Comments on: Before I discovered feminism… http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Awakening as a hip-hop feminist « Spin the Truth http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-201382 Awakening as a hip-hop feminist « Spin the Truth Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-201382 [...] on September 8, 2008 Last week DJ jojo drew my attention toward a post by Latoya Peterson called Before I Discovered Feminism. In it, Peterson recalls being 10 years old and “awakening as a hip-hop [...] [...] on September 8, 2008 Last week DJ jojo drew my attention toward a post by Latoya Peterson called Before I Discovered Feminism. In it, Peterson recalls being 10 years old and “awakening as a hip-hop [...]

]]> By: Surfing the Web (In case you missed it) « Diary of a Black Male Feminist http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-201181 Surfing the Web (In case you missed it) « Diary of a Black Male Feminist Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:58:01 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-201181 [...] Latoya at Feministe has “Before I Discovered Feminism Published in: [...] [...] Latoya at Feministe has “Before I Discovered Feminism Published in: [...]

]]> By: Blogroll Shout-Outs. « PostBourgie http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-200303 Blogroll Shout-Outs. « PostBourgie Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:27:59 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-200303 [...] Our homie Jamelle is pulling double (triple?) duty over at U.S. of J., here, as well as guest-blogging for Jill over at Feministe, who is presumably still decompressing from the New York City bar exam. Latoya from Racialicious is also holding it down over at Feministe; you should really check out her first post on feminism and hip-hop). [...] [...] Our homie Jamelle is pulling double (triple?) duty over at U.S. of J., here, as well as guest-blogging for Jill over at Feministe, who is presumably still decompressing from the New York City bar exam. Latoya from Racialicious is also holding it down over at Feministe; you should really check out her first post on feminism and hip-hop). [...]

]]> By: season of the bitch » Hip-hop feminism http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-200226 season of the bitch » Hip-hop feminism Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:51:12 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-200226 [...] Latoya inspired me to think about the hip-hop and R&B girl groups that were around when I was younger. Then I went out to have a couple of drinks and ended up in a karaoke bar with friends watching people revive classic songs from that era–the late 80s and early 90s. I’d already had one song in my head–one I mentioned in Latoya’s thread over there, and a little YouTubing brought me to all the gems I’m sharing below. [...] [...] Latoya inspired me to think about the hip-hop and R&B girl groups that were around when I was younger. Then I went out to have a couple of drinks and ended up in a karaoke bar with friends watching people revive classic songs from that era–the late 80s and early 90s. I’d already had one song in my head–one I mentioned in Latoya’s thread over there, and a little YouTubing brought me to all the gems I’m sharing below. [...]

]]> By: Doggystyle and feminism « DJ Jojo http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-199580 Doggystyle and feminism « DJ Jojo Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:45:01 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-199580 [...] and feminism Latoya Peterson has a brilliant guest post this week over at Feministe about feminism, misogyny, and hip hop. She writes: “Stupid,” he taunted me from across the [...] [...] and feminism Latoya Peterson has a brilliant guest post this week over at Feministe about feminism, misogyny, and hip hop. She writes: “Stupid,” he taunted me from across the [...]

]]> By: DiosaNegra1967 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-199482 DiosaNegra1967 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:53:47 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-199482 *whew* ...just got over here.... great post, latoya! i dug the queen, TLD, salt & pepa....oh for sure....i managed to mix them in with joan jett, the runaways, siouxsie & the banshees....i loved "original" hip-hop, but what happened? "the message" was fierce, but it seemed like the later generation took what was rapped about and internalized it....instead of trying to find solutions to get out of this mess, rap/hip-hop seemed to become a means to perpetuate the worst of the behaviours rapped about..... *sigh* @william and sheelzebub: oh yeah....metal is misogynistic to the HILT! i have a major "jones" for danzig....but sometimes i wanna grab him and shake him really hard, because he's so obviously "given in" to the whole rock and porn thing....what a pity...the man has a great voice.... ...halford RULES! and, i "smelled what he was cooking" way before he came out...the signs WERE there....LOL i love the "denial" of the metal fans also....it's like no one (artists or fans) have mentioned anything about his "coming out" since....odd innit? ...especially when you look at singers like melissa etheridge and elton john....who have everything they do or say prefaced by the phrase, "openly lesbian" or "openly gay"....no one has done that to halford. why? is he some sort of sacred cow or are members of the media scared of p*ssing off metal fans? or are metal fans afraid to look at metal/hardcore/punk's homoerotic tendencies amongst it's overwhelmingly male fan base? ...sorry for that tangent....but food for thought, indeed. @ Fatemeh: "It really gets at those nasty feelings when you first realize you’ve been singled out as a girl and reduced to something you’re not because of your gender." you said a MOUTHFUL Fatemeh! i remember my "moment"....i was 12 and had a new (very womanly) figure...thanks to a stint at a fat farm.... *shudder* @ DaisyDeadHead: i dig Dr. Dyson....but he can be a bit of a "hip-hop apologist" sometimes....i've seen him on several live panel discussions....if you get the chance, definitely do so (provided you can keep from swooning) *smile* also, you might want to keep an eye on CSPAN, FreeSpeech TV and your local PBS channels....as he is known to pop up on those from time to time.... *whew* …just got over here….

