Beyonce is the ultimate It Girl. But what is the "it" she keeps singing about in song after song after song?
Her latest single, "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)," tells yet another no-good man that if "you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it." A few years ago, she invited us to "look at it as long as you don't grab it."
Why does she keep referring to herself – or is it her booty – as an it? Even the Pussycat Dolls, who go so far as to swing from poles at the American Music Awards, refer to themselves in the first person.
I think it's a black thing – and I don't want to understand it.
For the last fifteen years, greasy rap mo-fos have been bellowing at me to shake it, pop it, back my thing up and show 'em what I'm workin' wit'. R&B singers are now whining about how they want to make love in this club, unless they're classy enough to promise that if I wanna come to the hotel, they'll leave me their room key.
Really? You mean we're not going to do it in the ice-machine alcove?
It's enough to make a self-respecting black woman buy Dixie Chicks albums and set her radio preset to KROQ.
3 comments:
When they shake it, they could be asking to shake your hand.
When they say pop it, may be you have a big pimple to pop.
Good, funny post!
I've been off the net... but I gotta say I just loved this post... your tone on it... made me smile and nod all along! you go girl! ;)
Hi,
I really like this post because, not only are you making some relevant social commentary, but also you are adding an excellent grammar point----what in the heck does that indefinite pronoun it refer to?
In teaching writing all these years, I have tried to insist that most students eliminate the its.
Very funny post. Thanks for your candor.
Cheri
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