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brighid · 06-04-2003, 01:22 PM

An interesting article from the Village Voice about the evolution of gangsta rap and how it currently does nothing more then disseminate the myth of the violent, black male ...

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0323/coates.php

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Gangsta rappers and their advocates argue that they are simply doing what other artists do in emphasizing certain elements of their world. "It's drama, and in drama you take the mundane elements of life and you infuse them at times with hyperbolic meaning," says Todd Boyd, professor of critical studies at the University of Southern California. "When people look at Scarface they don't criticize the film because it overly dramatizes Tony Montana's cocaine use. In reality, if anyone snorted that much cocaine, they would be dead in five minutes, but nobody applies that same standard to hip-hop. That doesn't make it any less authentic. It's not reality, it's a representation of reality from one individual's perspective."

Brighid

Thomas Ash · 06-11-2003, 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by brighid
There are legitimate reasons the have seperate organizations, and I support the rights of private individuals from organizing as they see fit, except when motivated by immoral reasoning such as racism, misogyny, etc

What would that last one lead to? Men only proms? Somehow I don't think we have to worry about them spreading too much.

brighid · 06-11-2003, 08:08 AM

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What would that last one lead to? Men only proms? Somehow I don't think we have to worry about them spreading too much.

Well, if you are a gay male that might be a prom you would want to go to

Brighid

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