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It has been unjustly ignored by most scholars despite the importance of the themes addressed by many of the genre's songs.
It evolved over time from a superficial genre focused on romance to a genre focused on more serious concerns.
It has been unfairly dismissed for the inclusion of subject matter that is also found in other musical genres.
It gave rise to a Black women's musical tradition that has endured even though the genre itself faded in the late twentieth century.