" >Women in Hip Hop
Hip hop has moved from being a small but powerful force and cultural movement to being the dominant form of popular music. This transition has meant that a greater than ever expected number of people are exposed to the artistic culture of MCs, scratching, dancing and graffiti. It also means that the art gets diluted … Read more
Podcast with the cast of Rent: School Edition
As I sat and talked with some of the cast of Rent: School Edition, it was clear I was talking to teenagers. They giggled joyfully, got nervous when they had to talk about themselves and their understanding of the complex issues of gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and HIV depicted in the show was shaped … Read more
Bieber, Penn State, Herman Cain and the Rape Culture
Tuesday night I posted a question to the Facebook wall of Sex with Timaree: Which accusations do you believe the most? Justin Bieber paternity suit Jerry Sandusky (Penn State) child sex abuse Herman Cain sexual harassment My intention was to examine: what kind of sexual allegations are most easy to believe? Which accusers do we … Read more
Hip Hop: Beyond Rhymes and Beats
Hip hop, like many types of art and entertainment, has been about men. Arguably, it’s even harder for a woman to break into this genre than others. For those females who make it in the industry, they often have to cultivate a persona that lives in reaction to maleness: either strongly advertising ones sexual availability … Read more
American Pimp
I reflected on whether or not posting this seemed like an aggrandizement of pimps…. cause, obviously watching it is adding to the legend of the Bishop Don Magic Juan and all that. But this film tells a true story, a side of the sex industry that does exist and can’t be ignored. When we discuss … Read more
