Summary Of From Fly Girls By Joan Morgan

I chose to read Joan Morgan’s From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hoes for my next reading journal article. She begins with background information of current hip hop and rap lyrics, and the language they choose to use. Much of the diction used in their songs are insensitive towards women of all kinds. However, Morgan points out that the rappers are not to be entirely blamed. For centuries, women have used their sexuality as an advantage in order to progress through social and work situations. “Sex has long been the bartering chip that women use to gain protection, material wealth, and the vicarious benefits of power,” Morgan explains. I tend to agree with this different point Morgan portrays. Feminism is something women have been fighting pretty