They don’t think of it as realistic or even relevant to them or their peers. “I’m sure most adolescents, because of the way they think, would assume (date rape) would never happen to them or that they would never perpetrate it. “I think it’s a very effective way to reach adolescents-to demystify and use humor to make the material more approachable,” he says. Studies cited by the Feminist Majority claim that the vast majority of rapes committed are never reported, and of those that are, only a small percentage results in a conviction of the perpetrator.īut most important to Pinsky is that the song, by design or otherwise, is reaching an audience that needs to address this subject. Real world statistics, however, indicate that rapists don’t generally suffer those consequences. “My take on the song is that it very clearly discusses the consequences of date rape-the perpetrator ends up in jail and gets raped himself. “I like the song,” says Pinsky, an internist and substance abuse specialist who dispenses advice on sex, relationships and mental and physical health to a largely teen-age audience. Drew Pinsky, the co-host of KROQ’s “Love Line” phone-in show, finds some merit in the tune.
all in one, but unlike Nirvana’s ‘Rape Me,’ it cuts no new ground.”īut, like many, Dr. It’s trying too hard to become something it never becomes. I can’t help but think it’s because of its incredibly provocative nature, and somehow it’s playing with our sentiments illegitimately. “What has caused it to come to the forefront? Because it’s not exactly a great tune. “I think we should ask why this song is on KROQ,” says Du Vergne Gaines, coordinator of the Feminist Majority’s Rock for Choice organization. While the song conveys in simple, satirical terms that date rape is wrong, you can’t help wonder exactly why Nowell chose such a weighty topic for what is ultimately a fluffy novelty song. The eye-for-an-eye tale is sung in a goofy cadence by singer-guitarist Brad Nowell, and like the album’s other songs, is chock-full of slapstick lyrics and ecstatically bouncy, charged rhythms. He ends up in court for the incident, is convicted, put in prison for a 25-year term and, in an instant act of karmic retribution, is himself violated by an inmate. The frothy number tells the story of a man who rapes a woman on a date.
But the song finally caught someone’s ear there and when they played it once, the request calls from listeners came in droves. The band, whose albums are on a tiny independent label, had escaped KROQ’s attention until recently. to Freedom,” but it only recently became one of the most requested tracks on Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM and other “modern rock” outlets across the country. The song is from the trio’s 1992 debut, “40 Oz. “Date Rape” is the not-exactly subtle title for a not-exactly subtle song by Long Beach’s wacky ska-punk band Sublime.
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