Quick question that needs answering
By DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
United States
February 9, 2026 2:55pm CST
I’m not a fan of rap, mostly because I can’t understand the lyrics. Perhaps I am going deaf.
But my question is, why, pray tell, do all rappers I happen to see grab their crotch? I hope that word is allowed on myLot.
Personally, I find it disgusting and embarrassing. Bad Bunny did it, too and on his halftime Super Bowl performance. Ugh!
Do you know the answer?
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19 responses
@snowy22315 (208945)
• United States
9 Feb
I think it all started with Michael Jackson, and we know what a perv he was, genius but perv.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
10 Feb
@snowy22315 Yes, we had tickets for the theater and we forgot to go Saturday.
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@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
9 Feb
I don't listen to music let alone whatever rap is... I read online that one rapper, Jay-Z, said they do it as an unconscious gesture when they feel vulnerable and exposed onstage. They could just wear steel underwear if that was their problem and it would make them stop doing that. It's embarrassing to me when I see it.
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@DaddyEvil (174482)
• United States
10 Feb
@DianneN You're very welcome.
And I totally agree. They could just record their "music" and sell the CDs if they're scared to be on stage. (You won't find me on stage doing anything. I'm shy and hate people staring at me.)
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
10 Feb
Oh thank you! I was hoping for a male point of view. I so agree with you. I never saw Tony Bennet ever feel the need to do that, for example. If those morons feel vulnerable and exposed (lol) on stage, they have no business being up there in my opinion.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
10 Feb
@DaddyEvil Exactly!
Are you really shy? I never had that impression of you.
I am the opposite. Probably because I taught school and college and modeled when I was younger, taller, and thinner 
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
9 Feb
The only time I saw Madonna do anything was at my granddaughter’s and her adopted daughter’s ice skating event. All Madonna do was make an entrance with her “people”. Never liked her.
Btw, I never even heard of Bad Bunny or saw him until the Super Bowl hype.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Feb
I don't think that is just a rap thing. Guys have been doing it since the 1990s. I remember the boys bands doing it. It doesnt effet me, so It doesn't bother me.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
10 Feb
@thislittlepennyearns You’re right. It’s not the same. I grew up with two brothers and have two sons, male cousins and also have a lot of male friends, mostly from sports and the husbands of my friends, but they never did anything like that in front of me. There are lots of singing groups that also don’t. I’d smack my husband silly if he did that
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Feb
@DianneN I guess that's where the age difference is. Some things that bug the older generation just don't bug mine. Because its been forced upon us on tv for our whole lives.
I didn't watch the halftime show.
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@celticeagle (189874)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb
Sexuality, masculinity and control. It has to do with being confident on stage.
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@celticeagle (189874)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb
@DianneN ........Because it wasn't a thing back then.
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@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Feb
No idea why. I think it has just become a thing.
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@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Feb
@DianneN I did think that they could be adjusting to. Not like they can go somewhere to do it.
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@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Feb
I also cannot stand to see this kind of action. I asked Hank my PC, and this is the answer I got
This action serves as a bold, attention-grabbing move that can energize the crowd and enhance stage presence. It is a way to assert confidence and swagger, which are key elements in hip-hop culture
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
10 Feb
I don't like Rap. I haven't seen the halftime show yet. I hope to watch it today. I think it's because of Michael Jackson.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Feb
I totally agree with you here...but no idea why they do that!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
9 Feb
@MommyOfEli2013 Thanks, but they are still disgusting sickos to me.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89633)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Feb
@DianneN Well that is good then that it was answered for you
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
10 Feb
I always assumed it was "part of the show" and what was expected of them. I do not know anyone who does that in real life, except young kids who do not know better. I do not watch rappers, etc.
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
10 Feb
Michael Jackson started it; and it's a trend that I wish would end.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
9 Feb
Good question, I wondered this also, and now I'm going to read your responses.
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