Jackson Katz on Eminem

I recently read this article by Jackson Katz called “Eminem, Misogyny, and the Sounds of Silence.”
He takes on the lyrics of Eminem’s new album, but more importantly, addresses the *lack* of condemnation for Eminem’s lyrics on the part of music critics.
I’ve included some of Eminem’s lyrics that Katz pinpoints in his article at the bottom.
Katz points out that it should be impossible to ignore the implications of such lyrics, but even music critics, whose job it is to assess music, do not write a word about Eminem’s misogynist music.
Some highlights from the article:
“Popular art succeeds, at least commercially, precisely because it resonates with a certain audience – for whatever reason – in a given cultural and historical context.”
“Desensitization is one of the key effects of exposure to violence, both in media and real life.”
“Is it going too far to suggest that when wealthy nations such as ours export music by the likes of Eminem to countries with that level of misogynous violence that we are practicing what might be considered a particularly insidious form of cultural imperialism?”
Some of Eminem’s lyrics:
(**Trigger Warning**)

“Fe Fi Fo Fum
I think I smell the scent of a placenta
I enter central park, it’s dark, it’s winter in December
I see my target with my car, and park and approach her tender
Young girl by the name of Brenda and I pretend to befriend her
Sit down beside her like a spider, hi there girl you mighta
Heard of me before, see whore you’re the kinda girl that I’da
Assault and rape and figure why not try to make your pussy wider
Fuck you with an umbrella then open it up while that shits inside ya”