in particular the line of...I have been thinking about the resistance to the idea that words influence actions in general violence in particular. In reality, the repetition of words is arguably one of the most powerful forces on earth. Is there a connection between the ways in which rappers and Tea Party members use violent words, and how these [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jay Electronica’
Rap & The Tea Party: Musing on Violence and Rhetoric
Thursday, January 13th, 2011“Choking Women During Sex”: The Life of a Meme.
Sunday, December 12th, 2010Justin Timberlake tug’s on Ciara’s chain in the Love Sexy Magic video. Various conversations have been generated around Jay Electronica’s comments and $20K bet with Nas on whether “All Women Like Being Choked During Sex.” Crunktastic wrote a post at Crunkfeminists, “Why Jay Electronica Can Choke on His Own Words.” Then Latoya cross posted it [...]
Pregnant and Feeling Like Erykah Badu
Monday, July 14th, 2008While reading the comments on various sites about Erykah’s pregnancy,I couldn’t help but think of a property, double standards and marriage.I thought of property because, it appears to me, that when Black women,do things with their bodies, publicly, that involve the issue of sex or sexuality,one would think that they were public property based on [...]
