Strength and Violence
Africian-American hip hop scholar BYron Hurt argues that, " It is not surprising that a rapper like 50 Cent is commercially viable in a nation that supports a culture of violence." Hurt also says that the type of hyper-masculine violence we see, or that is implied in many hip hop videos is the same kind of violence we see in sports culture, Hollywood films, recruitment for the military and computer games. In other words, Hurt says the media has "normalized killing, shootoing and dying". To what extent do you agree?
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i do agree i think all males have to put out a certain image to impress females. i think people should not have to impress no one because if they dont accept them for theirself no one else will. people need to learn how to cooperate with others and they wont have to put on shows for others.That what i think about strength .vs. violence what you think?
on
December 12, 2007
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12:13 PM
i highly agree with Hurt because the media is normalizing killing but the way he is saying they are normilizing killing he is sayinging it in a negitive way. the media have no choice but to normalize killing if its happening in their presence. He makes the comment that "50cent is commercially viable in a nation that supports violence"(Hurt) but while he is saying this 50 cent have no choice the violent things he speaks about actually have happened in his life and if i could get paid for trelling my life story whether its violent or not i would, and im pretty sure Hurt would do the same.i understand everyone have a right to there own opinion but while that is said no one should be the judge of no one whether giving a good message or bad because personnally you dont have to listen to what a person you may not like or may not understand have to say...
on
December 12, 2007
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12:19 PM
i think a person or rapper should not tell their personal business because the media wold use it against you and turn it all around.The media make a person sound trouble on television that my opinion....
on
December 24, 2007
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12:04 AM
I fully agree, but before I give my opinion I figured that I would read everyone's opinion to get a feel of what you all really think. Seeing that it is only two of you, I would like to comment on both.
Samantha: For your first post, I feel that it's not a battle of being yourself or something/someone you're not because if you think about it, a lot of people in general mimic what they see.
Patrice: I understand where you're coming from to a certain extent. Hurt only uses 50 cent as in example. I feel that his first CD was about his life and what he went through, but after that, he made records that would sell. Now, about the media reporting all of these issues having to deal with violence, I somewhat disagree. I feel that the media capitalizes "Blacks" and "Violence" more than anything. There is so much more going on in the world and so much important information that everybody such know, but that's not what gets them their ratings. Think about it: The World runs off of money and I am pretty sure that the individuals whom run these companies look at what can get everyone's attention. (Hint: what people want to see) Most people in the black community only tune in to the news to watch the weather, sports stats, and...... what black killed another. Their ratings sky rocket and guess what? So does the capital in that company.
Now for my response to the blog post. As aforementioned in the first paragraph, I agree. The media has made it somewhat "cool" to be violent. I say this because you see it everywhere: billboards, commercials, previews, T.V. shows, etc. And yes, for that reason it is beginning to be "The Norm." But, as everyone should be cognizant of: sin sells and blessings don't get the air time they deserve.
Samantha: For your first post, I feel that it's not a battle of being yourself or something/someone you're not because if you think about it, a lot of people in general mimic what they see.
Patrice: I understand where you're coming from to a certain extent. Hurt only uses 50 cent as in example. I feel that his first CD was about his life and what he went through, but after that, he made records that would sell. Now, about the media reporting all of these issues having to deal with violence, I somewhat disagree. I feel that the media capitalizes "Blacks" and "Violence" more than anything. There is so much more going on in the world and so much important information that everybody such know, but that's not what gets them their ratings. Think about it: The World runs off of money and I am pretty sure that the individuals whom run these companies look at what can get everyone's attention. (Hint: what people want to see) Most people in the black community only tune in to the news to watch the weather, sports stats, and...... what black killed another. Their ratings sky rocket and guess what? So does the capital in that company.
Now for my response to the blog post. As aforementioned in the first paragraph, I agree. The media has made it somewhat "cool" to be violent. I say this because you see it everywhere: billboards, commercials, previews, T.V. shows, etc. And yes, for that reason it is beginning to be "The Norm." But, as everyone should be cognizant of: sin sells and blessings don't get the air time they deserve.
