Central Bureau Chief
Welcome to the 21st century where women find joy in degrading themselves by shaking their booties up and down, completely exposed for all of society to see. What I don’t understand is, why? Why would women continue to partake in this hideous “dance move” when women are continuously struggling to destroy the patriarchy of the world?
“It began in the 2 Live Crew-dominated Miami Bass scene in the late 1980s or a few years after that in the New Orleans bounce scene,” says Jonathan Anker of HLNTV.
Twerking is a “simulation of anal sex, or, it seems, an invitation to it,” says Lisa Belkin of the Huffington Post. “Depending who you ask, twerking started in strip clubs, or among prostitutes, or as a sacred tribal rite in Africa, and in addition to the sexual overtones it also has racial ones.”
Either way, women should think twice about the message they are sending while participating in this public display of humility.
On top of all of this, what message are we sending to the children? Not too long ago and very publicly, Miley Cyrus (an idol to numerous young people) got up on stage, bent over, and twerked on Robin Thicke’s crotch. This event led twerking to become “mainstream” and “cool” to the young people of society. It has also led young people to believe it is okay to do the same. It is fantastic for a woman to own her sexuality, but to a certain extent. Tween stars like Miley grow up and try so desperately to prove to the world they have done so, but this does nothing except demonstrate sustainable evidence that they’re ill-advised and losing their way as individuals.
Besides making a woman look bad, the sad truth is twerking could possibly make them feel confident about themselves for all the wrong reasons. Is it absolutely necessary to act provocatively to gain attention? As women twerk, they may feel they are carefree, beautiful, and possibly controlling men by their moves. But in reality, they are only receiving attention because of the sexual spectacle that is exploiting them.
Twerking is a direct symbol of the patriarchal society we currently live in. The man is in control while the girl does all the work. There is nothing edgy, trendy, or artistic about twerking. This “dance move” is destroying the moral fiber for women across the world. Young women should have more respect for themselves and their bodies especially if they expect to be treated as a man’s “equal”. No woman should feel the need to twerk for any guy. It’s not what we wear or how we gyrate in public that gives us ownership over the things we do with our bodies; it’s our ability to balance sexuality with being a sensible adult that bequeaths us the ultimate power to prove sexuality is not something to be feared, but embraced.
Either way, women should think twice about the message they are sending while participating in this public display of humility.
On top of all of this, what message are we sending to the children? Not too long ago and very publicly, Miley Cyrus (an idol to numerous young people) got up on stage, bent over, and twerked on Robin Thicke’s crotch. This event led twerking to become “mainstream” and “cool” to the young people of society. It has also led young people to believe it is okay to do the same. It is fantastic for a woman to own her sexuality, but to a certain extent. Tween stars like Miley grow up and try so desperately to prove to the world they have done so, but this does nothing except demonstrate sustainable evidence that they’re ill-advised and losing their way as individuals.
Besides making a woman look bad, the sad truth is twerking could possibly make them feel confident about themselves for all the wrong reasons. Is it absolutely necessary to act provocatively to gain attention? As women twerk, they may feel they are carefree, beautiful, and possibly controlling men by their moves. But in reality, they are only receiving attention because of the sexual spectacle that is exploiting them.
Twerking is a direct symbol of the patriarchal society we currently live in. The man is in control while the girl does all the work. There is nothing edgy, trendy, or artistic about twerking. This “dance move” is destroying the moral fiber for women across the world. Young women should have more respect for themselves and their bodies especially if they expect to be treated as a man’s “equal”. No woman should feel the need to twerk for any guy. It’s not what we wear or how we gyrate in public that gives us ownership over the things we do with our bodies; it’s our ability to balance sexuality with being a sensible adult that bequeaths us the ultimate power to prove sexuality is not something to be feared, but embraced.
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