On 17 February 2017, the English singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg, better known as Passenger, released a short song which lyrics concerned Donald Trump’s recently acquired presidency. Despite the fact that he had never before felt the need to write such a political song, Rosenburg argues on his website, he does feel that it is everyone’s responsibility - as well as basic right - to speak about the things that they believe in (Rosenberg, 2017). He requests his audience, however, to take the song with a pinch of salt, as there is of course message behind it, but at the same time it is meant as a bit of fun and light relief (Rosenberg, 2017). In his song, called A Kindly Reminder, however, he clearly expresses his opinion about Trump’s acts through …show more content…
The chorus lines, saying ‘And if I could offer a kindly reminder / It’s not okay to grab women by the vagina’ refers to the offensive comments that Trump made about women during a recording for a television show in 2005. On a leaked tape, he said: ‘Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.’ The use of the word ‘vagina’ instead of ‘pussy’ - like Trump did - emphasises the vulgarity of Trump’s …show more content…
As a response to Trump’s apparent tendency to call him little Marco, Rubio said: ‘He is taller than me, he's like 6' 2", which is why I don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5' 2”. Have you seen his hands? And you know what they say about men with small hands —‘. The insult soon started to lead its own life in the media, and, as an opponent of Trump, Passenger has adopted this presently famous insult to use against the president. Furthermore, the song addresses Trump’s desire for a great wall between Mexico and the United States, which he expects the Mexicans to
In the United States, the government has been run as a “representative” democracy. With every presidency comes change, however, one thing does not change and that is the State of the Union Address. Every President is tasked with giving a speech to address the state of the country specifically on the economy and the current budget. The speech is supposed to give American citizens a sense of hope, comradery, and belief that the leader of the free world is making every effort to make this country better for all who are apart of it. However, with the newly elected President, during his State of the Union Address he promoted division and intentional attacks towards immigrant in the United States.
Luke Bryan is portraying that message due to the lack of positivity and joy in our world. The world is full of hatred and resentment with all the government problems, and to become a powerful leader. Luke Bryan realizes the irresponsible government and is portraying his disagreement with the people in power. He sings “I believe if you just go by the nightly news” (18), followed by, “Your faith in all mankind would be the first thing you lose” (19). This statement is alluding to the recent election of Donald Trump and the Republicans in the United States of America. He sees fault in the system and does not agree with the work of the new President as he is only creating chaos in the world. Donald Trump agrees with segregation since he wants to build a wall between Mexico and USA, an attempt to make America safe, he is creating conflict between neighbouring countries. “I believe this world ain't half as bad as it looks” (12). Bryan reassures listeners that most people on the earth are good and to have faith and optimism, this message is written throughout the
Gaining recognition through Food & Liquor, Fiasco’s popularity has grown tremendously. Much of the reason was due to his approach to rap. While he does rap about mainstream themes such as sex, money, and drugs, Fiasco also shares his concerns about the American government and politics, foreign affairs, and racism in our culture, capturing a more mature audience’s attention. Through his music, Lupe Fiasco represents the voice of Modern America by informing his listeners about the modern corrupt practices in the United States and asserting his opinions on them through his music. In his song “Bitch Bad”, Fiasco describes how the vulgar word “bitch” is used throughout American society carelessly and in ways it shouldn’t be due it's degrading denotation. His song “Strange Fruition” reiterates the message in Billie Holiday’s largely popular song “Strange Fruit” and incorporates the modern take on racism in the United States. The messages in both these songs portray the depravity in present American culture.
In his opening lines Obama shows his grief for the victims of the shooting stating: ‘I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow.’ In this quote Obama position himself with his people, showing his sympathy and comforts them by saying ‘I will be here for you.’
Social media has changed the game of politics. In today’s world, with the public looking to smartphones and tablets as their primary source of news, politicians have been forced to adapt the tone and content of their message to fit this new, more connected audience. Perhaps no politician understands this more than notorious billionaire, real estate tycoon, and now presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Through utilization of social media, more specifically Twitter, combined with his disregard for sounding too extreme or politically incorrect, Trump has gained a massive web audience - over four million followers and
“The beauty of me is that I am very rich” according to Donald Trump. His ignorance has lead him to do things that he shouldn’t being doing or has done. In the past few months he has been racist man that would insult people that are from a different race. When Trump started running for president he would insult and bully everybody in general not knowing the people’s stories. He made people seem like they are poor and have nothing to live for, Trump’s inability to see past his greed. He wants to separate the United States and wants people to think he is the best of the best; Trump should not be President.
