No Words

 I will be honest. I am a bit of a hyprocrit. I LOVE my Hollywood mags, and will follow things online, but when it comes to Award shows, I rarely watch them. I try to watch the Oscars every year. I used to watch all the award show, but now that we have access to them online, as they happen, I mostly just tend to follow them via IG, etc. Half the time, I forget that they are on until after I see something online or on tv the next day.

Last night, my aunt and I chatted for a few minutes; she said that she was watching the Grammy's (shocker..she RARELY watches award shows!), so we talked about that for awhile; she said that a "horrible woman and song came on, and I had to turn it off".  I wasn't surprised, as I thought it might have been a bit too much for my aunt's eyes. I pegged it to a lady or two, and then decided to peruse IG for who it might have been. I saw a couple of posts on a few Hollywood IG pages, and the comments were eluding to (along with the picture) that it was an R-rated performance. I decided to record it again, since I saw that it was coming on at 8 (the West Coast, I guess). Well, I watched it today. Umm...I am not going to name names...but oh.my.word. I couldn't even watch it. I.cannot.unsee.that. What I saw was the most horrendous thing I have ever seen. My aunt was NOT exaggerating! I think it was even worse than last years Super Bowl (maybe on a different level). It was basically a stripping show. No freaking lie.

I am shocked that they a) (the ladies) even had the gall to do such a thing, and b) that the tv network had the gall to show it. It was even pre-recorded, so it is not as if they couldn't have omitted anything, due it to being live. This is entertainment, folks. Our children watch this. One of these ladies even has a daughter! What are they teaching their children????? I am not a prude. I am (mostly) of the thought, "if you have the body and the confidence to show off your body IN A DECENT MANNER, then go ahead", but this was toooooo much! 

As adults (people of faith or not), what are teaching our kids (mainly girls, but boys, too) when we a) allow them to listen to their music, and b) allow them to watch their concerts, or on awards shows? I can tell you right now, that 100% of girls (and boys, as well) look up to these young ladies (and young men) in the entertainment industry. I would no more allow my 10 yr old to go to ANY of these ladies' concerts than fly in the air. Ok, there are a few that I would probably allow them to see...but not many, at all. It isn't just about their "fashion" and how they carry themselves; it is about their words in the songs. Most of what the singers are sining is for adults; let's face it...what 10 year old knows half of what they are listening to, anyway? But, even if they do like listening to Swift, Grande, etc...these young ladies need to be a MODEL for them. That means not taking off their clothes and dancing around like they are at a strip club (to be fair, Taylor was adorable, and I actually don't mind her clothes choice most of the time). Girls need to know that they don't need to act like that to get attention. Boys need to know that they need to respect a girl; that she demands respect. Girls need to be respected, but they need to act respectful. To themselves, to others, and to their bodies. I am just so sad to see this at all. It is one thing to go to concert (mostly) knowing that what you will see may or not be R-rated; you kind of know what you are getting yourself into (this stuff shouldn't happen at all, but that is a whole other blog post). But to see that stuff on primetime TV? Say whaaat?? 

My aunt said that she thought they must feel terrible about themselves if they dress and dance like that, and I don't think she is entirely wrong. They probably don't feel that they can express themselves fully unless they have no clothes on and are dancing like, well..you know!

Anyway, those are my two cents about the Grammy's! I WILL say that Trevor Noah did a great job noting, and a lot of the ladies had beautiful dresses on (Lizzo, Taylor)! I loved that they had it outside of the Staples Center (re), and it was done up very nicely! So, the Grammy's weren't a total right off, and at least they had the WAP dance towards the end of the show and not at the beginning, so I guess that is something, at least. I also shudder to think of how much human trafficking happened last weekend. Super scary!!