Music and its musicians play such a major role in our modern youth's culture. Read Vuddha's take on the negative consequences and influences music adds to youth culture after the jump.
My editor asked, “How does hip-hop negatively effect the
youth?”
Huge question. Blogger’s attention spans are too short. So
I'll hone in on a single obvious angle.
Women Empowerment.
Hip-hop is heavily Christian. You only need to read Genesis
to see the stance this religion takes concerning women.
“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow
and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy
desire shall be to thy
husband, and he shall rule over thee.”
Genesis 3:16
You’re telling me some weak ass man didn’t write this?
Men fear women. Reproductively the Women are God. They
create life. Men offer the seed. Women are the earth.
This subliminal disempowerment of women through Christianity
bleeds into Hip-Hop. I don’t need to lament on what artists say about women.
Just turn on the radio.
I’ve seen babies twerking. Goddamn four year old's shaking
their ass.
Hip-Hop is a powerfully influential media for most lower
class Americans. Artists need to take the responsibility of being influences
and put out art that empowers these people. Help these people.
On the flip side, Consumer...explore the Internet. There is
beautiful and soulful and unique music to be found. Fuck the radio. Fuck the
radio. Fuck the radio.
-Vuddha
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