Is Hip-Hop Feminism Alive in 2011? Joan Morgan coined the phrase back in 1999‚ but what does hip-hop feminism look like today? Is it Queen Latifah? Nicki Minaj? Or the 10-year-old girl calling out Lil Wayne? • By: Akoto Ofori-Atta | Posted: March 21‚ 2011 at 12:52 AM [pic] Queen Latifah; Nicki Minaj In 1992 Dr. Dre released his single "Bitches Ain’t Sh--‚" complete with a chorus that emphatically reduces women to nothing but "hoes and tricks." In 1996 Akinyele famously sang "Put It In
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Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment The 19th amendment was a huge part in American history. It was one of the first accomplishments for feminism and really got the ball rolling with women fighting for their rights. New American Citizens should learn about the 19th amendment and the suffragettes because it made a huge impact on feminism‚ was a large step for American women‚ and changed history forever. The 19th amendment made a large impact on women and our history. This amendment says “The
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study‚ the aim will be to answer the following question: ‘To what context can sport be considered a good thing?’ The theory which will be looked at in this study is feminism and its key theories. There are many forms of feminist theory‚ however the ones that will be looked at will be liberal feminism‚ radical feminism and socialist feminism. Coakley & Pike (2009) describe feminist theory as the understanding of gender & gender relation‚ with regards to social life and gender equity and the need for social
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inadequate compared to men. The music firm is a primarily male-dominated field‚ which is not a problem. The problem arises when women are discouraged to reach higher and thus a “glass ceiling” is put in place. Feminism and other movements are working towards smashing the glass ceiling. Farrugia and Swiss‚ authors of “Producing Producers: Women and Electronic/Dance Music‚” said‚ “researchers who have examined the gendered divisions within the dance music industry thus far have noted that most DJs
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paper would be unnerving and graphic. If you still think rape culture is alive today in America‚ please read his article. It is factual evidence and accounts‚ however‚ it is graphic. No normal person would say it is okay to rape anyone‚ however‚ this seems to be one of modern day feminists arguments. Alas it has been debunked. Even though they say the USA still has rape culture‚ they do things such as ‘Slut Walks’. The reason behind Slut Walks is to get the female body unsexualized by where in sexy
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The effect of feminism on the world during the past century has been massive – but not enough. Equality still does not prevail between the two dominant genders of society – male and female. Everything that deals with being weak is still associated with femininity and frailty. Women who try to defy the norm of being gentle‚ submissive‚ and soft-spoken are seen as masculine and raunchy. What’s even worse is that women further bury their own gender by slut-shaming other women‚ implying that what men
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The View Towards Feminism and A Room of One’s Own Written in 1929‚ A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf has been broken apart into many different view points and meanings that in a whole‚ affect woman and/or artists. The interesting thing about Woolf’s piece‚ is that it’s an essay that uses fictional characters and narration that would later be used to debate whether it was completely a true feminist approach to women’s writing and money‚ or if wasn’t enough of a feminist approach‚
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First-wave feminism refers to a period of feminist activity during the 19th and early twentieth century throughout the world‚ particularly in the United Kingdom‚ Canada‚ theNetherlands and the United States. It focused on de jure (officially mandated) inequalities‚ primarily on gaining women’s suffrage (the right to vote). The term first-wave was coined in the 1970s.[by whom?] The women’s movement of that time‚ with its focus on de facto (unofficial) inequalities‚ acknowledged its predecessors by
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themselves of their femininity to achieve the level of acceptance that they hope to reach‚ while others are proud of being feminine and feminist. This has become a point of contention amongst many women‚ causing women to question whether femininity and feminism can coexist. If we abandon femininity‚ we are creating a new stereotype. While being strong and achieving gender equality is a noble cause‚ no one should be required to sacrifice their femininity; unfortunately‚ many women are. All over social
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Shavon Baltimore Professor Guyot ANT 206 11/12/2014 Feminism in America What is Feminism? According to the Webster Online Dictionary‚ feminism is the “belief in social‚ political‚ and economic equality of the sexes.” Feminist movements are formed to give these rights to women who have been deprived of their privileges and rights denied by society. In this essay‚ I will discuss feminism in America as a movement which aims to end sexism‚ sexist exploitation and oppression. According to bell hooks
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