FCC regulation created sexism in Perry song
Katy Perry's "Hot 'N Cold" lyrics state, "you PMS like a bitch. I would know." The radio edited version states, "you PMS like a chick. I would know."
To me, that alteration seems sexist, whereas the original lyrics do not. The way PMSing like a bitch is used in the song, it seems to be an insult. That's fine. It's not saying that all PMSing is bad, or even that all women PMS. Just that PMSing like someone, who by definition is not very nice, is annoying/obnoxious.
But, the edited version changes this lyrical insult to imply that all women PMS and that all PMSing is bad. It's sad to me that in order to remove the word "bitch" the integrity of the song has been compromised and it now has a tinge of sexism. The message seems to have changed from 'you're annoying like a bitch who is pmsing' to 'you're annoying like women are 2-7 days out of every month.'
To me, that alteration seems sexist, whereas the original lyrics do not. The way PMSing like a bitch is used in the song, it seems to be an insult. That's fine. It's not saying that all PMSing is bad, or even that all women PMS. Just that PMSing like someone, who by definition is not very nice, is annoying/obnoxious.
But, the edited version changes this lyrical insult to imply that all women PMS and that all PMSing is bad. It's sad to me that in order to remove the word "bitch" the integrity of the song has been compromised and it now has a tinge of sexism. The message seems to have changed from 'you're annoying like a bitch who is pmsing' to 'you're annoying like women are 2-7 days out of every month.'