Misogyny in rap music

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Misogyny in rap music is defined as lyrics, videos, or other components of rap music that endorse or legitimize the objectification, exploitation, or victimization of women. The definition includes innuendos, stereotyping, and defamatory portrayals of women. Content analyses have found that approximately 22% to 37% of rap lyrics contain content classified by researches as misogynistic, varying by subgenre. Adams and Fuller state that there are six themes that are considered to be misogynistic in rap: derogatory statements about women related to sex; comments linking malicious actions against women in relation to sex; portrayals of women as the sources for men's problems; depictions of women as exploitative of men; statements suggesting women are inferior to men; and statements suggesting women are disposable to men. A study of Detroit-based rapper Eminem's third studio album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) found instances of misogyny in eleven of the fourteen songs on his record. Other...

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