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The War Between the Sexes in the African-American Community Can Continue to Wage On, My Mind is Made Up and I Know What I Want Out of Life ..

Anyone who listens to said "urban" radio these days is familiar with The Game's ode to video girls "Wouldn't Get Far", where him and Kanye West, who produced the track, posit pro-typical misogynistic prose against said video girls; the infamous freelance workers who sell their sexuality to boost the
ir career whereas in return, album sales of a rap album typically skyrocket, as males who watch music videos to take a look at the girls must have the album, as well as women who may have heard the song on the radio in a club or discotheque anywhere. Think of the phenomenon as rap music's equivalent to the hedonistic times of the Disco era; as one has captured that same energy and compressed it into a three minute video. The work pays well, and while there were always female dancers featured in rap videos from the very beginning, when recording artists of this genre of music were struggling to get airplay, the mainstream success of rap music has created an insatiable market for songs that feature catchy lyrics, instructions on how one can carry out various dance moves, and double entrees in which talk about dance moves masquerade messages about sexuality.

 
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"Sex sells" and men rule. Interesting though, the reverse is also true. How many females talk about Denzel's acting ability instead of his looks? We do need more positive role models in movies and on television.

Posted on 04/26/2007 at 10:04:00 AM

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