My apology to Hellen Keller

Today i was reminded of something.

So I'm gonna step out on a limb (however the saying goes) and assume that most people are familiar with that song Dont Trust Me by...is it 3Oh3? Whatever. Maybe a couple months ago my big sis and I were working out to that song. Yeah, its catchy, upbeat. If my life had a glossary that song would be defned as  a workout song. So blah, blah, blah we're listening to the song and BAM! The lyric that can't be ignored plays....."SHUSH GIRL SHUT YOUR LIPS. DO THE HELEN KELLER AND TALK WITH YOUR HIPS."  Then as the song keeps playing my big sis says as she prances around the room "so Marcy how does Helen Keller walk?". I go "what do you mean how does she walk what are you talking about?" She replies again with "Like how does she walk? Like who is she? Isn't she a model or something?" And to my surprise in my immense disgust and disappointment in the public school system and my sister as an educated human being/soon to be mother, i was able to stay calm and explain who Helen Keller was and her achievement with the help of Anne Sullivan. She nonchalantly replies "oh yeah I kinda remember something about that in school."

now it is time.

WHAT THE HELL!  A freaking model! What is this world coming to? Young people are singing this catchy yet riduculous song and have no clue who Helen Keller is. Young women, my sister included, are becoming moms and think Helen Keller is a model or some other form of glorified entertainer. Young men are becoming fathers, the general population is entering or already are a part of the work force and are dancing to that lyric probably thinking that Helen Keller is/was some stripper/porn/popstar. I found out today that the  term "racy" as in "that movie was pretty racy" dates back to when RACISM was still strong in America. See people, R&B wasn't always just a genre of music along with Rock, Rap, Pop, Country, Reggae, Classical, .... the list goes on. Back in the day R&B was what was called race music. The black people in America were finding their identity in music, which at the time became disrespectfully known as "race music". Thats where the term "racy" comes from. "Racy" as in race, as in ethnicity, as in racism, as in racist. Today the term "racy' has a broader defintition. "Racy" could mean risque, suggestive... Today the word commonly denotes something sexual, when really that definition is waaaaay off.

My question of the day: Do you have any idea what is coming out of your mouth?!

So back to Helen Keller. This song "Dont Trust Me" is in no way rewriting history, but it is reeducating the youth of this nation on who Helen Keller was and what she did. This is my apology to Hellen Keller. I'm sorry your name has been severely disrespected and misused. Even after death you still deserve honor for the achievements you made while you were alive. Please forgive me, forgive this nation for embracing that song, and above all please forgive the public school system and the parents for not doing their jobs.

Thats right above all I blame the public school system.

As for my readers. I don't care if you agree with me. I don't even care if you like me. All I care about is that you learned something today, that I made you think. Oh yeah and if you're reading this and are about to pat yourself on the back cuz you know who Helen Keller is, don't, because I said so and because you totally missed the point.