The prostitutes in New York had evolved into an elite group of women selling sex. ... During the same time there was an issue in the south with young white women, usually the daughters of plantation owners, having sex with black men. Some of these women would tell slaves that if he didn't have sex with her, she would tell her father that he tried to rape her. ... The woman of the South demanding sex from a black man and a woman in New York selling sex to "gentlemen- have huge differences. ... However, the women of the Victorian era in America were all experiencing a new found power with...

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The negative connotation associated with both genres can be greatly attributed to the elements of sex, gambling, and drinking which are commonly associated with rap and blues. ... " In these lyrics, Tupac is trying to get a girl to stop wasting his time and have sex with him. He is straight forward in letting the female know that their sexual relations with one another will only be a one-night stand, and that if she doesn't have sex with him he will make a fool of her. ...

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For some reason violence, sex, crime, and drugs are associated with rap. ... (Tyson P. 7) Gangster rappers also seem to always encourage sex or demean women. ... Rapping about sex the way they do brings it down to their level and I find that as an insult. ... Many hip-hop stars have succeeded without speaking about violence, sex, drugs, and crime. ... They don't oppose the negative turn of hip-hop because they are still living under oppression and a belief that violence, murder, sex, drugs, and crime is "living the life". ...

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These sexual ideas could raise the question: "Is Reebok promoting casual and unsafe sex?" ... I think that younger people are more open to the image of people of different races being together (and the act of casual sex) than older people are. The cons of this ad are that the advertisers may be promoting casual and unsafe sex to a younger audience, and in the process they may also alienate certain members of society that might find this ad offensive. ...

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Most of the time, when thinking back to the sixties, people remember hearing about things such as sex, drugs, and racism. ... Here people would just line the streets with drug use, sex, and wild music. ... During the several days of music, sex and drugs were abused heavily, almost to a point of complete stupor. ...

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I mean most African American males watch the HBO television show "Oz" ( a show about brothers in prison) but I would argue that while the African American male community are aware and even content with the fact that a man and another man might have sex with each other in certain circumstances the idea of a man LOVING another man is where problems arise. ... PhD,1998) In reality the bible says its an abomination to have anal sex, its also and abomination to have oral sex even if you are married therefore if you are a African American Straight man and you"re having oral and anal sex with your "...

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Same sex marriage is only allowed in six states in the United States as of 2012, where as there are more than 20 states that have constitutional bans on same-sex marriage and all other kinds of same-sex unions. ...

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The order instructed federal government contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are treated equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (Kennedy, EO 10925, 1961). ... These laws and regulations are designed and implemented in an attempt to prevent and in some cases "correct past" inequities and discrimination based upon a person's race, sex, religion, creed, national origin, physical ability, and age. ...

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Her self-sufficient idea of sexuality meant that she only needed men for sex instead of love and familial obligations. ... Yet every other character in the movie has something negative to say about her and her sex life. ... All the men think there is something wrong with Nola for having sex with multiple men but see nothing wrong with seeing other girls. ...

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Toni Morrison's Sula chronicles the unlikely friendship of two very different women. Nel Wright represents the archetypal mother and wife, a conformer who never leaves her hometown. Sula refuses the bonds of marriage and children, and sets out into the world, refusing tradition's version of woman. Despite their differences, the two women have a deep affection for each, but their very natures conspire to rip them apart. In the last chapter of the novel, Nel finds herself surrounded by a new and changing world that she is not familiar with; it is a world that Sula, the consummate rebel...

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There FBI bugs reportedly picked up 14 hours of party chatter, the clinking of glasses and the sounds of illicit sex--including King's cries of "I'm f--ing for God" and "I'm not a Negro tonight!" What is not mentioned in this article is that Martin Luther King was having sex with three White women, one of whom he brutally beat while screaming the above mentioned quotes."5 A year after Martin's death, his younger brother was killed in a tragic accident at his home in Atlanta. ...

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From the day that the religiously persecuted set sail for the new world from the "old" to escape religious oppression to the day of the passing of the Civil Rights Act, America's past abounds with stories of freedom both won and lost as people of every race and sex fought and continue to fight to obtain the right to act and think as individuals. ... The desire for freedom lay not only between different ethnicities, but between the sexes as well. ...

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Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. ... When this is said, it does not specify to only white men but includes all races and both sexes. ...

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Subject matter can include but is not limited to racism, sex, drugs, murder, history, politics, and countless other subjects that tend to make audiences a little uncomfortable if not delivered strategically or in this case rhythmically. ...

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The only time McLune gets close to establishing credibility is when she tries to make the point that "Few artist dare to embody equality and respect between the sexes through their music" (2). ...

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Langston Hughes is considered by many readers to be the most significant black poet of the twentieth century. He is described as the adored author of poems steeped in the richness of African American culture; poems that display Hughes affection for black Americans across all divisions of region, cl...

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Introduction Stereotypes, can't live with them can't live without them. Stereotypes are a big problem in our society. It puts labels about how a person should act or live according to their sex, race, personality, and other facts. The achievements of many people in our country have been devalued and...

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"The media's the most powerful entity on earth because they control the minds of the masses."" Malcolm X. Television has become a viable affiliate in majority households in the United States. According to statisticsbrain.com the average American spends 35 hours a week watching TV", then spending i...

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Attaining Justice Prejudice, racism, and sexism have all been issues that have plagued the United States. These three issues all connect with the idealism of justice. Though each has a distinct meaning, they are interlinked by the struggles and hardships a common group went through to attain e...

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I will be doing an essay on African American theater history. I don't really know much about this topic, but when I am finished, I hope that I have learned a lot. I know that it has been around for hundreds of years and when you are done reading this essay, I hope you have learned a lot. It was k...

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The media and mainstream social science research play major roles in characterizing the Black family. One of the most important findings is that, typically, the African-American family has been marked as dysfunctional; we do not fit the middle-class white norms of the family. The media has recogni...

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Seeking Satisfaction The right to the pursuit of happiness and the guarantee of the inalienable rights of life have not always been a luxury that every American citizen has been able to take full advantage of. Over the years, a constant battle has taken place to ensure that all Americans, regardl...

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A header in Douglass" newspaper once read, "Right is of no Sex - Truth is of no Color."7 Frederick Douglass broke free from the shackles of slavery, and with his relatively small amount of Freedom achieved great things. ...

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Since the time of slavery, African American women have endured many hardships. This group has suffered such injustices as racial prejudice, social and sexual discrimination. Women are constantly being placed under stereotypical microscopes. Black women have succeeded in the world today despit...

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A major part of every college campus is the Greek system. Although, many times it goes unnoticed there is major segregation among the fraternities and sororities in the south. Why is such an important issue often overlooked? We need to be more aware of segregation because in many cases it causes con...

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