great post, latoya!

i dug the queen, TLD, salt & pepa….oh for sure….i managed to mix them in with joan jett, the runaways, siouxsie & the banshees….i loved “original” hip-hop, but what happened? “the message” was fierce, but it seemed like the later generation took what was rapped about and internalized it….instead of trying to find solutions to get out of this mess, rap/hip-hop seemed to become a means to perpetuate the worst of the behaviours rapped about…..

*sigh*

@william and sheelzebub: oh yeah….metal is misogynistic to the HILT! i have a major “jones” for danzig….but sometimes i wanna grab him and shake him really hard, because he’s so obviously “given in” to the whole rock and porn thing….what a pity…the man has a great voice….

…halford RULES! and, i “smelled what he was cooking” way before he came out…the signs WERE there….LOL i love the “denial” of the metal fans also….it’s like no one (artists or fans) have mentioned anything about his “coming out” since….odd innit?

…especially when you look at singers like melissa etheridge and elton john….who have everything they do or say prefaced by the phrase, “openly lesbian” or “openly gay”….no one has done that to halford. why? is he some sort of sacred cow or are members of the media scared of p*ssing off metal fans? or are metal fans afraid to look at metal/hardcore/punk’s homoerotic tendencies amongst it’s overwhelmingly male fan base?

…sorry for that tangent….but food for thought, indeed.

@ Fatemeh: “It really gets at those nasty feelings when you first realize you’ve been singled out as a girl and reduced to something you’re not because of your gender.”

you said a MOUTHFUL Fatemeh! i remember my “moment”….i was 12 and had a new (very womanly) figure…thanks to a stint at a fat farm…. *shudder*

@ DaisyDeadHead: i dig Dr. Dyson….but he can be a bit of a “hip-hop apologist” sometimes….i’ve seen him on several live panel discussions….if you get the chance, definitely do so (provided you can keep from swooning) *smile* also, you might want to keep an eye on CSPAN, FreeSpeech TV and your local PBS channels….as he is known to pop up on those from time to time….

]]> By: Mystery Dyke Squadron (Bombing Division) http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-199469 Mystery Dyke Squadron (Bombing Division) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:20:23 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-199469 Snoop Dogg: mainstream furry. Snoop Dogg: mainstream furry.

]]> By: femmina http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-199372 femmina Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:29:32 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-199372 @Latoya and XtinaS sure thing, give me a day or so, my computer is having some issues and I'm working on re-formating it so I don't have access to all of my stuff. @Latoya and XtinaS sure thing, give me a day or so, my computer is having some issues and I’m working on re-formating it so I don’t have access to all of my stuff.

]]> By: Doctress Julia http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-199361 Doctress Julia Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:51:01 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-199361 The Jungle, the Jungle, the Brothers, the Brothers. The Jungle, the Jungle, the Brothers, the Brothers.

]]> By: Sheelzebub http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/26/before-i-discovered-feminism/#comment-199320 Sheelzebub Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:56:11 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=8003#comment-199320 And now, Latoya, I've got "VIP" stuck in my head. Prolly my favorite Jungle Brothers song EVAR!!!1! And now, Latoya, I’ve got “VIP” stuck in my head. Prolly my favorite Jungle Brothers song EVAR!!!1!

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