RA #2 Morgan

Title: From Fly Girls to Bitches and Hos

Author: Joan Morgan

Date: 2008

Topic:  Author Joan Morgan talks about her life as a Black woman dealing with Black and feminist issues and how women are affected by the perception of given to them by hip-hop in today's culture.

Analysis:

Joan Morgan talk about her opinion as a black feminist, and how she has come to interpret the attitude and the hurtful words that come along with it  hip-hop culture in today's world. Morgan fears that supporting a genre of music that disrespect women so constantly is unfeminist in itself. So the problem for Morgan comes from her love and support of the hip hop music, and the connotation that it is the same as okaying what the artist have said about women. Morgan offers a solution, "(Sistas) gotta continue to give up the love but from a distance that's safe. Emotional distance is a great enabler of unconditional love and support because it allows us to recognize that the attack, "the bitch, ho" bullshit  isn't personal but part of the illness." The illness they have being a depression that they have because of the molds they were put into as a child and the inability to thrive in this world.

all of the harsh words an insult a rocker says I his artistic expression, is how he truly feels, but is that really a respectable and healthy way to act? Morgan elaborate when brothers can talk though casually about killing each other and then reveal that they have no expectations to see their 21st birthday, that is straight up depression masquerading as much was it 603. I agree completely these men who have no desire to live life are lost within their own sorrow and we have no way to get out of this in this society that we live in.

Morgan tries to give us her perspective on the situation which is very dynamic from her position, she explains that "(Her) feminism places the welfare of black women and the black community on its list of priorities. It also maintains that black-on-black love is essential to the survival of both" 602. Now if a white man were to be saying something of this caliber her would be seen as an extremist, but for Morgan it does not come across so harshly. I could see how black- on-black love is need to keep the culture of the black communities thriving, but it is not something that can be forced on to people it just has to take its course. Morgan has a very interesting way to look at the situation and has opinions and information that could help navigate through the situation if the reader is looking for help in this area. The idea that men who act tough talking about killing and how their not scared to die, is actually depression disguised as machismo. By far the most crucial point in her paper, and the way that we need to look at the situation if we ever hope to help solve the problems that are there.