So Bo Burnham is a singer/comedian. His songs usually are targeted at a group of people or sometimes, just a person. He makes fun of them and creates songs about them.
This song however, titled "Men and Women" uses gender in a big way. It states what men are supposed to be like and what females are supposed to be like. For an example of this, one of his lyrics are:
"A man is an eagle, yeah, a woman is a dove.
Women can fake orgasms, but men can fake love."
Man being an eagle is showing power and strength. Protection over the woman (the dove) who is beautiful, smaller and weaker. Then he goes on to state that men fake the love they have toward a certain woman while the woman is faking her sexual pleasure.
Bo Burnham also sings during this song that women are like "fingers and toes, cause they are easy to count on". Women are naturally more responsible and reliable. He's showing gender roles in the most obvious and blunt way. All of his music is straight forward and gets his point across.
If you don't mind his humor, his unique song lyrics, and want a good laugh, listen to his songs. They are funny but also, some of them, might be going a little to far.
~Danielle
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