An open letter written by the daughter of Singaporean actor, Gurmit Singh went viral earlier this month after the teen paid a visit to a Forever 21 in a shopping mall in Singapore.
In the letter, Gabrielle Singh revealed that she was offended by the rap music being played in the store.
āEarlier today, around 8pm, I was in your Somerset 313 outlet. I was there with my mother and my baby sister, and the moment we stepped in, your store was blaring rap music. Fine. I donāt mind rap. What I did mind was the lyrics, which declared āhalf you bitches like pussy too,āā Singh said in her open letter, according to Yahoo.com.
The teen later referenced an article from the American Academy of Pediatrics about song lyrics.
āIām looking at the American Academy of Pediatricsā article āCommittee on Public Educationā right now, and on page 341, it explains that explicit lyrics warp our perception of the world around us,ā she said.
The song Singh likely heard during her visit to Forever 21 was the Houston, Texas-based group 5th Ward Boyzā, āPWA.ā On the first verse of āPWA,ā 5th Ward Boyz member E-Rock raps:
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āWeed and alcohol it seems to satisfy us all, indeed / Donāt even trip, half of you bitches like pussy too / Love to smoke weed and get high, sip, serve / And let the freaky shit up out /And suck the skin off a nigga dick / Iās a playa, Iās a never had to trick.ā
In a Tumblr blog uploaded last week, Singh provided an update on the matter and revealed that Forever 21 did apologize for the incident.
āF21 has responded and apologised for the music, which is pretty great! However, misogyny as a common occurrence in our everyday lives is still a big issue,ā Singh said.
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