I mean, it seems like a lion’s share of rap music is chock full of misogyny. Yet, this very music is adored by women who hate misogyny.
Please take me at my word when I tell you, I don’t pass judgement on women who like this type of music, I’m just curious how they make the disconnect between the music and misogyny.
In my personal experience… there’s a certain type of person (either male or female) who over-identifies with underdogs and will make excuses for this kind of stuff to the bitter end, if it’s supposed to be the voice of a disadvantaged community. They think it’s fighting the good fight, I guess.
I have heard quite a bit of silliness from women about how (insert awful lyric) “is actually making a feminist statement if you think about it, because…” (insert convoluted argument)
The same reason people like mob movies or horror movies. It’s not real, it’s entertainment. There’s something in it that appeals to you on some level but nothing you’d want to live with.
It’s consumed not analyzed.
Like Chris Rock said “he ain’t talking about me”.
I suspect some percentage of them are like my wife, and don’t pay attention to the words.
This.
It’s visceral fantasy and many people, enlightened or not, are into visceral fantasy.
Horror movie fan right here that agrees with you. It’s for entertainment (for the most part) and nothing else.
If the beat is good and the hook is catchy, folks will be too busy dancing to clutch their pearls.
Beaten to the punch by monstro, but that’s what I was gonna say ‘‘its gotta beat and I can dance to it’’ essentially.
I would say only certain sub-genres are filled with misogyny. That said, women enjoy dancing, partying and sex as much as men do.
Large base. Big butts. No lie.
Yep. It’s funny that some of the same people who love violent and misogynistic tv and movies are horrified by violence and misogyny in rap music.
Also, it’s not like other types of music are free from misogyny.
I’d also say “sensitive male” rap is a lot more popular today than those sub-genres.
Shirtless young black men?
Gloria Steinem already answered this question very succinctly.
Yeah, I’m a rock fan and not a rap fan at all, but I can’t pretend that rock music isn’t often extremely sexist. At their worst both genres are pretty bad…but both also have many examples of songs that aren’t sexist at all and some that even criticize sexism.