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Studies have shown that black women are underrepresented in hip-hop and rap music videos. Conrad's analysis of 108 hip-hop music videos containing 549 characters found 53% of the people within the videos were male. Furthermore, the women who were represented were mostly in supporting roles. When black women are represented, it is often in a way that reinforces stereotypical gender roles. Specifically, women are more likely to be shown in submissive positions to men. Black women are also heavily sexualized in hip-hop and rap music videos. They are referred to as video "hoes" or "vixens". They are often wearing revealing clothing like lingerie or swimsuits. Many scholars have argued that women are sexualized in these videos to enhance the hyper-masculinity of the featured male rappers. Black women that are featured in these videos often have lighter skin tones and Eurocentric features. n