The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #67974   Message #1635955
Posted By: wysiwyg
28-Dec-05 - 09:15 AM
Thread Name: Would you sing Peggy and the Soldier
Subject: RE: Would you sing Peggy and the Soldier
The only "non-PC" aspect of this I can see, as a woman, is the same feature I sometimes see in blues. And that is, the potential for stereotyping women as cheaters, lowlifes-- "Eve" as the source of sin and all the world's ills.

Frankly, I hate PC. But I do get tired of music that's oriented toward the negative in any form, especially when it's a musician's sole subject. Probably my sensitivity in that regard comes from knowing people well, in relationship, who take no responsibility for making any effort in the relationship and who then sing, loudly, all the bad-wimmin blues songs there ARE. :~)

It's not the song, per se, that is (might be) offensive. It's the blaminess of the singer. I don't see anyone in this thread as having that attitude! :~) But if I were in your audience, and your whole set were made of "victim" ballads-- during the break I might ask you what's up with that, or simply leave.

The PC war often to forget that the audience can usually vote with the feet. :~)

~Susan