I think the comments about the music industry are interesting, but that's never really been anything I've gotten out of the song.
I think that to take it a step beyond what WarholMetricSystem is saying, there is a bit of a backlash against the second-wave feminist ideals that they were talking about. More specifically, those second-wave, sex-positive feminist attitudes of women being empowered by sex and having a more stereotypically male view of sex and sexual activity has put pressure on women to have casual sex and make an effort to not desire commitment and long-term relationships. "Sexual suicide" is engaging in this practice. There is pressure to have and want casual sex, and with that comes emotional, and maybe more importantly, physical risks.
It's a lottery, everyone roll the dice, recognizes that pressure on everyone, male and female, to engage in high-risk activities. Don't worry about forever--don't worry about the risks, and don't dare to want a long-term relationship or a commitment. Those are roles that patriarchy has forced on women, and to want them is to be a bad feminist.
"Will we always be like little kids . . . asking 'who really loves me? Don't know who loves me'" recognizes that ultimately all human beings are insecure and want to be loved, but we'll always be looking for it, looking for sexual validation from one guy or the next (grove to grove), if we can't admit (because we're too "empowered" to admit) that we do want love. It's pathetic that we've been put in this impossible situation, and it really is like girls in stilettos, trying to run--women trying to be powerful and strong but who will ultimately stumble and fall if they can't recognize that they are humans, people with emotions.
I mostly agree with WarholMetricSystem.
I think the comments about the music industry are interesting, but that's never really been anything I've gotten out of the song.
I think that to take it a step beyond what WarholMetricSystem is saying, there is a bit of a backlash against the second-wave feminist ideals that they were talking about. More specifically, those second-wave, sex-positive feminist attitudes of women being empowered by sex and having a more stereotypically male view of sex and sexual activity has put pressure on women to have casual sex and make an effort to not desire commitment and long-term relationships. "Sexual suicide" is engaging in this practice. There is pressure to have and want casual sex, and with that comes emotional, and maybe more importantly, physical risks.
It's a lottery, everyone roll the dice, recognizes that pressure on everyone, male and female, to engage in high-risk activities. Don't worry about forever--don't worry about the risks, and don't dare to want a long-term relationship or a commitment. Those are roles that patriarchy has forced on women, and to want them is to be a bad feminist.
"Will we always be like little kids . . . asking 'who really loves me? Don't know who loves me'" recognizes that ultimately all human beings are insecure and want to be loved, but we'll always be looking for it, looking for sexual validation from one guy or the next (grove to grove), if we can't admit (because we're too "empowered" to admit) that we do want love. It's pathetic that we've been put in this impossible situation, and it really is like girls in stilettos, trying to run--women trying to be powerful and strong but who will ultimately stumble and fall if they can't recognize that they are humans, people with emotions.