The past few episodes of The Get Down really helped me take what the authors of the readings are saying into perspective. For example, the author of “How To Make Love With Your Clothes On” speaks about how when dancing with men, some see it as the women being in control. “…it provokes the man… Continue reading
In episodes 4 and 5 of The Get Down, we see Marlene trying to branch out and express herself through her singing. We also see that she has to express herself in private because her self expression is not accepted in her household, especially by her father. Marlene’s father did not understand why her kind… Continue reading
I’ve learned that hip hop feminism is a way for women to do what they would like to do how they would like to do it. It is a way for women to take charge and make a space into their own place where they can be free and relate to each other as well… Continue reading
We have learned a lot about gender and sexuality this past week in class but one topic that stood out to me was the discussion of how it plays out within women rappers. For example, this past class we analyzed Cardi B and her language within her song “Get Up 10”. We discussed all the… Continue reading
I was very excited to take this class and learn more about women within the hip hop industry, I always wondered what it took for them to be seen as queens and masters and the toll the road to the top had taken on them. I love how we open every class with a specific… Continue reading
https://genius.com/The-last-poets-white-mans-got-a-god-complex-lyrics I chose the song “White Man’s Got A God Complex” to relate to the reading because of what the song entails. The song speaks about how no matter what the white man does, they will always have a God complex in society’s eyes. In other words, the song speaks to how the white man… Continue reading
