This assignment will illustrate the social constructs of crime and the fear of crime by examining the portrayal of violence against women in the prompt, “Love the way you lie” by Eminem feat. Rihanna which strongly emphasizes on dominant gender ideologies. This paper will show, how women are targeted to be the “ideal victim” and how men use their power to dominate the other gender.
The video displays variety of scenes, where the women are the basic need to the hunger of male dominance. The male gender are frequently labelled as “criminals” and Madriz describes “criminals as animalistic, as savages or monsters” (Madriz 346). This is clea in the video when Eminem sings“If she ever tries to fucking leave again Im'a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire” (verse 3). It shows, how violent a men can be to get what they want if things do not go their way. It
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It is also said, “Criminals are "cruel," "inhuman," "immoral," "evil" individuals (Madriz 347). Which shows in the video that power to “tie her to the bed” (verse 3), had the extreme measures of being “inhuman, evil, and cruel”, and the high levels of inequality seen between men and women. Moreover, the female keeps in all the pain given by her partner. However, to bring back the affiliation and to have a stable relation with him, she listens to the “lies” he could be saying. For instance, Eminem raps in the video saying, “I apologize even though I know its lies” (verse 3). This proves in various ways he truly does not care about anything but the time he is wasting in the fight and as a conclusion he decides to “lie” to her and make her seem that everything is normal. However, men keep little things that happens in a fight at the back of their mind and they then torture the women in their daily lives. For women, this
urban, suburban, or rural. Crime can occur in a primarily White, wealthy neighborhood and the act can be committed by a White woman. One would say that is not the norm, though. The criterion for crime, according to society, is that most violent or criminal behavior is committed by Hispanic or Black men in predominantly ghetto areas. The larger issue, however, is that a ‘norm’, in regards to criminality, has been established and it is almost as though police officers try their hardest to justify this generalization. A great portion of Rios’ Punished speaks on the notion of proving one’s manhood and passing masculinity tests. Rios
Throughout the years, women have been mistreated brutally by gangs in their neighborhood. In a memoir by Luis Rodriguez, Always Running, the main character experiences many random acts such as shootings, rape, and many arrests. Even though, Luis may seem like a very tough young man, he gives the women the respect and love they wish to receive from a gang member. In today’s society, many young girls are attracted to what society calls a “bad boy” because their lifestyle seems exciting. When one decides to join a gang, one must prove their loyalty to their new family by getting “jumped” by the whole gang or committing a serious crime. When a young girl begins to date a gang member, she begins to see how quickly a situation can escalate to a violent scene and abuse. As soon as a young girl is expose to that lifestyle, they tend to get mistreated mentally and physically by other gang
...nd doesn?t necessarily reflect the artist. Eminem has never raped anyone or killed anyone, but when he raps about it, it is just the way he feels at the moment sometimes but never engages in the action.
She illuminates the hidden causes of the harsh sexism in rap music lyrics and argues that one needs to look deeper to understand why the misogyny exists and how women in her culture need to respond and also start taking responsibility for its existence in order for changes to begin to take place. In the article “ From Fly -Girls to Bitches and Hos “ the dysfunction of our black men is evident, but somehow it’s seen and admired manliness and success. For example the life of Notorious BIG was one of the rap kings that live a life of jail, sex , drugs and murder that “ the seeming impenetrable wall of sexism in rap music is really the complex mask of American often wear both to hide “ . Joan Morgan was vivid as to show the pain men must be feeling so badly that they had to use disrespectful slurs and hateful comment says their music lyrics. I agree with the fact that in today’s society the "bitches and hos" have become the norm. From my perspective that many guys often believe that is how all women act and that they are all pimps and
Within the booming business that has become the rap world, certain musical themes and issues are more prevalent than most. In addition to such topics as drugs, alcohol and police brutality, a dominant theme within rap music is the denigration and derision of women. Indeed, as the above lyrics to Akinyele's song “Put It in your Mouth” illustrate, many male rappers use violent and misogynistic lyrics to create an image of women that is both degrading and disgusting. The graphic and shocking nature of this particular type of rap causes it to be widely publicized, and thus it serves as a definition of rap for a majority of people today. However, there are a number of female artists within the rap music genre spreading messages of female empowerment and respect, not denigration. These female artists, often ignored due to the hype surrounding their male counterparts, use their lyrics to create raps which focus on life as women; dealing with issues of love, power, and discrimination. The face of women in rap culture is both multi-faceted and contradictory.
Notably, violent crimes could be represented in a way that justifiable, easy, glamorous or cool. In this context, a victim of violence can be depicted in a way that propagates stereotyping. In the case of Reeva Stenkamp’s murder, it is evident that the media reflects Reeva as an object of intimate partner violence; hence, the case has been highly publicized in way that favours women. Additionally, it has been viewed that in the event of violence; if the whites murder or rape each other, the story is usually marred with unrealistic explanations towards their behavior. On the contrary, if a black commits such violence, they are thought to possess some intrinsic flaws in terms of nature. Hence, such violence is considered by the media as exceptional, and portrayed as being abberational as opposed to viewing it from a broader societal point.1 As a result of the highly publicized violent crime between Oscar Pistorius and her girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day, this paper focuses on demonstrating how media coverage has reflected and refracte...
