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Angelsoncrack

Buzzfeed article - 'How growing up with Prince taught me to love sex'

Hey everyone, Buzzfeed has posted an article about Prince!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/t...do-me-baby

I think some of the comments the author makes about his songs being 'misogynistic' are a little silly though. Bambi was written in the '70s where acceptance of LGBT wasn't as widespread and you could get away with saying stuff like that without it going under a lot of scrutiny. Also, does the author know who the song was about? I believe it was about Wendy who he initially fancied, but obviously she was lesbian so she wouldn't go with him?

And with 'xtraloveable', it's worthwile to point out that Prince acted out a shooting on stage on the Lovesexy tour as an alterego pimp. Just because he's pretending to shoot up some place doesn't mean he nessacarily wants to go and do that IRL, lmao.

Anyway, post your thoughts below! Other than that, I think the article is a pretty good read and what she talks about is true for a lot of us here.

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Reply #1 posted 02/08/15 1:47pm

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From I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon by Touré:

Two lines in “If I Was Your Girlfriend” stand out after talking with people close to Prince. When he’s imagining himself as her girlfriend he sings, “Would u let me wash your hair?” And later as a man he says, “Would u let me give u a bath?” Those desires I’m told are part of his real life. Someone who was intimate with him and knows others who were, too, says Prince was not doing exactly as much screwing as he’d have you believe.

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I was told by someone who knows that Prince loves to bathe women. And brush their hair. And sometimes he did these things in lieu of intercourse. It was not part of trying to get laid or deepen the sexual experience, but as a worshipful appreciation of femininity. A person who was close to Prince said, “One girl told me that she got frustrated because he’d rather bathe her.”

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A woman who was in a relationship with Prince years ago told me that when he gave women baths he took total control. “He ran the bath, he put the bubbles in, he took your clothes off, he washed you, he washed your hair, it was a whole procedure and process. He put lotion on you after. He’d give you a robe. I don’t know if it was worshipful or if it was sweet and sensitive.”

Same book:

A former-girlfriend told me, “He has great respect for women. And a blatant disrespect and disregard for women. Not when he’s speaking to you, but in his actions. They’re not genuine. He’s not honest. He’s not a good husband. He gets bored easily. He’s not monogamous. He’s very controlling. And he’s not that sweet to them.”

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Reply #2 posted 02/08/15 10:09pm

CocoRock	The article is actually titled "How Prince Taught Me About Female Sexuality", not 'How growing up with Prince taught me to love sex'.
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Reply #3 posted 02/09/15 1:44am

Scarfo	ROTFLMAO!!!! Oh gawd! XD
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Reply #4 posted 02/09/15 8:18pm

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BartVanHemelen said:

From I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon by Touré:

Two lines in “If I Was Your Girlfriend” stand out after talking with people close to Prince. When he’s imagining himself as her girlfriend he sings, “Would u let me wash your hair?” And later as a man he says, “Would u let me give u a bath?” Those desires I’m told are part of his real life. Someone who was intimate with him and knows others who were, too, says Prince was not doing exactly as much screwing as he’d have you believe.

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I was told by someone who knows that Prince loves to bathe women. And brush their hair. And sometimes he did these things in lieu of intercourse. It was not part of trying to get laid or deepen the sexual experience, but as a worshipful appreciation of femininity. A person who was close to Prince said, “One girl told me that she got frustrated because he’d rather bathe her.”

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A woman who was in a relationship with Prince years ago told me that when he gave women baths he took total control. “He ran the bath, he put the bubbles in, he took your clothes off, he washed you, he washed your hair, it was a whole procedure and process. He put lotion on you after. He’d give you a robe. I don’t know if it was worshipful or if it was sweet and sensitive.”

Same book:

A former-girlfriend told me, “He has great respect for women. And a blatant disrespect and disregard for women. Not when he’s speaking to you, but in his actions. They’re not genuine. He’s not honest. He’s not a good husband. He gets bored easily. He’s not monogamous. He’s very controlling. And he’s not that sweet to them.”

Who knew you were an old woman who reads gossip and believes it.

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Reply #5 posted 02/09/15 10:23pm

CharismaDove	Not to be rude, but I think the author could have included a loooot more about Prince and the role of women in his music. This was kind of rushed and showed pretty extreme examples. My favorite 'Prince and feminism' article was in 'Bitch' magazine circa 2003 iirc.. Still very cool Maybe do, just not like did before
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Reply #6 posted 02/10/15 5:41am

Angelsoncrack	CocoRock said: The article is actually titled "How Prince Taught Me About Female Sexuality", not 'How growing up with Prince taught me to love sex'. Is it? When I saw it on facebook it was labeled that. I don't think it matters eitherway, it still illustrates basicaly the same thing~
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Reply #7 posted 02/13/15 9:29am

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laurarichardson said:

BartVanHemelen said:

From I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon by Touré:

Two lines in “If I Was Your Girlfriend” stand out after talking with people close to Prince. When he’s imagining himself as her girlfriend he sings, “Would u let me wash your hair?” And later as a man he says, “Would u let me give u a bath?” Those desires I’m told are part of his real life. Someone who was intimate with him and knows others who were, too, says Prince was not doing exactly as much screwing as he’d have you believe.

.

I was told by someone who knows that Prince loves to bathe women. And brush their hair. And sometimes he did these things in lieu of intercourse. It was not part of trying to get laid or deepen the sexual experience, but as a worshipful appreciation of femininity. A person who was close to Prince said, “One girl told me that she got frustrated because he’d rather bathe her.”

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A woman who was in a relationship with Prince years ago told me that when he gave women baths he took total control. “He ran the bath, he put the bubbles in, he took your clothes off, he washed you, he washed your hair, it was a whole procedure and process. He put lotion on you after. He’d give you a robe. I don’t know if it was worshipful or if it was sweet and sensitive.”

Same book:

A former-girlfriend told me, “He has great respect for women. And a blatant disrespect and disregard for women. Not when he’s speaking to you, but in his actions. They’re not genuine. He’s not honest. He’s not a good husband. He gets bored easily. He’s not monogamous. He’s very controlling. And he’s not that sweet to them.”

Who knew you were an old woman who reads gossip and believes it.

There's gossip and there's reporting from private sources.

Sounds legit to me.

I knew a girl at a swing club who knew Nona. Prince came up at some point and I said I was a fan...the dish then came. Said Nona was frustrated as well. Said prince would lock her in a cage a tickle her with feathers....

I was doubtful when I heard it....sounded silly.

But when Nona talked w/o talking...it meshed with what Nona said....and also meshes with what toure's sources claim.

It very much seems to me that sex....for prince...reaches beyond the typical intercourse realm. And like many...while some ssexuality is freely shared...much is held close to the vest.

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