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Country's Objectification Essay

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Country’s obsession with objectification is also prevalent in their lyrics. One country song that enables rape culture is “G.R.I.T.S.” by Brantley Gilbert. In this song, Gilbert is defining what a country girl in the South is. He says,
She’s a product of being raised in the country
She knows her roots and works hard for her money
A Southern drawl with dark tan legs
Ain’t nothing like a woman Southern born and bred
Now she loves her mama, daddy and the Lord to death
Acting innocent and playing hard to get
With her girls tonight, man they’re out on the town
G.R.I.T.S, man- girls raised in the south
(Brantley Gilbert lyrics, n.d.) Through this verse, Gilbert is reinforcing country’s obsession with the woman’s body. At the beginning of the verse,
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