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Do you think that hip hop, reggaeton and trap be feminist? - bellatrixthewitch - May 18 2025
I don't doubt that other music genres are misogynistic and sexist. But I want to be specific this music genres because libfems claims that this music genres can be feminist and an example of female sexual agency and empowerment.
https://www.hercampus.com/school/st-andrews/can-reggaeton-music-be-feminist/
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/hip-hop-feminism
https://www.thirdbridgecreative.com/blog/the-feminist-guide-to-trap-music
RE: Do you think that hip hop, reggaeton and trap be feminist? - Elsacat - May 18 2025
I can't think of a category of music I consider to be feminist in general. Some songs or albums or artists or subgenres, sure.
RE: Do you think that hip hop, reggaeton and trap be feminist? - noray - May 18 2025
Hip-hop can definitely be feminist, for old-school hip-hop it started off as anti-capitalist, pro-black, and pro-woman as a genre and then when record labels took over the messages changed. Really loved Lauryn Hill for this.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AppF5hdhhJY
What a time. Sad it is no more.
RE: Do you think that hip hop, reggaeton and trap be feminist? - Izanami - May 18 2025
Always weary of stuff claiming to be about "sexual agency".
The GQ article is so bad it kinda made me mad. (GQ is aimed at men so that tracks, I guess.) Throw away piece with no actual research. How lazy do you have to be to have not heard of Salt n Peppa (speaking of sexual empowerment)? Doesn't Push It still play at weddings and roller rinks? This author saying "Hey, I wanna cum, motherfucker." Is "a step forward". LMAO what? That author's mind would be blown by anything containing actual commentary on hiw women are treated.
Just some random stuff off the top of my head:
Queen Latifah - Ladies First ft. Monie Love
Digable Planets - Examination of What (specifically ladybug's verse)
Hell, even Tupac threw women some crumbs in Keep Ya Head Up.
It's not a question of can the genre be feminist? It's a question of if you can put down snoop (human trafficker) and kanye (psycho trump supporter) for 5 seconds and listen to something else.