Androgynous

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" and a feminist icon many times throughout her career. In addition to her popular songs, Joan wrote songs that touched on sexual subjects that were way ahead of her time. You don't have to be a Rocker to enjoy Joan Jett's lyrics. Buy her albums and listen to the words.


The two songs I like best are Androgynous and ACDC. If they were written and performed today they would still get many negative reactions from many religious people, but the good news is the world is changing its views on these touchy subjects. Kids today are more tolerant to people who are different.


Below are a few lines from each song:

Androgynous

Here comes Dick, he's wearing a skirt

 

Here comes Jane you know she's sportin' a chain

 

Same hair, a revolution

 

Same build, evolution

 

Tomorrow who's gonna fuss?

        

And they love each other so, androgynous

ACDC

She got girls

Girls all over the world

She got men

Every now and then

But she can't make up her mind

On just how to fill her time

An' the only way she can wind

A.C.D.C.
 

She got some other lover as well as me

A.C.D.C.
 

She got some other fella as well as me

She got some other lover as well as me

In my latest book "Happiness The Forgotten Ingredient" there is a blog call "What Are They Afraid Of."  I really wish you would read that blog. It tells the truth and debunks the bullshit unknowledgeable people who have something negative to say about people who have a different lifestyle. 


In my blog "Where Is The Love" I ask (almost beg) all of you to find love in yourself and the people you spend time with. The reason is because we need all the love we can get to help reduce the bad stuff that's going on in the world. Finding a way to love those who are different from us is a great start.


Attitudes are changing. Young people have already realized hatred of people that don't believe in what they believe, don't have the same color as they do and don't have the same sexual orientation as they do, does not serve them nor anyone else who wants to live in a world without prejudice.


Young people will eventually change the world's view of tolerance. How long that will take I don't know, but it's going to happen. It always has and it always will. Are we going to wait for them to grow up and lead or are we willing to change NOW?


I've changed from when I grew up. There was significant prejudice to different people in my neighborhood. I got caught up in it myself. However, the person who helped me most was my mother. She loved everyone. She was blind to color, religious beliefs and sexual orientation.


As I got older I realized that the negative attitudes of the people in my neighborhood were not making things any better. I also realized my mother attitude was serving her and her happiness. Therefore, I decided to try it her way and found love, tolerance and lack of prejudice worked better than hatred and ignorance.


Where do you stand on this issue? Maybe I'm naïve, but I strongly believe the youth today and in the future will win out and the world will reject the naysayers and the haters. It won't happen in our lifetime, but it will happen.


I see my Grandkids as a good start, but, I'm not waiting for them. I do my best to never hate. I do my best to encourage those around me to realize negative energy begets negative energy and positive energy begets positive energy.

Let's be the source of positive energy and start the process of changing the world by accepting people who are different than us.