Objectives:

To promote social criticism skills;
To develop the ability to recognize the construction of social stereotypes in the popular culture;
To develop a creative reaction to the reproduction of repressive stereotypes, gender or other social roles

Preparation:

The participants could be offered several song lyrics to choose from to save time. The method is particularly suitable to use after methods on deepening the understanding on gender roles.

Process:

The peer educator explains the group that commercial popular culture is a type of communication media, which strengthens and preserves gender stereotypes the most. Stereotypes, men’s and women’s oppression, or discrimination are particularly common in popular song lyrics.

Divide the participants into groups. Their task is to pick a song, which features discrimination, objectification, stereotypes and prejudice, and rewrite it in a way that it remains as catchy as the original version.

When you have rewritten the songs, find a karaoke version on the internet (e.g. on Youtube) and sing it using the new lyrics. Songs, suggested for rewriting/resinging:
One more time, Britney Spears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBq3Cjpt2YM

Tai Uždaryk Mane, Tėveli, Aleksandras Makejevas (Lithuanian song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdeeNPEs51s
Barbie Girl, Aqua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v35fWf1CWFQ

God Made Girls, Raelynn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80uEOHRYHl4 Ant Kalno Mūrai, Lithuanian folk song,
etc.

Summary:

Questions for discussion:
1. How did you pick the lyrics for rewriting? Why was this your choice?
2. What did you change and why?
3. What makes the new lyrics different? What is its effect?

Lietuvių liaudies daina „Ant kalno mūrai“
ir kt.

Apibendrinimas

Diskusijai tinkantys klausimai:
1. Kaip pasirinkote perrašytiną tekstą? Kodėl būtent šį?

2. Ką konkrečiai keitėte ir kodėl?

Pasiūlymai tęsiniui, papildoma medžiaga

Turint daugiau laiko, galima prašyti bendraamžių pačių surasti dainas, kurias tiktų perrašyti.

Kitos pritaikymo galimybės bendraamžių švietėjams

Vietoje populiariosios komercijos, galima organizuoti perrašomų lietuvių liaudies dainų popietę – tuomet grupės turėtų perrašyti ir perdainuoti liaudies dainas. Šis metodas tinkamas ir jungiant su smurto artimoje aplinkoje tematika – liaudies dainose nemažai smurto apraiškų, jo normalizavimo.