Analysis Of Maluma's Cuatro Babys

There is no question that since ancient times, women have fought to be accepted in society. Several reasons such as being seen as slaves to satisfy men, weak beings, unable to do “manly” things such as thinking, and not having the same capability to carry on things as men could, have led to women being mistreated, humiliated, and used. But it is now 2018, and we need to realize that this is no longer an acceptable way of seeing women. Most music, however, still carries on the message that as a woman, the only way we can be reckoned as beautiful is when we don’t know it. Or even worse, the only time it is ok for us to see our own beauty is when a man recognizes it. In addition to this, it is also an incredibly big problem that beauty seems to be the only thing that matters.
Nonetheless, men take these songs as a way to treat or refer to women as objects to be used or consumed.
As I realized what the lyrics actually said, I was unable to hold back an eye roll. Discerning the fact that the song’s references towards women were unacceptable, it treated women as solely worthless objects, replaceable and available to sexual desires at any time. This is just one example of many songs out there that give rise to sexual objectification of women. Yes, I am aware that genres such as Trap and Reggaeton are part of our contemporary Latin culture, however some messages being spread are unacceptable. As much as I enjoy some of these songs, it is hard to hear the same misogynist empowering storyline constantly being perpetuated. An interesting fact was that I looked up the top fifty Trap songs in 2017 and out of all fifty songs, 90% of them contained explicit and profane lyrics towards