Michael Cooper’s work in his NYT article “Tenor Will Sing Anthem at N.F.L. Game but Supports Athletes’ Kneeling Protest” explains the moral dilemma Lawrence Brownlee experienced when asked to sing the national anthem at a NY Jets and Baltimore Ravens football game. Brownlee is a tenor in the Metropolitan Opera, felt torn when asked to sing the anthem at the football game (Cooper). He understands the power the flag and anthem has on people like his father who was in military, as well as others who fought and love this country (Cooper). Brownlee expresses his gratitude for the opportunities he has being a man of color, comparing to the ones of his ancestors had during the time the anthem was written (Cooper). But since he is part of the minority,
Misogyny, objectification of women, and sexual assault, defined as “unwanted sexual contact, which includes sexual touching as well as rape” (Matlin, 2012, pg. 1). 294) is all included in this song. These themes are evident in the lyrics that read “Baby I’m preying on you tonight, hunt you down, eat you alive” and “maybe you think that you can hide, I can smell your scent for miles.” These lines imply that the stalker will not stop tracking her down until she is found, no matter what the woman does to hide or protect herself, because of this expression of an active and determined pursuit.
Before the debate began, I knew what to expect for the most part from both candidates, Donald Trump would bring his intensity and Hillary Clinton would show her political knowledge. I was very much on the side of Clinton before, during, and after the debate. Therefore, I will be slightly biased towards Donald Trump. Nevertheless, it is crucial for politicians to use persuasive techniques to enhance their speech to a wide audience, in this case the American people. Trump and Clinton differ tremendously in terms of what they believe is right for the United States. However, both candidates used persuasive techniques in the debate to try to influence the public of their legitimacy to be President of the United States. In the debate Donald Trump
You know him as the singer, the dancer, and the song writer. As the famous Artist whose words were often binary. As a man that was regarded with much adulation and scrutiny for singing and acting with audacity. The one and only, Michael Joseph Jackson, well known performer and the producer of many great songs, as well as the inventor of the moonwalk. Jackson often released songs that had powerful messages behind them e.g. 'We Are the World' and “Black and White”. Michael Jackson’s “They Don’t Care About Us” released as part of the “HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I” album in 1996, was addressed to “the people” in an effort to promote equality, justice, and peace. However, it led to unexpected controversy
Donald J. Trump, whose presidential campaign has doused the Republican Party with the verbal equivalent of napalm, has escalated his rhetoric to new levels of intensity before the crucial South Carolina primary this week. It is a vote that, if he wins, could erode the prospects of Republican leaders’ stopping his candidacy.
The Washington Post recently published an article that brought to light many of the degrading comments that Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said about women in a conversation with Billy Bush. According to the article, Trump was recorded making inappropriate comments and bragging about how he kisses, gropes, and has sex with many women. After the recording of Trump was leaked to the media, he made a public statement apologizing for the comments that were made; however, according to the news article, instead of giving a genuine apology for his comments Trump pointed out the Bill Clinton had said and done far worse things than the comments that were made in that recording. Trump also used the term “locker-room banter” to describe
The song is basically singing about a girl that was a gold digger. Kanye West doesn’t know how to use language that is PG because in multiple lyrics, he uses the N word, the F word and other swear words. This song was originally to be sung by a female rapper, Shawnna, but she decided against it in her album. Kanye West decided that he could use it and he believed it would be a hit. Judging from the charts, it was. One of the lyrics says, “Now I ain't sayin she a gold digger, But she ain't messin with no broke n****s,” (Gold Digger, Kanye West) which is saying that she basically is a gold digger but Kanye isn’t just going out and saying it. Since this song was originally to be sung by a girl, we can infer that she was saying “I’m not a gold digger but I don’t date poor guys,” therefore she is avoiding the topic to some
This articles brings lyrics from a song that was previously considered offensive, which is now clean by today’s standards, and effectively argues for freedom of speech.
Donald Trump is very effective in the article because of his easy to understand language, tone, use of parallelism, and style. As a politician running for office, he has to make sure the terms he uses can be understood by the audience without a fail. If he throws in an professional word, the audience could get caught on its definition rather than the content of his speech. Throughout the whole article, there is not one word or phrase that would require prior knowledge to comprehend. Even if the content is clear, a politician must speak the words appropriately to be taken seriously by the audience. If Trump were to be comedic about the severity of guns, the public would disapprove of him and his ratings would decline. Donald Trump’s tone is serious, caring, and a mixture between angry and passionate. He has to be serious about guns, since they are a deadly weapon. In addition, there have been numerous violent school shootings and riots that have occurred recently making the subject grimmer. He adds in a sense of compassion when he brings up the idea of fixing the mental