![]() ![]() Hang out with a bunch of seven year olds and ask them what their favourite song is – chances are, it’s some crap you’ve never heard, but once you’ve heard it from them, you’ll hear it every day after in the car, the supermarket and on the tv. ![]() The shocking research about Australian attitudes to violence against women shows us that somehow men are being taught from an early age that women are (quite literally) at their disposal. Maroon 5’s latest contribution, ‘Animals’, depicts a woman being stalked, raped and killed. That women might say that they don’t want to be with you, but they’re just lying and denying an animal attraction between the two of you. And then lead singer Adam Levine, makes out with his apparent victim, covered in blood. ![]() For those who plan to give the video clip a miss (which is wise it’s both bloody and bloody disturbing), the song plays out like this: The lyrics make it. That not wanting to sleep with a man is somehow a personal slight that women must apologise for or face the consequences.Īnd Maroon 5’s song reinforces all of these revolting and perverse attitudes. In Animals, Adam Levine sings, “you can start over, you can run free…But you can’t stay away from me”. Yeah, Adam, I’m pretty sure it would be for the best if we all stayed away from you.
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