Negative Effects Of Femininity In Hip Hop

In hip hop femininity is often portrayed in a negative manner, women are seen as the weaker sex, therefore, anything that is seen in association with femininity is heavily scrutinised. Connell and Messerschmidt (2005) would describe this as hegemonic masculinity. They suggested that hegemonic masculinity is men trying to distance themselves from feminine behaviour to not appear weak. This is harmful as it makes it appear that there is something wrong with being female. Men are expected to keep their emotions in otherwise they could be negatively stereotyped. This can be seen in findings Kleinman et al (2009), which stated that rappers will often refer to other men as bitches if they are not behaving in the traditionally masculine way. They

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