Tag Archives: Music
What we can learn from women rappers
Tweet Ed. note: This post is part of the second round of the Feministing “So You Think You Can Blog” contributor contest (background here). Stay tuned all week as our six finalists take turns turns covering the blog and giving us a sense of their personal contributor style. The winner of the contest and newest [...]
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Did Chris Brown get a tattoo of a battered woman’s face?
TweetI’m so sick of writing about Chris Brown. I’m sick of constantly having to explain to victim blamers that Chris Brown was too quickly forgiven and Rihanna, his victim, was too quickly blamed for her assault. But now, hopefully, folks will once and for all view Chris Brown as the awful person he is. Brown [...]
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Quick hit: Nicki Minaj endorses Mitt Romney? Also, Bonita Applebum dismisses claims of putting anybody on.
Tweet Sometimes, rap lyrics are clear. Other times they’re just oblique disses drawing from zeitgeist. Many times they’re persona pieces, a metafictional voice that is easily conflated with the actual identity of the MC who spits them. But I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this: NICKI MINAJ IS NOT ENDORSING [...]
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Legitimate rape, the song
TweetCould Akin inspire a teachable and creatively necessary response to rape culture? Bien sur. Thank you Taylor Ferrera! h/t Upworthy Lyrics after the jump. Tweet
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Feminism is totally cool with Beyoncé posing in her underwear