From: Large scale analysis of gender bias and sexism in song lyrics
Word set name | Words | Ref. |
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Pleasant | family, honest, gift, wonderful, vacation, miracle, loyal, pleasure, gentle, rainbow, love, peace, lucky, honor, freedom, happy, health, friend, laughter, cheer, joy, heaven, diploma, paradise, diamond, caress, sunrise | [11] |
Unpleasant | cancer, agony, stink, sickness, poverty, accident, failure, rotten, hatred, terrible, disaster, tragedy, grief, jail, abuse, awful, prison, ugly, nasty, murder, bomb, poison, evil, crash, death, war, kill | [11] |
Career | corporation, professional, career, office, business | |
Family | family, marriage, wedding, children, home | |
Female attributes | girl, hers, her, aunt, daughter, sister, female, mother, she, grandmother, woman | |
Male attributes | brother, grandfather, his, son, father, man, male, uncle, he, him, boy | |
Female names | kim, rose, mary, eve, kelly, jane, lisa, juliet, jean, annie, trina, sarah, sally, betty, lucy, taylor, bonnie, marie, jenny, dolly, julia, anna, jill, angie | * |
Male names | john, jack, joe, johnny, james, david, paul, billy, jimmy, simon, mark, romeo, bill, peter, bob, lee, jim, bobby, tom, jackson, sam, michael, charlie, adam | * |
Flowers | lilac, bluebell, violet, crocus, buttercup, iris, rose, tulip, daisy, marigold, daffodil, orchid, carnation, magnolia, lily, poppy, clover | [11] |
Insects | cockroach, maggot, locust, roach, centipede, caterpillar, weevil, beetle, flea, dragonfly, mosquito, ant, cricket, moth, spider, bee, fly | [11] |
Musical instruments | banjo, mandolin, trombone, cello, fiddle, tuba, harmonica, harp, violin, piano, trumpet, clarinet, oboe, guitar, lute, saxophone, horn, bongo, flute, bell, viola, drum | [11] |
Weapons | harpoon, mace, hatchet, grenade, missile, spear, axe, rifle, cannon, dagger, pistol, shotgun, dynamite, tank, blade, sword, arrow, whip, bomb, knife, club, gun | [11] |
MatSci | nasa, addition, einstein, technology, experiment, math, chemistry, science | |
Arts words | poetry, novel, symphony, art, dance, shakespeare, sculpture, drama | |
Intelligence | brilliant, logical, apt, smart, thoughtful, wise, precocious, genius, intelligent, shrewd, clever | [14] |
Appearance | gorgeous, slim, healthy, handsome, ugly, fat, thin, weak, beautiful, pretty, strong | [14] |
Strength | triumph, confident, potent, loud, winner, shout, succeed, strong, bold, leader, dynamic, command, power | [14] |
Weakness | timid, withdraw, yield, failure, fragile, weakness, loser, shy, surrender, weak, afraid, follow, lose | [14] |