In the rules of the game, waverly jong talks back to her mother and tells her to shut up as a result of her mother bragging about her and how she taught waverly every move she has ever used in all her games of chess. This act of defiance is the reason why the song sledgehammer fits this scene so perfectly. The verse of the song where the singer Rihanna says “I hit a wall, I thought that I would hurt myself Oh I was sure, your words would leave me unconscious” and this line from the story “why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don’t you learn to play chess. My mother's eyes turned into slits. She had no words for me, just sharp silence.” These two sections of the song and story go hand and hand in giving a
The title Warrior’s Don’t Cry came from her grandmother’s saying to her, “ Everybody’s a warrior on the battlefield for the Lord”, and she used to sing a song, “ I’m on the battlefield for my Lord”. And so it comes from that, from her singing, and from her experience she had with the 101st Airborne, the soldiers who were warrior’s, who came down to guard the nine of them when they were going to school at Central High School.
On the night of December 13, 2013 Beyoncé, released her fifth self-titled album on ITunes. The album caught many people by surprise because Beyoncé did not set a date for the album, nor did she use any promotion; she did release a video on her Instagram asking her followers if they “were ready”. The buzz spread through social media like a wild fire. With no promotion or no warning, Beyoncé album took the world by storm and made it for her audience and critics to take in the album and it contents. Many people loved the album for not only its catchy songs, but also the growth and “looser” conservative Beyoncé. On the other hand many people did not feel that her album was growth, but a way to catch up to the overly sexual generation. Beyoncé has always been aware of her sexual side, pop side, and feminist side; this has been documented through her four previous albums. Yet, a lot of people have questioned if Beyoncé a feminist because of the content of her newest album. In order to answer that a person must ask him or her self; what is a feminist, why some people believe she is feminist, why others do not believe she feminist, and whether or not Beyoncé think she is a feminist.
The aggressive names accompanied with the violent nature of the game depicted an alternate femininity that enticed Bliss rebellious spirit. Though hesitant at first, Bliss took up the offer by Malice to come try out for the team, further supporting Bliss attempts to find an alternative to her mother perceived views on femininity. The beauty pageant world places a very conservative and enclosed perception of what it means to be a woman, while roller derby opens this up to a wide array of possibilities. Roller derby functions as a way to expose these conservative views held by Bliss mother by disrupting these various culturally held connections between certain feminine traits and females (Sailor, 2013). The liberation from this norm is what makes Bliss believe that she is staying true to herself as indicated by the scene between her and her mother in which Bliss states that “For the first time in my life I don’t feel like there’s something wrong with me. I found something I’m really good at. You know how good Shania is at winning pageants? That how good I am at roller derby.”(Barrymore, 2009). Bliss has found comfort in her definition of femininity despite the pressure placed upon her by her mother interpretation of womanhood. Bliss feels liberated from the conservative view of femininity that is founded on the social norms which represents the cultural
In the article, “I won, I’m Sorry”, Mariah Burton Nelson uses an anecdote in order to begin her article. Sylvia Plath’s attitude is one that is concentrated on conforming to men in order to make them feel comfortable and as the stronger sex. Burton Nelson then shifts to talk about women in sports and how these female athletes behave in order to fit into the gender roles people have become accustomed to. The anecdote is used in order to describe the way women will underscore themselves in order to fit into society’s definition of how a woman should behave.In order to frame her article, Mariah Burton Nelson uses the anecdote about the poet, Sylvia Plath, in order to demonstrate how women conform as a means to fit into gender expectations. This
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Whitney Houston to most was a very amazing and talented person who allowed life and its mishaps break her down. As a young girl she grew up in the church where she felt like it was a sign from God that she should be singing. Freud believes that religion is an illusion, an attempt to gain control over the external world. In his eyes saying that anything is a sign from God depends on how you vision life. There were times in her life where she would produce more music just to get thru the thing that she would be going through. She would use her music as a defense mechanism to get away from all of the abuse, problems with her marriage, neglect, and drugs. Defense mechanisms are ways to distort reality to reduce anxiety: Rationalization is giving a positive reason to a stressor and regression is withdrawing from reality and going to pastime.
