Have people been following the great bachata debate? Over the last few days El Nacional has been full of it. There was an editorial - no less - linking bachata to violence against women, and the general response has been in agreement. What do you think? Is bachata being unfairly singled out? Can it be seen as a cause or an effect of machista culture?
Isn't there some terrible merengue too? And other popular genres with misogynistic lyrics - not necessarily Dominican music?
Is this more about elitism and the fact that urban middle class Dominicans tend to look down on bachata?
Chiri
Isn't there some terrible merengue too? And other popular genres with misogynistic lyrics - not necessarily Dominican music?
Is this more about elitism and the fact that urban middle class Dominicans tend to look down on bachata?
Chiri
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