![]() At the outset, the song seems to be a tribute to a woman’s hypnotizing blue eyes, but the woman is constantly objectified. The song “ Blue Eyes” which became immensely popular after its release in 2013 is problematic to no end. He objectifies a woman’s “ patli kamar” (lean waist), which is further accentuated by her tight jeans. “ Brown rang“(dark complexion) and “ bomb figure” are popular examples. Marked with the presence of the male gaze, the songs reduce women to objects of male sexual desire. The poster child for sexual objectification, the rapper is obsessed with singing about women’s body parts-not in the style of the poetic blazon-reducing women to those parts, time and again. Image source: Bollywood Bubble Objectifying women These physical features just aren’t good enough to satiate his predatory sexual appetite. He rejects these traits on account of being a lion who isn’t satiated with grass-reminiscent of the popular sexist trope where women must possess certain attributes in order to be desirable to men. ![]() These include girls made of ‘silicon’, brown girls, as well as girls with “ gori gori skin” (fair complexion). In the latter song, he goes on to describe the multitude of women whom he does not find attractive. In one song, he proudly calls himself a rapist and in another he states “ main hoon womanizer, mujhe akele mein mat mil” (I am a womanizer. He forces himself on the woman and demands that she sleep with him simply because he believes he is entitled to it. The explicit song is basically about asserting his masculinity by having sex with a woman. One of his earlier songs, sung in collaboration with the rapper Baadshah, has as its title a lewd reference to the female genitalia ( Choot). A sensitive topic like rape becomes a means for creating substandard music. The misogyny in Honey Singh’s songs is not lost. The court deemed the song to be “shameful” and “disrespectful to women,” according to an article published by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) in 2013. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered the Punjab government to take action against Singh for his controversial song. In May 2013, he faced flak for his song “ Main Hoon Balatkari” (I am a rapist) which he later claimed he did not write. The rapper is no stranger to such allegations of indecency and sexism in his lyrics. The commission has requested that the song should be banned in the state for its objectionable lyrics.įollowing the complaint, the singer, along with music producer Bhushan Kumar, was booked by the Punjab Police for the lyrics of his song “ Makhna”. ![]() Additionally, he has been charged under Section 67 (punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, according to M ohali Senior Superintendent of Police, Harcharan Singh Bhullar. ![]() A case has been filed against him under Sections 294 (obscene acts) and Section 509 (punishment for word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), reported by The Indian Express. ![]()
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