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magicarpet

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1. I cringe when I hear "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" on the radio,...

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2022, 03:00 PM

Jul 2022

... for the last five years or so. It has always struck me as an advocacy for assault or domestic violence - we certainly need less of that perspective not more.

Why excite toxic masculinity and possibly trigger assault and battery when we can easily avoid it by steering clear and circumventing those issues.

Thank you Pat Benatar for your insightful approach to pressing social issues and making an effort to better the commonwealth to achieve a more civil and safe community for all.

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Pat Benatar Will No Longer Perform One Of Her Most Popular Songs - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" [View all] SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 OP

I cringe when I hear "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" on the radio,... magicarpet Jul 2022 #1

I dig that she's not playing it anymore for this reason, BUT ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #2

Beat Me To It! ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #3

I was like 18 yo when it came out so that may've affected my view, but ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #4

Thank you for your viewpoints and perspectives in seeing the issue in a different way. magicarpet Jul 2022 #5

Okay. But if you look at the lyrics in totality (not just the chorus), it's pretty clearly a song Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #7

That might be the orgin Zeitghost Jul 2022 #14

Agreed! ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #8

Her hubby Neil G could lay down some licks ... I ain't nearly that good lol ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #9

Plate Of Shrimp ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #11

Lol, yeah really weird ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #12

I had an incident where I was harassed at work and someone would actually sing this song gldstwmn Jul 2022 #15

Considering that more and more people are affected by violence ... Novara Jul 2022 #6

No one thinks that's about doing a school shooting TheFarseer Jul 2022 #10

Seems to me that ForgedCrank Jul 2022 #13