%0 Journal Article
%T Eine fr¨¹he mediale Besch ftigung mit der Genderproblematik aus der M nnerperspektive ¨C zu Herbert Gr nemeyers Popsongtext  M nner  und seinen Folgen
%A Hans W. Giessen
%J Studia Theodisca
%D 2012
%I Universit¨¤ degli Studi di Milano
%R 10.6092/1593-2478/2550
%X Pop songs can be used as semiotic signs to give insight into public opinion simply because they have to prove themselves successfull in a commercial environment: they should reflect, not contradict, the general attitudes of the song¡¯s buyers. In this article I will refer to the song  M nner  by Herbert Gr nemeyer, questioning whether its text really breaks with traditional role models. I come to a somewhat qualifying answer. However, especially since Gr nemeyer does not contradict the old role model, he seems to be credible when he ignores it in his later song  Mensch .
%U http://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/StudiaTheodisca/article/view/2550