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From http://musicuentos.com/

Despacito” is the hit of the summer - but are you comfortable going over the meaning of the lyrics with your teenage students? Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell doesn’t mince words about the way many popular songs talk about relationships and treatment of women: “When compelling becomes our only standard for input, we risk falling into a swamp of the trashy and colossally stupid. And that swamp certainly exists. I do not care if my students are head over heels for a song or a singer, feeding them demeaning, predator-toned lyrics as if they were truth is unacceptable.” Read her blog post for a discussion of the problem and suggestions of songs that suggest more healthy relationships: http://musicuentos.com/2017/09/authresaug-music/