Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Feminist Hero: Lady

It's Mo...


Today's feminist hero is Lady. The plain named rapper's new song, "Yankin" is a mesmerizing salute to da pussy. I haven't been this excited about a pussy related rap song since Three 6 Mafia's, "Pussy's got You Hooked."
While you watch the video note the phallic symbols: the four loko cans and the giant jar of pickles?

Male rappers are notorious for gloating about their dick and bragging about all dem bitchez trying to get at that dick. Finally, a female appropriating her pussy to be a symbol of dominance and a source of awesomeness--- what guys have been doing for years.

Lady is embracing her puss by attempting to popularize the new slang word exclusive to vaginas: Yankin. But is the term 'yankin' a verb or an adjective?
Can a pussy 'yank?'
What qualifies as a 'yankin' pussy?
Since I haven't been able to clear up these questions with Lady's people or get in contact with the Lady herself, I have looked to Lady's lyrics for answers.

'Pussy feel so good,
feel like the rubber gone 'n fadded.'

 First of all, a 'yankin' pussy is one that can melt condoms.

'It's that good pussy,
so the feeling be strong' 

Second, a yankin vagina has well toned muscles.


'my pussy be yankin,
got this nigga feeling hypnotized'

In addition to a yankin pussy's condom melting capabilities, a yankin pussy is one that is highly trained in the art of hypnosis; leading me to wonder, does a yankin pussy have more magical capabilities that Lady has failed to mention in her song? Later, in the same verse, Lady says,

'you look tired, 
i suggest you pop a pill or two'

Here, Lady doesn't explicitly say that it is her yankin pussy that's tiring the previously mentioned negro, but from this verse it can be implied that a yankin pussy also has the stamina of an olympian.

'I started slow so you  can relax your mind
cause once i finish you gonna be out of your mind'


Lady sure uses a lot of this ingenious rhyming. Overall, a 'yankin' pussy's power is covert-- like the pussy itself. It's the pussy's stealth that is so shocking, or as Lady raps, 'mind blowing.' I don't mean to simplify or sum up the true meaning of 'yankin,' I am sure there is a lot more to a yankin vagina then what I have gathered.


On a personal note, my favorite part of 'Yankin' is when Lady sings,
'didn't have no teacher, 
but this pussy be trained' 
These two lines provide hope for all the untrained women with a non-yankin pussy. You don't need to seek out and hire a professional pussy trainer. Listen to Lady's song, then you will know how to get that yankin puss.
Mo

1 comment:

  1. So I know this blog post is way old, but I was just watching Lady's music videos again and I wanted to check out some opinions about it--particularly feminist ones. What I love about this song (and the video) is that it completely turns mainstream perceptions of passive female sexuality on it's head. Lady makes it clear that women don't simply lie there and get fucked by men--they fuck men, too. Her pussy is yankin (definitely a verb). It's active--even dominant in sexual interactions. This is a woman in control of her own sexuality, and far from being ashamed of it, she's proud--as she should be. Lady gets a lot of flack out there on the interwebs, but I for one am in full support. Female agency FTW--both in and out of bed.

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