Throughout history we’ve always had catalyst that changed the course of time. Whether it was good or bad, on purpose or on accident they created a movement. The top three most influential agents were Ice Cube, the birth control pill, and women’s suffrage. What ties these 3 are the stereotypes that were created for them and how they changed them.
Hip hop emerged in the late 1970’s and was developed by the lower income districts, mainly within the African American and Hispanic communities (History of Hip Hop 1). Rap was an outlet that many rappers used to voice their opinions. One of the many rappers that made a difference in society was O’Shea Jackson better known as Ice Cube. He was born in Los Angeles, California on June 15th, 1969 (“Ice” …show more content…
Dropped in early 1990, “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” politically motivated observations of ghetto life: gang brutality, black killings, brutal cops, poverty, money, and sex (Vozick-Levinson 2). Yoyo was featured in a track called “It’s a Man's World.” the song has several sexist comments. Both artists go back and forth, YoYo tries to defend herself as he keeps saying rude comments. Ice Cube’s racist and misogynistic comments created a lot of talk, his defenders noticed that everyone was silent on black violence (“Ice” Encyclopedia 6-8). His fans claim that rap embraces our freedom of speech; via music, to stand up to the oppression of police officers and strongly express themselves (Murfett 5). Parents and government officials immediately judged Cube for being a bad influence. Ice Cube responds to his critics by saying that being a good role model isn’t his responsibility (Vozick-Levinson 2). Ice Cube has also argued repeatedly that his lyrics simply hold a mirror up to the truth of urban life (“Ice” Encyclopedia …show more content…
They see sex to be used only for reproduction not for pleasure (Gibbs, Van Dyke, and Adam 39). Another concern was that bond of marriage would weaken. In the 1950’s it was illegal to prescribe birth control to a single women in some states (Gibbs, Van Dyke, and Adam 41). Although others hope to reduces the amount of births and abortions (Spencer 66). In a few cases if the woman charged for child abuse, Norplant could not be used as a therapeutic solution for preventing the woman from abusing her children; it can also be said if there are less it’s less likely for child abuse to occur (Barber 10). The creation of the pill lead to higher percentage in women graduating from college, and therefore were more women in the work force (Gibbs, Van Dyke, and Adam 33). This revolution also led to the Supreme Court decision, Roe vs. Wade that legalized abortions (Barber 28). Economist Thomas Malthus, said that the population was growing a lot faster than what food could supply, and with birth control the rates will definitely go down (Barber 26). Today we continue to have argue about women’s rights in whether or not it should be covered my health insurance and abortion as well. It’s even more upsetting knowing that they’re male (Koros 8). The invention of the birth control pill can quite easily be said to be life changing. It gave women the control to choose whether or not they wanted to conceive, thus creating the sexual revolution. The changing of views
Hip hop emerged in the late 1970’s and was developed by the lower income districts, mainly within the African American and Hispanic communities (History of Hip Hop 1). Rap was an outlet that many rappers used to voice their opinions. One of the many rappers that made a difference in society was O’Shea Jackson better known as Ice Cube. He was born in Los Angeles, California on June 15th, 1969 (“Ice” …show more content…
Dropped in early 1990, “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” politically motivated observations of ghetto life: gang brutality, black killings, brutal cops, poverty, money, and sex (Vozick-Levinson 2). Yoyo was featured in a track called “It’s a Man's World.” the song has several sexist comments. Both artists go back and forth, YoYo tries to defend herself as he keeps saying rude comments. Ice Cube’s racist and misogynistic comments created a lot of talk, his defenders noticed that everyone was silent on black violence (“Ice” Encyclopedia 6-8). His fans claim that rap embraces our freedom of speech; via music, to stand up to the oppression of police officers and strongly express themselves (Murfett 5). Parents and government officials immediately judged Cube for being a bad influence. Ice Cube responds to his critics by saying that being a good role model isn’t his responsibility (Vozick-Levinson 2). Ice Cube has also argued repeatedly that his lyrics simply hold a mirror up to the truth of urban life (“Ice” Encyclopedia …show more content…
They see sex to be used only for reproduction not for pleasure (Gibbs, Van Dyke, and Adam 39). Another concern was that bond of marriage would weaken. In the 1950’s it was illegal to prescribe birth control to a single women in some states (Gibbs, Van Dyke, and Adam 41). Although others hope to reduces the amount of births and abortions (Spencer 66). In a few cases if the woman charged for child abuse, Norplant could not be used as a therapeutic solution for preventing the woman from abusing her children; it can also be said if there are less it’s less likely for child abuse to occur (Barber 10). The creation of the pill lead to higher percentage in women graduating from college, and therefore were more women in the work force (Gibbs, Van Dyke, and Adam 33). This revolution also led to the Supreme Court decision, Roe vs. Wade that legalized abortions (Barber 28). Economist Thomas Malthus, said that the population was growing a lot faster than what food could supply, and with birth control the rates will definitely go down (Barber 26). Today we continue to have argue about women’s rights in whether or not it should be covered my health insurance and abortion as well. It’s even more upsetting knowing that they’re male (Koros 8). The invention of the birth control pill can quite easily be said to be life changing. It gave women the control to choose whether or not they wanted to conceive, thus creating the sexual revolution. The changing of views