Challenge 2: Black-No-More and Dove

Reading about the invention of Black-No-More in George Schuyler’s Black No More reminded me of a Dove advertisement that came out in 2017. The advertisement began with a black model wearing a brown shirt who, in the process of changing her shirt, changed into a white woman wearing a white shirt (CBS). Years earlier, Dove…

“Incidents”

In her play, Harriet Jacobs, Lydia R. Diamond draws parallels between Jacob’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. While Diamond includes emblematic images and characters that resonate with Jacobs’ autobiography, such as the garret and Jacob’s children, she also includes other images that are not mentioned in the original text. For example, in…

Ludacris’ Move B***H

Challenge Post #2 In 2002, Ludacris released the single, “Move Bitch”, featuring rappers Mystikal and I-20. The chorus goes on to repeat the phrase, “Move bitch, get out the way, get out the way bitch, get out the way,” four times. The chorus, without any context, seems very offensive to women. However, Ludacris is not…

Him & I – G-Eazy & Halsey: Terms of Endearment or Degradation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA7AIQw-7Ms “Him and I” by G-Eazy and Halsey is a song from 2017 that presents a sort of Bonnie and Clyde love-story the song’s lyrics depict the two lovers/partners in crime living a fast and hard lifestyle. the song lyrics read. Throughout the the song there are various phrases and lines in which the couple of the song…