In the absence of one, he calls on mothers to stay strong, even when they are struggling, because eventually things will change. ![]() ![]() Here, Tupac promotes a two parent family. Hell of a hand without a man, feeling helplessīecause there’s too many things for you to deal withĭying inside, but outside you’re looking fearless” Wants to know why his daddy don’t love him no more Thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want emĬause I think we can make it, in fact, I’m sureĪnd if you fall, stand tall and comeback for moreĬause ain’t nothing worse than when your son I know it’s kinda rough and you’re feelin all aloneĭaddy’s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome “To all the ladies having babies on they own He makes a connection between negative perceptions of the youth and the larger societal forces that create inequality. In this verse, Tupac addresses the government’s role in perpetuating poverty among people of color. Say there ain’t no hope for the youth and the truth is They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor “You know it’s funny when it rains it pours He also asks women and children to “keep ya head up” though our society makes it difficult to survive in a one parent family. After presenting this contradiction, he specifically calls on men of color to treat their women and children with respect. In this verse, Tupac addresses the contradictory perceptions of women in culture. Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?” Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman When brothers make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy “You know it makes me unhappy (what’s that) Her death is cited as one of the causes of the LA riots in 1992. The song is dedicated to Latasha Harlins, a fifteen-year-old woman shot and killed by a shop owner in LA. I chose Tupac Shakur’s “Keep Ya Head Up” because delivers a positive message to one of the most oppressed groups in the US: poor, black women. Rap music provides many critiques of our world, especially as they relate to race, money, gender, and forms of criminal activity. I was drawn towards choosing a rap song for this week’s ethical analysis. After changing the gender pronouns, the song seems humorous and unrealistic. For example, if we were to take David Guetta’s “Sexy Chick” (at least that’s the name of the edited version). What happens when you switch “he” and “she” pronouns in a song (this is called the Willis test)? Does it still send the same message? Usually it doesn’t due to gender differences that result from sexism and misogyny. It’s sick.One can learn quite a bit about societal perceptions of gender roles through listening to music. But Johnny depp is a malignant narcissist, a man, and wealthy as all get out. Vilified and not believed, regardless of what any abuse survivor could recognize as a fellow survivor instantly. While the last thing survivors need is more blame, our society supports a narrative that blames the objectively innocent party because the blatantly guilty party has spent their entire lives fabricating a persona and we’re just being human, and human psychology is quite counterintuitive especially in the context of trauma. Never actually understand, even if they try, because all they see is you, on fire, screaming about the arsonist that no one ever sees, and who has been spreading lies about your alleged mental instability, deceptive personality, etc. Anyways, I especially relate to her midnights becoming afternoons, complex PTSD often leads to this phenomenon, whether due to purposeful sleep deprivation by the abuser, or just hyper vigilance associated with the PTSD, along with the fear of facing people, especially your loved ones, who ![]() funny how you say the words domestic violence, abuse, abuse survivor and boom the subject changes. The abuser has no anxieties, no emotional pain, or salience/memory for that matter, so the survivor appears to be the crazy one, obsessed with the abuse and that buzzword that seems to ignite arguments about diagnosing people without a degree, etc. ![]() I believe this is another amazingly on point and nuanced commentary on the insanity that follows emotionally abusive relationships. Baby don't cry, I hope you got your head up
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