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Am I going too far in telling my dss that they can't sing these 2 songs?

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GreenPetals · 13/12/2012 15:51

The songs are 'I am sexy and I know it' and 'Sexy lady'.
I am increasingly getting annoyed with the lyrics and this idea that women are only sexy and have to be sexy.
dcs are just 8 and 9yo so have no idea what they are actually signing/saying but still...

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SantaIAmSoFuckingRock · 13/12/2012 16:12

i agree with rubberduck

RubberDuck · 13/12/2012 16:04

I sang some horribly inappropriate songs as a child before I knew what they were all about. I think it's a rite of passage Grin

Besides, if you make a big deal about it, then it just draws more attention to the lyrics.

mindalina · 13/12/2012 16:03

Ah interesting. My son who is five has recently been singing 'I'm sixty and I know it and I really wanna show it' and I couldn't work out what he was on about. Presume this is one of the songs referred to by OP. I suspected it might be a corruption of sexy and tbh, it made me feel very uncomfortable as well. I think it's completely reasonable to tell them not to sing those songs in the house if it irritates you for whatever reason.

SantaIAmSoFuckingRock · 13/12/2012 15:58

when you say 'sexy lady' do you mean gangnam style?

toomuch2young · 13/12/2012 15:55

In unsure of your meaning op?
I'm sexy and I know it is a cheesy song written and performed by men, who are not the stereotypical 'sexy' at all!! Have you seen the awful slightly amusing video?
Your taking it to seriously. Though I am very against the sexualisation of children this doesn't sound the case at all here.