In yesterday's film Hip Hop: Beyond the Beats and Rhymes, Russell Simmons made an interesting comment in response to the misogyny that Hip Hop portrays in music videos and lyrics. He said something along the lines of 'Why don't we question the sexism in our society instead of blaming the poetry that reflects it.' If you noticed, the documentary made connections of the images and messages we see in hip hop, to issues pertaining to masculinity in the broader society. The film Tough Guise is narrated by Jason Katz who was also a commentator in Beyond the Beats and Rhymes. It talks about the very issue of masculinity and sexism in our society today, and how it is reflected in popular culture.
Here is a link to the video:
http://video.google.com/
Larisa, this is GREAT--this video looks at masculinity in larger popular culture, which is a nice counterpoint to the video we watched.
ReplyDeleteDitto, this IS a really good film
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