Project Respect: Da Baddest B*tch by Rapper Trina

In a lot of music videos, especially hip-hop/rap, females are portrayed in a negative way, which causes a harmful influence on the people who view them. The most common theme in hip-hop music videos is the objectification of females. Women are portrayed as sexual objects throughout the videos. In some videos they are seen as a type of reward or trophy for the male. Other times they are seen holding money to gain the attention of men or are even portrayed as slaves willing to do anything to please the men in the videos.

Women need to act sooner rather than later because in recent years the rap industry has become more and more sexual. Rap is critiqued so harshly because many rap artists take the exploitation of women to the next level. In his music video for “Tip Drill” Nelly swiped a credit card down a woman’s backside. Rap crosses the line more so than any other genre. Not only are women portrayed sexually in the music videos, but also in the rap songs themselves.

Rappers like ASAP Rocky, Lil’ Wayne, and Jay-Z use their lyrics to describe women in derogatory words that would devalue a woman’s self. Music videos also show women wearing extremely revealing clothing and dancing in provocative ways. Most of these rappers are male, and t... ... middle of paper ... ...dermined in all forms of media. They tend to be over sexualized and underrepresented. Most of my findings are stereotypes of women.

They are treated like they are accessories and they are a way to show status of a rapper, to prove that they have made it.” Carter argues that men objectify women in their songs. Younger kids become influenced by that and believe that is the way to treat women and get successful. Women in hip-hop are no longer seen as humans. Whether it is sex tools or an achievement made, they are no longer beings of equal status. With hip-hop lyrics such as calling them hoes, bitches, bad bitches, and sluts they are labelling women.

“So mi fuck her out hard when she position from back, worse de gul skin clean, yes and de pum pum fat.” Yet again this supports that idea that a woman is supposed to attract a man with her looks but also goes further to state that the power available to women is determined by her sexual nature in order to gain the achievement of being the women he wants. “Gi mi straight up pussy cause she know say gangsta no saps, it’s a fucking affair gal siddung pon mi cocky like chair,” this brings out the motion of objectification of women. In the last lines, “Wan mek a run but mi cab inna de air, Fling her pon de ground and put she foot inna de air” the action of taking control mentined clearly above eliminates the notion of respect of men towards women in this dyadic relation, which highlights women subordinate and inferior position.

Women are frowned upon because of this. But, for some reason, when rappers are pimps and have multiple “hoes” with them, it’s ok. In my opinion, rappers should consider the impact and influence they have on their fans. As more and more teens are being exposed to negative lyrics, women

Ultimately, it all ties with the early argument where artists use vulgar langue towards women. See if studies have shown that men are more than likely to use vulgar language than women then its clear that artists do in fact Shuibi 7 use misogyny. The negative outcomes that rappers have on women, black communities and children results in pregnant mothers, suicide, murder, drugs, alcohol and rape. If rappers would stop with the vulgar and derogatory language they have for women then it could change the whole perspective. Some argue that it isn’t too serious and that all music isn’t like that, but when you have children using the word “bitch” to describe a women, friend or family member it says a lot.

If a woman’s opinion of men changes simply from a sexist remark, it must be very difficult for an artist to constantly feel discriminated against simply because of her gender. It is common in the music industry for females to be sexualized not only by male artists, but also by someone as irrelevant as a music video director. Male music artists frequently use women as props in their music videos. This may not be the choice of th... ... middle of paper ... ... with their music can help to decrease sexism in the music industry and decrease the need for sexualizing women as well. Sexism, throughout the world, causes men to feel superior over women.

Previously I hinted above about his sexism and misogynistic ways, but now I will go in depth. Hip hop misogyny has been reignited since the history of Dr. Dre’s abuse appeared again with the debut album Straight Outta Compton. The history behind misogyny has dated back decades and has gained even more pushback due to artist like Rick Ross, Drake and Kanye West. These rappers have created songs that dehumanized women from them stripping, making money, and slapping them while having intercourse. However, Kanye West gained a great amount of pushback due to his Yeezus album that greatly dehumanized, influenced sexisim and exhibited a great amount of anger towards women.

There are a growing number of people who purchase rap albums that support the fallacy that women are mere objects and should be treated as such. As the popularity of rap continues to climb at unprecedented rates, so too does its influence on the perception of women. In the vast majority of hip-hop songs, the depiction of women as sexual objects, the extreme violence directed towards them and the overall negative influence these lyrics have on the average adolescent's perception of women make rap the absolute epitome of female exploitation. The oppressive picture displaying the sexual objectification of women that most hip-hop artists paint while rapping can only be described as appalling. Many artists imply that a woman?s sole purpose is to gratify a man?s every sexual desire.