Stereotypes Of Black Women In Hip Hop Music Videos

As African Americans we have such a rich diverse culture filled with different cuisines, languages and traditions. We definitely should be proud of the many accomplishments that we have made as a people. But in terms of black history it dates back to some of the most inhumane and repulsive actions that African Americans were subjected to. Aside from the racism and segregation that occurred to black people we were also seen as a joke in TV/movie culture back in the day that perpetuated many stereotypes. In the article “Black Stereotypes as Reflected in popular culture” by J. Stanley Lemons he talks about these clichés that were portrayed but most importantly the action of blackface. For me blackface was the most detrimental and had the most

The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling, a sexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However, the loud, smart mouthed, neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. These images portrayed in media and popular culture create powerful ideology about race and gender, which affects daily experiences of Black women in America. With few healthy relationships portrayed in the media, Black women are left to make decisions based on the options

Since the explosion of music videos in 1981, a large portion of their popularity has been due to the objectification of women and their sexuality. “Early content analyses showed that anywhere from 40% to 75% of music videos contained sexual imagery”(Arnett, 2002). Hip-hop music videos especially have a reputation of degrading women. In these videos “women are often depicted in positions

"Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece." Author unknown. It is indeed hard to imagine or comprehend such a quote in a society where women are often portrayed as sex symbols and sex objects. Media is one of the major sources for gender depictions in our society and it has played a major role in placing unfathomable gender roles on women in regards to how they are to behave, and address themselves within a society. The gender depictions of women in our society are truly very saddening and mind-blowing!

The course topics this session were all very interesting. The one that seemed to resonate with me the most was the section about Rap Music. The way that the material was presented and how Rap Music as a whole was dissected was really intriguing. One point that really stuck with me was the “Our Buddy” discussion. It really opened my eyes to how the rap/hip-hop industry markets the music to us. This paper will show that the stereotype of “Our Buddy”in rap music is very real and how the material has turned from an art form into and marketing ploy. I intend to support my argument with examples and analysis by explaining how the stereotype can become accepted as a social norm.

Stereotypes are defined as an oversimplified image or idea about a specific type of person. It is believed that stereotypes about African Americans began in the United States around the 18th century. Anti-Black stereotypes arguably the most developed racist stereotypes in racial framing and have been used as foundations for the capture, enslavement, and later, the subjugation of African American people. Stating that stereotypes are just a joke is an understatement of the consequential after – math racial images and stereotypes have on the African American population. Even stereotypes that are considered positive are often concealed with negative implications and reasons as to why they exist. Most people may think they only hold stereotypes in the back of their head, but studies show that people are more likely to fall back on them in making judgments when they feel challenged, face uncertainty, or experience sensory overload. Using information from class, comparisons from the films we have watched and Ed Guerrero’s Framing Blackness, this paper will analyze the stereotypes in the television show Empire.

The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling, asexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However, the loud, smart mouthed, neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. The typical stereotype about Black men is the violent, misogynistic thug, and the ever-enduring pimp. These images portrayed in media and popular culture createpowerful ideology about race and gender, which affects daily experiences of Black women in America. With few healthy relationships portrayed in the media, Black women

When I first heard someone say, “All African American people are Ghetto,” I was very offended that someone would make this type of assumption about my culture, and I thought how ignorant this person must be; but then I stopped and wondered why other people would think this about us. I asked her why she would say something like this, and she instantly listed shows like Tosh.O and Chelsea Lately, which highlight my culture in a negative view. It was clear to me that she had made up her mind about black people through watching the media and seeing African Americans fulfill that stereotype in person. This led me to question: Where exactly do these stereotypes come from?

It makes me mad as heck that black girls can't just be pretty. Black girls are just as pretty as the girls and other races. I don't understand how people can think otherwise. Generalizing a whole group of people when you've only best small portion of them is crap. I guess it's just funny that people hate being generalize but they do with other races anyway. I just want to send out a friendly reminder that you're pretty for a black girl is not a compliment. How dumb can you truly be to believe that that statement is not offensive. You've already proven to me that her head is full of nothing but stereotypes of black women. Ugly dumb big booty big boobs slim thick and curvy. Instead of seeing this as a people we actually are you're seeing this

As a Black woman, there are certain stereotypes about Black women and Black people in general that I find humorous or true. For example, the stereotype that Black people lover watermelon is something that I find funny because it is not harmful to Black people. However, the more heinous stereotypes about Black people being aggressive and promiscuous are not true or humorous to me. Of course, there are Black people who are aggressive or promiscuous it is harmful to believe all of us are that way. I also do not agree with the stereotypes about Arabs all being Muslim extremist, these types of stereotypes can cause harmful effects towards Arabs. I do believe that the harmful images against ethnic people and even White people can be reversed through

Hip-hop culture has been rapidly growing as a popular trend amongst youths in Western culture. Social media platforms like Instagram are flooded with photos of white teens posing in black rap artist t-shirts, wearing their hair in corn-rows, and captioning their pictures with famous black rap artist quotes. When quoting these lyrics, or listening to these hip-hop songs, they most likely are not thinking of the meaning behind the artists’ words. When reciting Tupac or N.W.A., do they relate to or even understand the political poetry about the oppression of blacks in America? This paradoxical idea of color-blindness proves to be confusing as people of white privilege claim that all races are equal while simultaneously ignoring the oppression

Doug E. Fresh, a popular beat-boxer in rap music today, has been quoted saying, “Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.” Although this is the original intention of hip-hop music, public opinion currently holds the opposite view. Since the 1970’s musical artists have changed the face of hip-hop and rap and worldwide, people – mostly teens—have been striving to emulate certain artists and their lyrics, which has created negative stereotypes for hip-hop music and also for those who choose to listen to it. With vulgar lyrics referencing drugs, alcohol, sex, and aggression, it’s no wonder these stereotypes exist. However, is music really the direct cause of how teens act,

Over the years, hip-hop culture serves to express any alienated and outraged in African American society. Rappers were aspired to express themselves through the art of music. Although men dominated rap culture, women contributed to this controversial music. It took time for society to realize females can rap too like their male counterparts. The black female identity in a male rap culture focused on how a woman acts and should act in the presence of males. One must focus on the female perspective of rap and explore the messages in their songs differ from a male artist. Female rappers had to overcome being subjected to cultural misogyny and negative stereotypes about women. During the 80’s and 90’s was the upbringing of the female hip-hop industry domination in the charts, rappers like Mc Lyte, Queen Latifa, and Salt-N Peppa contribute to this legacy.

Misogyny and degradation of women is present in almost every genre of music, yet the one genre that completely revolves around demeaning women is rap. Over the years rap and rap music videos have continually become more sexual and degrading towards women. Rap has been criticized numerous times for this reason, and that is because rap is one of the most popular genres of music for the younger generations. It is more than a genre of music, it is a complete industry filled with clothing and other merchandise. The reason this constant demeaning of women exists is because rap as a genre that rewards the objectification of women. The excuses used to justify the misogyny in rap are incomplete and lack accurate support. The most effective way

Music videos are a staple source of the music industry. This has been seen over the past few decades as it is through these music videos recording companies get a chance to introduce new upcoming artists and their songs. They are also one of the prime sources for reinforcing how men and women are supposed to behave and act in society. However, a lot of attention has been drawn to the hypersexualization and misrepresentation of females by pop artists in their music videos. There has been continues criticism and arising controversies in relation to the videos produced by these artists. pop is one of the genres with the most prominent viewers for the past few decades and therefore, the gender representations have influenced how genders are viewed all over the world.