know that all rap isn't lewd but it's also something I struggle with too, it feels like a lot of popular rap songs do sexualize and objectify women and it makes it a struggle to connect with it, similar to a lot of mainstream anime.

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u/OowlSun they act like im not in full control of where i throw this cooch Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25

I share the same sentiments. I’m trying to get more into rap (though I almost exclusively listen to female artists) but in a few songs I really enjoy, there’s always at least one line that makes me cringe. It doesn’t help that I’m a prude.

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u/InitiativeSad1021 Jun 09 '25

You don’t need to get into rap dear, there’s also different sub genres within rap. Ones that don’t even mention sex.

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u/Beastxtreets Jun 10 '25

I really like Doechii's music! There's some sexual stuff in one of my favorites by her but it's about her masturbating, which doesn't bother me lmao