Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: funk
Song Meaning of “Prostituto” by Deize Tigrona
The song ‘Prostituto’ by Deize Tigrona speaks to the complex and often misunderstood reality of the sex worker. In the song, Deize Tigrona delves into the struggles and stigma that sex workers face and lyrically protests those who try to give their own judgements of what is righteous and moral.
Deize Tigrona sings of the primitive and judgmental expectations that people in power have of sex workers, bearing witness to the discrimination that sex workers face every day. She asserts her humanity, and that of other sex workers, with simple yet powerful lyrics like, “Eu sou prostituto, eu sou tão humano/ Eu sou prostituto eu não sou imoral.” (I’m a prostitute, I’m so human/ I’m a prostitute, I’m not immoral).
In the chorus, Deize Tigrona repeatedly sings that the sex worker has “the right to choose”, drawing attention to the autonomy of sex workers in making their decisions freely and without judgement. Deize Tigrona sings of how the choice of sex work has shaped her life and how it has become a source of independence and power.
The song is a call to challenge the stigma and discrimination that sex workers face on a daily basis. In ‘Prostituto’, Deize Tigrona makes a powerful statement in defending the rights of sex workers, affirming that we can all become empowered, regardless of our profession.