...e overcame that. As expressed in the journal, Rihanna had many thoughts on her mind and was going through so much stress but she still had the power to gain her strength and confidence to overcome her obstacles. Critics believe that Rihanna is trying to discover herself and figure out who she really is as a person. I believe Rihanna is just putting on a act and is fooling everybody so she can make that money.
"The Burning Times" Was a period that began in 900BF. These times were accented by the issues that happened between the church and the occultists. Although the church did call for the stop of the study of Occultism because of the effect the taint produced had on the world itself, the church did not torture these individuals- They were attacked and killed. "The Shakira Effect" was something that had happened while occultists tried to bind themselves with the Chaos Lords for immortality, this went awry and separated their minds and bodies.
In the play, The Piano Lesson, music played an important role. The piano in the play represented the African American history and culture. The ghost of Sutter represented the pain and trauma that had been endured throughout the generations in the Charles family. Berniece did not play the piano because she associated it with pain and the bad things that happened to her family members. She did not want to accept the things that had happened in her family’s past. She thought that she could deny everything and act like it never happened. She believed if she continued to run from everything and everybody that the pain would go away. Berniece was burdened and haunted by the ghost of Sutter until she gave in and played the piano after all of those years. After playing the piano, Berniece was no longer burdened or haunted by the past. She was free from all of the denial. She escaped the pain through the music and reflecting on the carvings on the piano, which represented her heritage. Berniece’s brother, Boy Willie, told her “Berniece, if you and Maretha don’t keep playing on that piano… ain’t no telling… me and Sutter both liable to be back” (Wilson 108). By saying that, he meant that if she did not allow her daughter to continue playing the piano and learning about her culture that she would end up going through the same things that Berniece had gone through. Music has a huge impact on the African American culture in several ways and many things about the past can be learned through it.
Hip hop’s rise to popularity has come at a price. It has been put under a magnifying glass as a result of its commercial success. Hip hop’s critics and fans alike have commented on the current state of hip hop through opinion pieces and books. Tricia Rose’s observation that “Hip Hop is in a terrible crisis” in her book The Hip Hop Wars Rose paints a picture of a culture in a dilemma. Rose describes an example that causes hip hop’s current state of crisis: how people discuss hip hop.
Similar to future sections in the lyric Rankine makes allusion to news events. Throughout section two of the lyric, people question why black people are always mad and whether they should be. A YouTuber mentions that anger is the only way blacks can be successful in their culture. The sections then goes on to speak of Serena Williams, although we are informed about her success in her tennis career, it is completely overshadowed by her “unnecessary anger”. This was particularly interesting because this was how Serena Williams was thought of by the public during this time, everyone ignored her success and focused on one thing to criticize her for. Making the reader realize why she acted the way she did. Williams and other icons have every right to be angry, because they faced injustice throughout their lifetime and career. Though, they are scrutinized for using their platform to bring awareness to it. Eventually Williams changes her persona, consequently leading the press describes her as “calmer”. But, one can imagine the willpower it took to control one's anger from Wozniacki tasteless stunt, as seen in the image selected by Rankine. Yet, perhaps this stunt was needed to finally prove that Serena William and other community members still have the right to be
“Who has the biggest dick in the music industry?” Andy Cohen asks Nicki Minaj during his show Watch What Happens Live. The question seems to catch her off-guard, but she keeps her poise and answers that she has not seen anyone’s penis in the music industry. She also notes that she has seen the same penis for ten years. Minaj says that is all she will reveal about the subject. From the outside, it seems like just a silly interview question that should not be taken seriously. However, when analyzing the fact that the American tv show host Andy Cohen is a white male and Nicki Minaj is a black female the vulgarity of the question starts to seem very intentional. The rapper Nicki Minaj is known in the music industry for having a very voluptuous
Don’t you get that badass vibe whenever Rihanna is dancing in her music videos and singing those despicable lines? Yes, everyone does! With an unprecedented musical success, she’s one the most influencing pop stars the world has seen since the 2000s.
began, there were hardly any female rappers well known. She is a quite recent rapper but it did