Moreover, the rap song clearly states how the media is of great influence to the youth. ... In one way or another, how the artists or writers of the song tried to tell its listeners how corporate America has exploited the events that happened on 9/11. ... The song portrays how too much hate is generated from oppression and wrong ideals. ... The song, Where is the Love is entirely different from any other rap song. Most rap songs of today portray sex and gun culture. ...

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Rap music. ... They want to live how their favorite rapper lives. ... I can't think of one instance when I haven't encountered a rap music video that doesn't exploit women, glamorize drug use, and induce violence. ... And a lot of that will go back to the rapper, making him rich, thus making him want to create more rap music, and induce more violence, exploiting more women, and creating more crime. ... The rap industry is growing if anything. ...

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Memes are started by such media icons like Pee Wee Herman, Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead, Micheal Jackson, Madonna, certain music like Rap and corporations such as MTV are all guilty of spreading the media virus. What Rushkroff believes is that shows like the ones I just mentioned are helping Generation X learn how to deal with such issues. Pee Wee Herman is teaching us how to deal with the "abnormal", Ren and Stimpy deal with homosexuality, Beavis and Butthead teach us how to be critical of what we are watching on television, Madonna gives us an understanding of sex, and Rap is deali...

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Remember how women were portrayed on popular television shows back in the 1950's and how they were continually portrayed as submissive beings. ... How would you describe this type of ad to your child? ... Women have been objectified in many ways over the years through advertisement, television, magazines, pornography and especially rap/ hip hop videos. ... Do advertisers think about how these images are affecting young girls, teens and even adult women? ... Certain consequences haven't been linked to rap music or provocative/ negative images of women but it do not mean that this type...

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The magazine features mostly stories and interviews on celebrities, especially rap artists; and there are several pages allotted to what is called "Eye Candy" of the month. This is where a female, considered sexy, (most of these females are upcomings music video models) is featured for that particular issue and is interviewed as to how she got into the industry, her likes and dislikes, and her aspirations. ... This magazine is an example of how the print media sometimes sends the wrong messages, for example, some of the featured articles on the celebrities do give an inside scoop on their li...

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