In this music video the use of his soft tone voice, and the choice of clothing. are used to the subtly fool women into believing they “love” the them. Where as their only true intention is to have sexual intercourse with them. In reality it 's just another woman used for satisfaction, in plain English a player. It 's awkward to think that a genre with singers who have some of the most soft tone voices can be so derogatory. It 's a contradiction for sure, but I think this contradiction isn 't even a contradiction to begin with, they uses feminine strategies to attract woman, which only further proves their masculinity. Why? The soft voice easily attracts the women into falling for them, and once they have them in the palm of their hands that 's when the player mentality comes out. An article done by Kristie A. Ford speaks on how “fake masculinity can be used to achieve real masculine behavior” (Ford 13). In other words the fake masculinity which is the soft voice and the choice of clothing, are used to achieve real masculine desires which is sex. So even though Devor says that men are viewed as masculine by looking aggressive, intimidating who carry a heavy voice, R&B singers use tactics which contradict that masculinity Devor speaks of in order to achieve something regarded as much more masculine, Sexual intercourse with multiple women. Adding to this One article
“And I've been known to talk about women on a track or two I talk to women, I just can't talk for women...We need women for that, more women in rap There's no girls rapping so we're only hearing half the truth What we have to lose?” This quote is from a Canadian rapper that goes by the name of Shad, the song was released in 2010 titled “Keep Shining”. Shad has made previous songs with a messages to empower women, she is not alone. Other female rappers have released empowering songs as well such as Queen Latifah’s “U.N.I.T.Y.”, “But don't you be calling out my name I bring wrath to those who disrespect me like a dame.” Followed by Eve, “Love is Blind”, “How could you beat the mother of your kids, how could you tell her that you love her.” And
Society influences the socioeconomic inequalities between people, which usually results in differing social and cultural norms surrounding violence. These norms might include male dominance over women, while certain cultural norms might support violence and claim it to be a reasonable method to resolve conflicts in neighborhoods. We see this shown in the film because they talk about how violence is a two step process. The first part is the thought that, ‘I have a grievance with someone’, and the second part is that the grievance justifies violence (James et al.,
To be able to appreciate the magnitude of the problem, it is important to first determine what the issue is all about. This paper is going to analyze this issue developing recommendations on how to combat the crime in the United States. This will be achieved by discussing the nature of this issue, who the victims are and the current legislation on the pro...
In recent years, the subject of crime has become an increasingly important theme of political, academic, and public debate. In particular, the media today is more focused on victims than it has ever been before. Through media representations of the ‘ideal victim’, this essay will subsequently show how the media are able to construct and re-affirm pre-existing traditional ideologies within the public realm. In effect, this assignment will critically assess the concept of an ‘ideal victim’ and show how the media have used this when describing crime.
McLaughlin and Muncie (2012) in their work indicate that “crime is not a self-evident and unitary concept. Its constitution is diverse, historically relative and continually contested.” With this statement, the authors are describing crime as something which is not unique but, on the contrary, it is a fairly normal and widespread event. Moreover, they are stating that crime depends on time and culture and it is shaped by morality and social attitudes. Crime can be linked to different areas such as economics, social status and geography. In this essay, different themes will be discussed: for instance, the main ones are the history of crime, the different types of crime, how to measure crime and the various ideas of crime in different parts of the world.
Despite rape culture being clearly relevant in most all forms of media, many people choose to argue against it. Many point to the fact that even if rape is a common crime it is still considered especially heinous. Others complain that rape culture is too much about the female agenda when rape is more about men. Dr. Tara J. Palmatier says, “Meanwhile, no one ever discusses adult male rape victims who, believe it or not, do exist and in far greater numbers than female rape victims.” She also claims that “The reality is that more men are raped every year in jail than women in the general population.”(2a) Dr. Tara believes that men should be in more fear of women than the other way around. According the the Munoz-Rivas, more women engage in psychological aggression and Parity states that women’s use of physical aggression is equal to that of men (2a). Because of the points put forth by Dr. Tara J. Palmatier, many people are under the impression that rape culture doesn't exist in the slightest.
It was released in May in 2011, as part of Rihanna’s new album ‘Loud’. It was produced by the upcoming producer in the music scene, Sham. The clip was shot in Jamaica, and this may explain the fact that Rihanna uses a Jamaican accent, which is probably not that hard for the bad girl from Barbados. Back to the actual subject, the song. Sexual assault is a growing problem in today’s society, and a lot of artists and politicians focus on the fact that this problem should vanish from the surface of this earth. Women who have been assaulted in a
Instead of using feminism to work towards equality, women, instead, are being objectified. Rap songs have included messages of sexism, injustice and equal rights, pointing out the issues in the music and hip-hop industry. Putting these issues in songs makes it more likely the issue will be recognized.