I’m not promoting prostitution – Shauna Chyn says new song is misunderstood
Dancehall’s ‘Bosschick’ Shauna Chyn said she doesn’t understand why people are in their feelings about the content of her new single, ‘Suicidal’.
In the track, Chyn encourages women to ‘collect’ monetary advances on sexual offerings before getting intimate with a man.
Some listeners say the song is sending the wrong message to women, pointing out that in many ways it encourages prostitution.
Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR on the opinions that have been voiced, Chyn said Jamaicans are guilty of often reading too much into entertainers’ lyrics.
She explained that when she was penning the song, encouraging prostitution was the farthest thing from her mind. She simply wanted to teach women to also look out for themselves when they decide to get intimate with a man.
“Once yuh deh wid a man, him supposed to help yuh. Women are always in need of things and these nowadays men, they like to get but they don’t like to give. We nah support mean man, so we nah gi dem wi thing if we nuh collect,” she said.
Chyn said she is tired of hearing women lament that when relationships end, they are left with nothing but memories.
“As women, we go through a lot with these men, and den nuff time dem just get up and leave. If a man a go leave, yuh must can have something to show for it. Make dem spoil yuh before you give dem yuh thing,” she added.
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She added that she is aware her message will not be met with open arms, but said she could care less as her concern is to get women to see their worth and not be fooled.
She also expressed that she doesn’t see what the fuss is about as she is not the first artiste to express this view.
“Shabba Ranks did say: ‘If a man want it make him pay dung pan it’ and everybody buss blank inna party, so why as me say it is a problem?” she questioned. “Collecting when yuh a give a man your things is not prostitution if is your right man or even if you a side chick. There is no way a man and a woman a go deh together and him nuffi give her things. Dat can’t right.”
The Control Button singer then made it clear that she has no issues with prostitutes. She said as far as she is concerned, they are earning an honest bread.
“Dem nah rob and kill people, dem a hustle dem own just like anybody else. Some a dem have kids and bills to take care of like anybody else and dem affi eat, so I don’t have no problem wid a woman weh a prostitute. In fact, me big dem up because that’s their profession and dem a put in work same way,” she said.
The ones complaining are the ones not getting anything because when they request the JANCROW Dem a ask if a sell Dem a sell. Well you have two choice sell and eat or give it for free and hungry. God forgive the prostitutes, murderers, thieves etc.,
Gal haffi mind mi right back a the winery gimmi everything an request me same time BIG UP BUJU BANTON***
What does the Bible says about prostitution
Deuteronomy 23:17-18 ESV / 108 helpful votes
“None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.
Proverbs 6:24-26 ESV / 31 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
To preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
Leviticus 21:14 ESV / 28 helpful votes
A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people,
What is prostitution?
prostitution
ˌprɒstɪˈtʃuːʃn,ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃn/
noun
the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.
“the sale of captives into slavery and prostitution”
synonyms: whoring, the sex industry, streetwalking, Mrs Warren’s profession, white slavery, sex tourism; More
the unworthy or corrupt use of one’s talents for personal or financial gain.
Yep Chin by definition…you a How but I guess all u saying is might as well get paid for it…ok Kool.
You know the uptown aristocratic women are always the ones to turn their noses up at the women requesting to be paid for their services. However, you cannot and will not get to lay in there beds let alone remove a piece of there clothes without “paying down pon it” as we day on Jamaica. The payment may not come in the form of cash but women receive expensive jewelry, designer garb etc as a form of payment. If a man feel so inclined it should not be an issue and if that is the standard a woman has set for herself it should be nobody’s business but her own
They are the biggest gold diggers and act like they aren’t.
When a man f**k me and don’t pay me mi feel like mi get robbed all police mi want call.
this comment hit home. made me laugh out loud to at the people them work place
If she wanna sell that’s her right. I know some women who say they are a big Christian but they sell quietly. So that is why I don’t swear for nobody
YEs Chin, that means prostitution girl. Once yuh giving him yuhself and expect any form of payment, it’s prostitution.
If yuh waaah man tek care a yuh jus choose a good man. But nuh come tell people bout seh him haffi pay cause then you a hoe