User:HopDot/Evaluate an Article

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Misogyny in Rap Music

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I chose this article because I consider myself a fan for music of all genres. But lyrical and visual (music videos) wise many rap songs in Western culture is deemed unhealthy, especially with its over sexualization and objectification of women. I'm interested to see why this has become a phenomenon.

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The introduction regarding this topic is detailed, and gives information about the social expectations hip hop artists intend to reach by asserting a sense of masculinity. However, there are a few parts in the article where i found a bit far fetched. When providing examples where women are abused and exploited in music videos, the only one mentioned was: hip-hop artists lounge poolside as a harem of women gyrate around them in bikinis. Though matched with the criticism of exploitation, I don't necessarily see how this action is "abusive". The article also compared rap with jazz as they are both symbols to African American culture, talking about the effects of slavery and oppression that resulted in the fightback through music. It discriminated rap music as an entire genre, instead of just focusing on the topic provided. Especially since rap isn't limited solely to Western media.

The example lyrics given are quite outdated as well, many were released decades ago or older. With "She" by Tyler the Creator, the song was dated 10 years ago, and placed quite ironically under a category that mentioned homophobia, when both artists that worked on this song came out. The article focused mainly on the music of black community and the discrimination black women face, with zero mentioning of rap music from other countries. It also feels like it's looking at the lyrics from a bystander's perspective, without the digging for context and why the artist chose to talk about women in that way.