Sunday, May 15, 2011

I bet Mr. Dodson is secretly a linguist.

We all know well the words of the poet Dodson:*
He's climbin' in yo window.
He's snatchin' yo people up.
He's tryin' to rape 'em
So y'all need to hide yo kids, hide yo wife
Hide yo kids, hide yo wife
Hide yo kids, hide to wife
And hide yo husband, too
Cuz he's rapin' errybody our here.
I was thinking about this song the other day when I noticed something intriguing about Mr. Dodson's choice of words in the phrase "snatchin' yo people up." You see, the word "rape" comes from a Latin word meaning "to catch up or carry off." As you can see, the lyrics to the song demonstrate a clear understanding of the etymology of the word "rape", thereby suggesting that Antoine Dodson is secretly a linguist.

*If, perchance, you don't know about Mr. Antoine Dodson, I refer you to these two videos. First: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzNhaLUT520  Second: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw.

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