Hyper masculinity has been and influence on young men, as
the Disney culture was popular for young women. I think the article did a nice
job showing how Tupac was an influential public figure in the hip/hop world. I
remember seeing a meme on Facebook that juxtaposed Tupac lyrics with Justin
Bieber lyrics, and the difference was astounding. I believe music was at its prime before our
generation took the media scene by storm.
I do not necessarily believe that Tupac, or anyone of his
time, would be considered hyper masculine. I know the things he talked about
and produced were aimed at males of that time, but I think women can find the
light in his words as well. The great thing about Tupac was that all people
could relate to him: white, black, Hispanic, female, male, or anyone of the
sort. His music spoke the truth and allowed for people to speak of how they
really felt and express themselves through the arts.
I was talking to Chris before class and he was telling me
how it bothered him that Tupac was being associated with “gang culture” even
though he was never in a gang. Chris went on to inform me about how gangs were
originally created to protect neighborhoods from the police in the ‘60’s when
the police were the enemy. I thought it was funny that the article related
gangs and Tupac probably because he was black and had a “thug” life appearance.
In all honesty, I do not care what your appearance may be as long as you stay
true to yourself and what you stand for.
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