Throughout the course of this class, gender, feminism, equality, race, and sexuality have all been prominent themes that have individually expressed and described specific components of WGSS. The story my quote collection tells is one of how women, men, trans, colored, etc., individuals of society are/have been oppressed within this shared space that we call… Continue reading →
At the beginning of the reading “Hip Hop Is Not Responsible for Sexism” by Tricia Rose, the following is quoted by Russell Simmons on The O’Reilly Factor, April 26, 2007: “And I think that it’s important that we listen to their voices so we can have a roadmap, because artists – almost every single artist… Continue reading →
“But the transient alliances that hip-hoppers imagined across boundaries of class, race, and nation gave them the resources and the platform they needed to tell their stories and provided the grounds for their locally based political actions” (Kuttner, White-Hammond). This is the epitome of the overall theme The Get Down and the goal of these… Continue reading →
Hip Hop Feminism is an interesting topic as hip hop culture and feminism both play integrated roles within one another. Throughout the years and development of hip hop, these concepts have been explored and challenged amongst feminists and even society as a whole. Women are often sexualized (and depending on one’s viewpoints and opinions on… Continue reading →
The deconstruction/construction of gender and sexuality was an interesting section as there is prominent progression of different themes and topics of relevance/discussion involving one’s role and place in hip hop depending on their gender, color, sexuality, etc., in hip hop culture and content throughout the years. I have never “cared” to pay attention to/place emphasis… Continue reading →
The definition of hip-hop is “a style of popular music of US black and Hispanic origin, featuring rap”. Hip-hop is a very complex genre that holds different meanings and value to different people within our shared society and community as it typically relates/pertains to a specific audience. As time progresses, the meaning of this genre… Continue reading →
The Murray Forman reading relates to the poem “When the Revolution Comes” by The Last Poets as they each discuss a black persons role/space in a society in comparison to perhaps an individual of “European descent”. When Cornel West describes how he had been trying to hail a cab for some time, and a woman… Continue reading →
