Some can be sexist, some can be pure misogynist, some homophobic, some racist etc etc. Many sing the songs as looking back in history and see the songs as visiting a museum. Thats far cry from singing a present day opinion, although some creatures may do so. I wrote a song about a gay laddie from Scotland who fled to London to escape his bigoted father. His mental health suffered, eventually went back and is unhappily living a lie in order to please his father. I wonder what future generations of singers would think of our society if the Youtube etc versions are still around in 200 years time and a "collector" stumbles upon the plight of young Bruce? I'm sure there are millions of better examples of songs from today that present a society that still has a long way to go, but you get my point I hope.
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