in case you didnât know, melanie martinez is an american singer. you can find her wikipedia page here, but thatâs not what iâm here to talk about.Â
melanie has written lots of songs about rape, trauma, abuse, and glorifying mental illness. the problem with this is she actually hasnât experienced rape, trauma, or abuse. not only that, but sheâs talked about how she has anxiety and thatâs about it.Â
she also talks frequently in interviews about how she grew up in a wonderful home with supportive and wonderful parents, and yet so many of her songs are about being abused and/or neglected by her parents.Â
in case youâre thinking of defending her with âoh itâs just a story! you donât know if she experienced it or notâ she says: âin the story of the album thereâs some things that i didnât experience. i love stories and fairytales, so i wanted it to still feel super whimsical, or else it wasnât fun for meâ you heard it here guys. melanie martinez thinks rape is whimsical and fun.Â
weâll start with the most notable song, mad hatter. this song is pretty much a giant mess of ableism and shittiness. the worst lyric by far is âall the best people are crazy.â there are so many articles online and posts by mentally ill peopleabout how this song is problematic, so iâll just link them here. 1 2 3Â
her unreleased song a million men is about a five year old girl who was sold for sex.
sippy cup - substance abuse and mental illness.
tag youâre it - about a child being kidnapped and raped by a pedophile. (sheâs also openly admitted that this song was made up and not abount her life experience.)
teddy bear - stalking and abuse
thereâs even a fucking song called schizo that she apparently wrote and didnât release.Â
this part is mainly focused on her album crybaby, but she does have other singles outside of it. she uses very childlike imagery, but itâs almost all the time sexualized and gross. sheâs practically catering to the dd/lg and cg/l community.
in doing this, she also inadvertently sexualizes age regression, which is not cg/l but a coping mechanism associated with ptsd, among other things. her âaestheticâ also fetishizes childrenâs toys and glorifies pedophilia. melanie martinez acts like peopleâs trauma is a costume for her to wear and glorify.
here are some quotes with links that iâve gathered from other posts about this:
âi think that itâs all been based on the whole little kid theme. itâs like the music. still making it kind of adult, but inspired by nursery vibes.â
âitâs not inspired by dolls. itâs inspired by childhood themes and adult situations.â
i figured iâd get ahead of you and address the common replies iâve seen about this topic ahead of time, so i donât have to hear them.Â
âsheâs attacking misogyny and itâs just a story!â
sheâs glorifying rape. try again
âhow dare anyone sing about real life problems i guessâ
itâs different when someone sings about their experiences than when they sing about glorified rape and abuse and actually make money off of something they havenât experienced.Â
âsheâs trying to help people with mental illness accept it by mocking people who call them crazy and psycho!!â
absolutely fucking not. sheâs calling people crazy and psycho and insane because she thinks itâs cute and sheâs capitalizing off of psychotic peopleâs struggles.Â
âbut iâm an abuse/rape survivor and i like her musicâ
just realize that she has no clue what sheâs talking about because she has not experienced abuse or rape. itâs fine for you to relate to the topics in her songs, but sheâs hurting actual, real-life abuse and rape survivors by capitalizing off of their struggles.
âshe was made fun of for being quirky/weird and she decided to take charge of her emotional side rather than playing the victim!â
âthose songs arenât about rape and abuse. not everythingâs about that stop making mountains out of molehillsâ
donât tell me what to do. also iâm a rape and abuse victim and i clearly see those themes in her songs.Â
â[something ableist about how i might actually need a psychaitrist because iâm so fucking crazy for thinking things like this!!!]â
hereâs something you might like to read
âmad hatter is inspired by alice in wonderland! itâs not ableist!â
lewis carroll was a pedophile
here are some links to other posts about melanie and why sheâs horrible.
conclusion: melanie martinezâs music is entirely inappropriate for the audience itâs marketed to, as well as being ableist, fake, and exploiting from mental illness. her music makes rape and abuse seem okay and even cute, which is unacceptable.