The topic of Lecture in our most recent class was the idea
of “hyper-masculinity” but more specifically how it is shown in the hip-hop
culture. The article for class today talked about how Tupac got such a bad rap
for portraying a hyper-masculine lifestyle when it really was not his true
self. This was a common theme among the other rappers as shown in the
documentary viewed in class, when Mos Def and Busta Rhymes admittedly put on a
gangster face for the cameras when it really was not who they were at heart.
Although prevalent in the hip hop culture this idea of hyper-masculinity is
also very prevalent in other (and really most) other cultures in the United
States. As I mentioned in class there is a website called Manteresting which is
just like Pinterest but with way more awesome manly stuff. This site is
literally dedicated to hyper-masculinity, however it is not in a hip-hop or
thug style. This site shows awesome DIY house projects for middle class men to
look at and be jealous of, or cool hunting equipment to add to the arsenal of
the man looking to kill animals to establish his dominance, or beautiful women in Daisy Dukes
and exotic cars…sound familiar? It should because it is very similar to the hip
hop culture but in a way that is more in tune with the middle class suburbanite
male. I would like to end my post by saying that it is most likely the white
middle to upper class suburbanite male that passes the harshest criticism of
these rappers who are obsessing over beautiful women, big houses, and exotic cars. Oh the hypocrisy. But really
manteresting is a totally awesome site that every self-respecting male should
check out.
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