destiny's child irritates me.

...independent hypocrite pt. 2

06.23.05

I don't like Destiny's Child. Never have, never will.

No particular reason, either. I just don't care for their music.

There is, however, one thing that has particularly irritated me for a while -- the lyrics to the songs, "Independent Women" & "Independent Woman Pt. II."

"Independent Women"

Lucy Liu... with my girl, Drew... Cameron D. and Destiny
Charlie's Angels, Come on
Uh uh uh

Question: Tell me what you think about me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your cell-y when I'm feelin lonely
When it's all over please get up and leave
Question: Tell me how you feel about this
Try to control me boy you get dismissed
Pay my own fun, oh and I pay my own bills
Always 50/50 in relationships

[Chorus 1]
The shoes on my feet
I've bought it
The clothes I'm wearing
I've bought it
The rock I'm rockin'
'Cause I depend on me
If I wanted the watch you're wearin'
I'll buy it
The house I live in
I've bought it
The car I'm driving
I've bought it
I depend on me
(I depend on me)

[Chorus 2]
All the women who are independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who makin' money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollas
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that

Tell me how you feel about this
Who would I want if I would wanna live
I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
Ladies, it ain't easy bein' independent
Question: How'd you like this knowledge that I brought
Braggin' on that cash that he gave you is to front
If you're gonna brag make sure it's your money you flaunt
Depend on noone else to give you what you want

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that

Destiny's Child
Wassup?
You in the house?
Sure 'nuff
We'll break these people off Angel style

Child of Destiny
Independent beauty
Noone else can scare me
Charlie's Angels

Woah,
[Chorus 2]

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
[repeat until fade]

&

"Independent Women pt. 2"

What you think about a girl like me?
Buy my own car and spend my own money
Only ring your celly when I'm feeling lonely
When it's all over please get up and leave

Please don't call me baby
Cause I'll call you
Don't mean to hurt you feelings, got a lot to do
Cause I'm am my number one priority
No falling in love, no commitment from me

[Chorus 1]
All my independent women
Throw them hands up at me
And all my sexy women
Throw them hands up at me
All my money making women
Throw them hands up at me
All my baller women
Throw them hands up at me

[Chorus 2]
If you feel it
Throw them hands up
Where them hands at?
If you feel it?
Where the ladies?
Where my homegirls?
Where my females?
Where all my women?

How you feel about a girl like this?
Try to control me, boy you'll get dismissed
Do what I want, live how I wanna live
Buy my own diamonds, and pay my own bills

Please don't call me baby
Cause I'll call you
Don't mean to hurt you feelings, got a lot to do
Cause I'm am my number one priority
No falling in love, no commitment from me

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]

How did you feel about this groove I wrote?
Hope you got the message ladies take control
Don't depend on no man to give you what you want
Keep that in mind next time you hear this song

If you're independent
I congratulate you
If you ain't in love
I congratulate you
Do them boys like they used to do you
If you pimp him
I congratulate you

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]

[Chorus 2]

If I hurt your feelings boy
I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you yeah
I thought you knew yeah
I got no time to fall in love with you yeah

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 1]

Now, you're probably thinking to yourself, "What is so bad about being empowered, and wanting to empower other women?"

Well, nothing. Except for these lyrics to one of their very first songs, "Bills, Bills, Bills."

"Bills, Bills, Bills"

At first we started out real cool
Taking me places I ain't never been
But now, you're getting comfortable
Ain't doing those things you did no more
You're slowly making me pay for things
Your money should be handling
And now you ask to use my car (car)
Drive it all day and don't fill up the tank
And you have the audacity
To even come and step to me
Ask to hold some money from me
Until you get your check next week

You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Silly me, why haven't I found another?
A baller, when times get hard
I need someone to help me out
Instead of a scrub like you
Who don't know what a man's about

[Chorus:]
Can you pay my bills?
Can you pay my telephone bills?
Do you pay my automo' bills?
If you did then maybe we could chill
I don't think you do
So, you and me are through
Can you pay my bills?
Can you pay my telephone bills?
Do you pay my automo' bills?
If you did then maybe we could chill
I don't think you do
So, you and me are through

Now you've been maxing out my card (card)
Gave me bad credit, buyin' me gifts with my own ends
Haven't paid the first bill
But instead you're headin' to the mall
Goin' on shopping sprees perpetrating
Telling your friends that you be ballin'
And then you use my cell phone (phone)
Callin' whoever that you think's at home
And then when the bill comes
All of a sudden you be acting dumb
Don't know where none of these calls come from
When your momma's number's here more than once

You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Silly me, why haven't I found another?
A baller, when times get hard
I need someone to help me out
Instead of a scrub like you
Who don't know what a man's about

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]

You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another
You triflin', good for nothing type of brother
Oh silly me, why haven't I found another

[Repeat Chorus 4 times]

Okay, so let me get this straight.

When you're starting out in the industry and have no money of your own, you expect some man to pay for everything. And if he stops paying for everything, you dump him for some other chump that will pony up the cash to support your lifestyle.

But now, you've got some serious money in the bank, and you don't need a man to pay for anything. If you want something, you'll get it because you can buy it all yourself.

Of course, this ability to be a rich bitch makes you an equal partner in any relationship, and if a man isn't down with that, you don't need him.

In fact, the only man you really need is a booty-call without any attachment -- someone you can ride like a pony and then send home. You don't need love or committment, because you only look out for yourself.

Oh, and now if a woman happens to have a chump that will pony up the cash to support her lifestyle, she's 'fronting.' Which is apparently bad.

Not only are you rich, but you are judgemental, and only respect other rich bitches.

Maybe this "fronter" is just new to the industry, and doesn't have any money of her own to pay for anything. Maybe she's just following the philosophy that you've handed down in the past -- take advantage as long as you can, and if your needs aren't being met, move on to greener pastures.

Fucking hypocrites.

You know, I actually feel better now about not liking Destiny's Child.

I wasn't feeling bad in any way about not liking them, but now I extra don't feel bad about not liking them. I might almost go as far as to say I almost hate them.

I think I'd have to actually know them to really hate them.

I will admit, though, that I felt a certain pleasure when Kelly Rowland got herself perished in Jason vs. Freddy.