>On 11 Feb 2002 at 9:56, Bree Mcdonough wrote: > > But I think the place for your research > > would be rap music......this would be the place to look. IMO,there is a >lot > > of misogyny going on there.
Hi Brenda: I hear what you are saying,but at the same time, I don't really think I was overstating when I wrote about rap being full of misogynistic lyrics. And you are so right that other genres are guilty of this. Blues and some heavy-metal come to mind. These forms of music are just a tad more subtle though. >Violent or misogynistic lyrics in rap music appear in a subgenre of the >music - largely >made popular by suburban white kids looking for their "punk rock" rebellion. Yes,when I visit my sister and her family who live in the burbs, my ears are often assaulted because her boys a lot of the times have rap blaring from the basement. Women are called bitches and "hoes" and the message is, after all these years, that women are here for one reason and that our sole purpose and reason for existence is to service a man,to please a man.(Clinton and Monica in the oval office comes to mind) I pointed Mike in this direction because rap is so unabashedly in your face,so out there,no hidden meanings ....... Why my sister allows them to listen to this garbage is beyond me!!?? The boys know when they come to my house and when they want to listen to something on my equipment,rap is forbidden. The boys think that I'm very prudish now, whereas I use to be their coolest Aunt. But I stand my ground on this one. > >Rap music as a whole is so much more than that and to generalize about the >music in >that way is unfair and unfortunate. And I understand too, that rap addresses the social ills in the black community:Driving while black,police brutality and many other things. (I kid my nephews about their worst problem is figuring which over- the counter- acne medication to buy. (A cruel joke,I know) Anyhoo,I just don't like them listening to it. And if they were my sons they wouldn't, at least not in my house, but my hands are tied. Bree _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
