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Joan Morgan From Fly Girls To Bitches And Hoes Summary

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In her article From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hoes, Joan Morgan analyzes black rapper rap music. In her criticism, she criticizes black rappers for not recognizing their views, which are reflected in their lyrics. According to Morgan's article, hip hop rap music not only expresses attitudes, but also the factors contributing to them.
The essay starts off with Morgan citing examples of how black men currently treat black women, including the decline of black-on-black relationships, which is a reflection of the fact that black men are incapable of loving black women, as well as crimes committed by black men against black women and families, reflecting their hatred of themselves. In her work, Morgan criticizes black rappers' hip hop music …show more content…

I get the impression that Morgan sees the world through the perspective of a heartbroken Black woman. With statements like "But what we've got to recognize is that a man who doesn't fully love himself is incapable of loving us in the healthy manner we want and need to be loved," she does offer excellent insight on how hip hop denigrates Black women. Men who only perceive us as bitches and hoes refer to themselves as "niggers," which is revealing of their character (Morgan …show more content…

In addition, many Hip Hop artists are bringing about mental health issues that were never truly addressed in the Black community like the high levels of poverty and deep depression. I know Black women suffer in some of the songs—however, that pain is not reflected by every artist. Once again, I have great appreciation for the article, however I would challenge Morgan to take another view of the genre and capture several of the positive aspects of hip hop as

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