Rubbish Act “ [...] the music world today is differ-
ent. Instead of creating a song that will help someone from copping up, it become the reason of their problem. ” It’s been months since the release of Nik Makino’s Neneng B but you can still EDITORIAL hear the song almost everywhere – from jeepneys to public markets. Filipinos made this song really popular that it hits the Philippine’s major music charts. Music and dance covers are circulating all over on social media with thousand of views.
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belt. It does not only dictate what women should look like but instead, the song tell EDITORIAL its listeners how a girl (especially a filipina) is relatively a flirt.
Aside from its beat (that is stolen) there is nothing special about it. The lyrics is obviously vulgar and nonsense but really, it can still trigger the mind of a wom The attention that this song received en especially when you listen to the whole is far from what it deserves. It’s worth noth- song. ing. Who would be on their right mind to support a song that has a hypersexual ex- Every women today is facing a dayplicit lyrics and a singer who’s receiving a to-day crisis— the standard of society and legal backfire from a European music pro- the superiority of men over them. But their ducer, Roko Tensei, from stealing his own dilemma rises even when the song rose to beat. popularity. The unwanted song that can make a Filipina an ‘easy to get’ type of a The harsh reality of this song is, chil- girl is now coming from everyone’s mouth. dren are singing along with the song as if it’s a nursery song, not knowing the real Music industry is one of the best way meaning of its lyrics. It’s like a virus that where you can express your feelings, emospreads easily and children are being in- tions, thoughts, and anything that’s runfected. ning on your mind. But the music world today is different. Instead of creating a Praising the song that’s blatantly song that will help someone from copping harsh on women is similar to disgracing up, it become the reason of their problem. them. For years, music industry became We’re free to express ourselves in whatever a platform of cruelty for women, it’s been path we want but we still need to control setting its own standard of what a lady ourselves from harming others. should be, what is the definition of sexy and such. But this song is indeed below the ****
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