![]() ![]() Something to be considered, he points out, is the fact that female artists in pop culture and hip hop are also feeding into the issue and actively participating in it. You’re lucky if you get a full representation of that body because that body is usually just reduced to boobs and backsides,” Adesanmi says. “(They are shown as) sexual objects, so there is absolutely no depth in the representation of the woman, but a fixation on the female body. He says that most mainstream artists in hip hop culture foster a shallow and superficial representation of women. Pius Adesanmi is a professor from Carleton University who includes pop culture and feminism in his research interests. I think that right now just based on what I see on social media and like a lot of celebrities are standing up these days with feminism and stuff like that,” he says. “Feminism seems to be making a strong, strong comeback, so probably ya, it will probably end. He says there is more discussion happening amongst feminists and especially with the internet platform which allows a range of voices to be heard. Jutes points out it may be hard to say that hip hop will stop being sexist at some point. “My guy friends will be like ‘Yo bitch, what’s up’… We literally degrade ourselves so like, most of my stuff is pretty tongue-in-cheek, like even my videos, its like I’m always poking fun at myself…So I kinda just poke fun at everybody, like, that’s just how I am,” Jutes says. He explains that choosing this language specifically in his lyrics is “very tongue-in-cheek.” He says he isn’t trying to seriously degrade women, but he uses words that him and his friends use on a regular basis. “I think the majority of people who are talking like that and acting like that are just following trends because they saw somebody famous doing it,” Jutes says.Īlthough he says he wants his sound to be separate from the mainstream, he has referred to women as “bitches” or “hoes” in a few of his lyrics and has had women sexualized in his music videos. His songs aren’t always serious, and he says they are all about being positive. Jutes is an up-and-coming rapper born in Ottawa. Her lyrics express her real thoughts and feelings, and she represents an anti-stereotype to the industry. While achieving her success, she says she never used her gender as a selling point, but focused on being the best MC she could be. Working in a male-dominated field, Eternia combats sexism by being herself. “It becomes conceived as normal for a new generation to use terms that technically are ignorant, or inappropriate, or offensive and to not be even aware that they are offensive because everyone else around them is using them, including their idols,” Eternia explains. When a society is exposed to these types of lyrics and music videos, there may be huge consequences for both men and women. Sometimes we are not even aware of what we say and where it came from and the fact that it’s sexist,” she says. “If you weren’t raised knowing this was appropriate and this wasn’t, you’re going to talk that way. She believes that hip hop isn’t at its root misogynist, but it is a product of a society that is. ![]() ![]() You’re lucky if you get a full representation of that body because that body is usually just reduced to boobs and backsides.”Įternia is a two-time Juno nominated female hip hop artist, born in Ottawa. While many listeners bob their heads with the rhythm and sing along to the chorus, they may not be conscious of the negative stereotypes about women songs like this perpetuate. In the song, Usher’s pride comes only from her looks and sexual display. So goes Usher’s hit track released at the end of last year titled, “I Don’t Mind,” a song about his adoration for a stripper. “You can twerk it while in a split, you racking up them tips / your body rock and your booty poppin’, I’m proud to call you my bitch.” Watching the music video for “Trading Places” by Usher.
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