This week, I thought it would be interesting to look at songs where women ponder what it would be like to flip roles and have the entitlements of a man.Music Thursday: Friends of Wisconsin Unions Edition (What Tami Said)
John Darnielle on International Women's Day (Autostraddle)
Color Me White (Ish): Eminem and Negotiations of Whiteness in Hip Hop (Red Clay Scholar)
I am not interested in debating Mathers’ lyrical capability or talent. I’m more so interested in his (un)conscious role in negotiating whiteness and, more specifically, white masculinity in Hip Hop. Arguably the most commodified and consumed expression of the 21st century African American experience, Hip Hop is a space for hyper-performance of blackness. This makes Mather’s presence all the more visible and his active participation in rap music intriguing.
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