Hip Hop Media Stunt Men

The media portrayal of men has affected our society for many years. The media tends to stunt men’s emotional depth and alter the ways that they are able to express themselves. Men will often turn to violence as a way to express themselves and to make themselves seem tougher than they actually are. These violent expressions are dangerous and involve not only other men, but can carry to the abuse of women and children. Misogyny is very present in modern day music and media.
In Hip Hop the rappers tend to focus on materialism things such as money and chains. Hip Hop sends many messages to men. The men of hip hop tend to be homophobic and intolerable to of other sexualities, gender identity, and race because they are insecure with themselves and