The recent controversy over Nelly's music video " Tip-Drill" has highlighted what we've all known for some time: Hip-hop has a gender problem. And for most of hip-hop's 30-something years, folks have been compelled to point out the sexism, misogyny and homophobia that finds a forum in the lyrics of the young black and brown men who have primarily influenced the genre, and the lack of a womanist perspective that could directly counter those lyrics. In this regard, the recent decision of the Spelman College Student Government Association and others at the Atlanta University Center to try to hold Nelly accountable was part of a larger tradition, one honed by journalists like Joan Morgan, Raquel Cepeda, Karen Good and Elizabeth Mendez-Berry and scholars such as Tricia Rose, Cheryl Keyes and Gwendolyn Pough, whose new book Check It While I Wreck: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture and the Public Sphere drops in June. But in recognizing this larger tradition, we should also acknowledge that we may be asking hip-hop to do something that it's fundamentally incapable of. Let me be clear -- I'm on the front lines of any effort to get the men in hip-hop to rethink their pornographic uses of women's bodies and performance of lyrics that more often than not express, at best, a deep ambivalence about and fear of women (perfectly captured 14 years ago with the Bell Biv Devoe quip "never trust a big butt and a smile") and, at worst, outright hatred.
The main issue addressed by Hall’s theory is the street crime. Hall believed this to be particularly to do with the ‘muggers’ on the street. Muggers can be defined as those who attack and rob another in a public place (Dictionary.com 2011). Hall believed that in creating ‘muggers’ it gave the state an excuse to enforce
Ethos can be seen in the first paragraph when she uses terminology like, “our love jones for hip-hop”, ”homeboy’s clearly got it like that” and “gangsta leans”(602). This use of slang clearly suggests the audience she is trying to connect with is the black community. It also feels like she is showing them that she speaks their language to put them at ease as well as to ask them to not tune her out. Even when Morgan does use logical appeals her overreliance on emotional appeals weaken her logic. This is evident when she describes a US Census Bureau comparison about two parent black homes from 1960 to the present(602); however, she immediately precedes and therefore undermines it with an appeal to Pathos when she says, “The stats usher in this reality like taps before the death march” (602).
The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on the African American Community By J. Douglas Penn Table of Contents Executive Summary ……………………………………………………… 2 What the Literature Tells Us about African Americans and Education ……………………………………………………… 3 Findings from the Interviews with African American Parents and Students ……………………………………………… 5 Concluding Thoughts ……………………………………………… 6 Introduction and Background ……………………………………………… 7 A Brief Overview of African Americans In the United States ………………………………………………. 9 Broken Promises ………………………………………. 9 Cumulative Advantage and Social Capital ………………. 10 Inequality in U.S. Incarceration ………………………. 14 A Brief Overview of African Americans In Kalamazoo ……………………….
He also became the director and CEO of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was also the national director and organizer of the Million Man March in 1995, as well as authored numerous books and publications,” which is exactly why I was so compelled to go listen to him speak (Exponent 1). Despite the fact that, in class we haven’t exactly touched on the criticism of hip hop without a gendered aspect per say, I thought it was a very interesting topic to examine as a person with an “outside” point of view. In this response, I am going to analyze the cultural relevance of hip-hop, to advocating
Ralph Ellison's nameless protagonist in "Battle Royal" is a young African American struggling to find his place in society in the early twentieth century American South. Rather than provide the reader with an essay of statistics and facts about racial discrimination, Ellison chose to create a short story full of imagery and satire that allows the reader to step into the horrific experiences of the young man. More importantly, Ellison uses the key events of "Battle Royal" to satirically depict real cultural issues affecting African American society throughout history. Early in the story, we learn that the central character is graduating from high school. He is considered an excellent speaker, and an all white men's club invites him to present his
During his show, he made a public announced about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, who has predominantly black women on the team, calling them “nappy headed hoes.” According to Malena Amusa, this controversial issue became “this is not about x, but y"--not about race but gender or homophobia. Despite this, to say "Imus" in the weeks following was to evoke a meta-narrative that insisted: "See, I told you racism still exists." What Don Imus said on his radio show is completely unacceptable for a professional. A blogger called the show the "next event in a long history of pathologizing Black people's behavior while leaving their white counterparts unexamined." Don Imus could have kept his comment to himself while he was on the air speaking to his
As well as a negative side that can lead to social disruption. Durkheim (1982 originally 1895) believed that a certain amount of crime was necessary for any society. Durkheim argued that a collective conscience which provides the framework for people to distinguish between acceptable behaviour and unacceptable behaviour was evident in society. However, Durkheim found that there were problems in society when these boundaries become unclear; Durkheim stated that the boundaries change over time. Therefore it is functional for crime to keep the people informed on the boundaries of their society.
Police have been given orders to do what is necessary to take down the gang members. B. The problem with that are retaliations. That means more shooting, which also means more deaths and casualties. C. In Boston an Adult Crime Prevention Organization (ACPO) started the program, “Youth with a Voice”, which encouraged kids to speak up about their experiences.
This can end up with a person have racial profiling used against them and making a negative impact on their life. Most of the ideas of racial profiling come from the media (Mass Media). The Mass Media includes forms of communication that becomes exaggerated form the truth for ratings. Reporters would use the most extreme and dramatic story that they could find, to have on the news, for that day. Mass Media author, Jennifer Akins, states “…because the media are so prevalent in industrialized countries, they have a powerful impact on how those populations view the world.” This shows that people rely on the media for views on the world.