“The list of social ills and sexual contradictions confronting the hip-hop and millennium generations boggles the mind. Varyingly defined as those born between 1965 and 1984 or more broadly, as the post-civil rights, post-segregation generation, the hip-hop generation in particular is attempting to explore and affirm it’s sexuality in an era rife with pornography, the mainstreaming of strip clubs, and the sexualization of everything from blue jean ads to prime-time television. They are also simultaneously running up against chronic unemployment, mind-numbing poverty, affirmative action backlash, police brutality, the growth of the prison-industrial complex, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the continued war on drugs, and increasing suicide rates, violence, and despair. It is no wonder that irreverence, that old standy-by of youth, and “girls (and boys) gone (sexually) wild” appear to be the hallmarks of hip hop.”
Great content and ideas. And, her writing style makes it an easy read.
