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One of the many good factors of having a big platform is having your voice heard when discussing about serious topic that humans face on a daily basis and Melanie Martinez is no stranger to this. Despite only having two albums out, Melanie Martinez has a huge fan base, she has 6.1 million followers on Instagram and 1 million followers on Twitter because of her being a huge influencer and the power she holds, Melanie discusses serious topic like sexism, eating disorder, sexual harassment through her songs and even music video. However there are people who believe that Melanie is exploiting the serious topic because she may or may not through the trauma or her music videos which have a lot of kindergarten themes in it, some may argue that it’s “sexualising” or even glorifying the topic that Melanie is discussing about in the song. However I believe that Melanie’s vision of Crybaby and using this type of art is actually genius when you look deeper.

Like I said before, Melanie’s songs and music videos have a kindergarten theme to it like using nursery rhymes, games you played when you were younger and many more. These things are something that children love to either sing or even play despite not knowing that there’s a dark origin behind any nursery rhymes you’ve heard. Ring around the Rosie is about the Great Plague that spread in London in 1665, Jack and Jill is about King Louis XVI And Marie Antoinette whom were beheaded during the reign of terror in 1793 and Mary, Marty quite contrary is about Mary I of England aka Bloody Mary. So, when researching about how many nursery rhymes have a dark origin behind it, it makes sense for Melanie Martinez to put childlike things through her art when discussing serious issues that needs to be talk about and we can even hear the meaning as well. Strawberry short cake is about sexually harassment and victim blaming to girls. In the song Melanie sings about how girl are taught to be pure and not show any skin, but nobody taught boys to keep their hands to themselves and when they sexually assault the girl, it’s the girl’s fault because of what she was wearing, during the chorus she says:

“It's my fault, it's my fault

'Cause, I put icing on top

Now, the boys want a taste of this strawberry shortcake

That's my bad, that's my bad

No one taught them not to grab

Now, the boys want a taste of this strawberry shortcake”

Mrs Potatohead is about the expectations of beauty and what society thinks it’s pretty. They encourage you to get plastic surgery if you want to look more like the models in magazines and on Instagram. Mrs Potatohead is a toy that has been invented to let kids change her appearance when playing her.

“Kids forever, kids forever

Baby soft skin turns into leather

Don’t be dramatic, it’s only some plastic

No one would love you, if you’re unattractive.”

For her second album, Melanie written, directed and starred in a film for the album. Each songs discusses things that kids are probably going through and there even serious topic that are discuss in the film as well. A black kid doesn’t stand up for pledge of allegiance and even says that the whole justice and liberty for all is bullshit, a transgender woman is fired because the principal believes she’s exploiting the kids despite the teacher saying that the kids connect with her meaning they don’t mind she’s transgender. There’s also a scene that brings up about sexism that talks about a woman can’t do a men’s job aka “being the president of the United States” because woman are too sensitive and emotional despite in many cases, men are the ones who can’t keep their emotions while women can because they been dealing with this shit for years.

1. Wheels on the bus (inappropriate behaviour I.e smoking weed, having sex in the public eye)

2. Class Fight (bullying)

3. The principal (world leaders not listening to their people and things go horrible for their own country)

4. Show and tell (exploitation for money and power to the point where you feel like a puppet/product to society)

5. Nurse’s office

6. Drama Club (having to play a character that you even can’t be you because people start judging)

7. Strawberry shortcake (double standards, sexual harassment and victim blaming)

8. Lunchbox friends (having fake friends who will only hang out with you because it probably benefits them even though you would rather have real friends)

9. Orange juice (eating disorder and bulimia)

10. Detention (similar to show and tell & drama club)

11. Teachers pet (naivety, a forbidden relationship, being taking advantage of by an older person)

12. High school sweethearts

13. Recess (mental health)

This spell is reputed to work very quickly, so do not be too rash, Red candles represent passion so you must take responsibility for whatever happens when you call your lover to you.

You will need. 

A Red Candle

Two Silver Pins 

Method.

Stick the two pins through the middle of the candle at Midnight, Concentrate on your lover and repeat his or her name several times. After the candle burns down to the pins, your lover will arrive, Its also said that if you give your love one of the pins they will remain bound to you.

If you wish companionship rather than passion use a candle of a colour appropriate to the other persons star sign.

If you find that your partner’s attention seems to be wandering, try this spell. It is best performed on a Friday, the day sacred to Venus the Goddess of Love, because it is said she will not assist if there is any intrinsic reason for the relationship not to work out.- for instance if your partner no longer loves you. you may be unsuccessful in your aim. This you must accept, knowing you have done the best you can.

You will need.

A clean piece of paper

A Pen you like

Method.

Take your pen,m write your first name and your lovers surname on the paper. Draw either a square or circle around them. (use the square if you decide all want is a psychical relationship, but the circle if you are utterly convinced this person is right for you.) With your close you say. 

“If it be, lover come back to me” 

In the ever-changing housing market you can always do with a bit of luck in selling your home. This little ritual will help the sale of your property to run smoothly.

You will need. 

One Crystal

Some salt water (2 teaspoons or salt to 50ml of water)

 A photography of the front of the house your trying to sell.

One white candle.

Matches or a lighter

Method.

Do this spell for 6 days, starting on a Monday or a full moon, first, you need to cleanse your crystal by soaking it in the salt water. Leave the crystal in the solution while you prepare the rest of the spell.

Place the photograph under the white candle, then light the candle. Say the following 3 times.

“My home is available to you now, I no longer need it. Come and see me. This Happy home is calling to you. May you desire it to be your home. So mote it be.”

Blow the candle out and reuse it over the next 5 days, repeating the incantation each time. Then dry the crystal and place it in a prominent part of your house.  When prospective buyers come to view your house, the crystal will emit this positive energy to them.

Bless it be.

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