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Cylontater: Luke Skywalker's Baby MamaMarie Lodi
8/16/15 6:28pm
“To be a woman who loves hip-hop at times is to be in love with your abuser.”

THIS. I love hip-hop and have always been conflicted with the blatant sexism and misogyny in the lyrics. Perfect wording.
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  cwpCylontater: Luke Skywalker's Baby Mama
  8/16/15 6:35pm
  I’m not much for hip-hop but it is beautifully put.
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  ManWhoSkiedDownEverestCylontater: Luke Skywalker's Baby Mama
  8/16/15 8:39pm
  Yeah, Easy-E didn’t seem to be real big on trans people either ...
  
  “But back to the bitches I’m peepin
  and then untie the hoe, so I can start creepin
  Took her to the backroom, about to jack
  Cold trailed the bitch, with a gun in the back
  I said: “Lay down, and unbutton your bra!”
  There was the biggest titties that a nigga ever saw
  I said: “Damn”, then the air got thinner
  Only thought in my mind, was goin’ up in her
  The suspense was makin’ me sick
  She took her panties down and the bitch had a dick!
  I said: “Damn”, dropped the gat from my hand
  (What I thought was a bitch, was nothing but a man)
  Put the gat to his legs, all the way up his skirt
  because this is one faggot that I had to hurt”
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WhatHadHappenedWasMarie Lodi
8/16/15 6:33pm
Let’s be real, they did not hire extra security because of theater shootings. They hired extra security because they expected high turn outs of African Americans to a movie they thought would get us riled up in this time of unrest. Which is fucked up because we’re not the ones shooting up theaters. It's connected more to the overpolicing of black lives than for our protection. It's a warning.
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  rnonWhatHadHappenedWas
  8/16/15 6:58pm
  The silver lining is that, while theaters may primarily feel that they need protection from the movie’s audience, the extra security will also provide protection to the movie’s audience in the case that some racist white kid with a gun decides to target it. So there’s that, at least.
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  Burndy Burndy Burnrnon
  8/16/15 7:05pm
  I get the feeling that wouldbe racist white shooters would generally stay away from a theater full of possibly strapped gangsta rap enthusiasts. A Straight Outta Compton theater: the safest place in Amerikkka. Who knew.
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Perizade1Marie Lodi
8/16/15 6:31pm
“Cavalier” is a very gentle word to describe the treatment of women in hip hop. Mind you, country music wasn’t much better.
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  Cocopop!Perizade1
  8/16/15 6:42pm
  Or Rock ‘N’ Roll. Or Klezmer music.
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  randilynCocopop!
  8/16/15 6:45pm
  In all fairness women were at a disadvantage in Klezmer. Growing the beard was tough ;)
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LimaBeansMarie Lodi
8/16/15 6:22pm
As per the director, the “origin” of “Bye Felicia” as depicted in the film is entirely fictitious and that scene, one in which a woman is sexually humiliated, is intended to be comic relief. Nothing in the world could make me go see this garbage.
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paultoesMarie Lodi
8/16/15 6:25pm
Straight Outta Compton debuted at No. 1 in the box office with an estimated $56.1 million

Hey, that’s a lot of money for a black movie. Fantastic Four better check its pockets.
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  PeensDontBurnOnTheGrillpaultoes
  8/16/15 6:33pm
  Actually, that’s a lot of money for any movie, period. And the most a debuting R-rated movie has ever made in the month of August.
  
  And btw, I saw it and in spite of the standard misogyny of that era, really enjoyed the movie.
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  Burndy Burndy Burnpaultoes
  8/16/15 7:09pm
  Imagine if more theaters had picked it up. I was surprised that this highly anticipated movie wasn’t in more theaters here in whitey-white Seattle. Even though maybe I shouldn’t be, come to think of it. I just hope I can stop from singing along, when I finally go. Better go sober :(
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thisismyseriousfaceMarie Lodi
8/16/15 9:32pm
I vividly remember watching a music video where a woman walks into a Snoop Dog party disgusted by how gross everything is and being put off by the dudes hitting on her, so they attacked her and humiliated her. I turned to my older cousins and asked why they did that. Their response: “That’s what stuck-up bitches get.” And that was the attitude in the music and movies and conservations around me. I don’t know if I can go sit through a movie that doesn’t address the bullshit against women and maybe celebrates it.
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NopeNawMarie Lodi
8/16/15 6:35pm
Because the music was and is that. And yet the culture is ours.

Yeah see NO.

Some hip hop had misogynist lyrics and songs. SOME groups entire careers were not only based on it but the very reason they were successful. Thanks for ducking out on calling out the repeat offenders who she clearly didn’t want to offend because their movie is having a good weekend.
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Adrastra, patron saint of snarkMarie Lodi
8/16/15 7:28pm
I’m always impressed with Ava DuVernay’s twitter presence. She really utilizes it well.
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JunoMarie Lodi
8/16/15 6:29pm
That last sentence kind of surprised me — I wonder why 52% of the audience were women. Are women more into rap than guys? Or maybe guys aren’t interested in recent-history movies as much? Not a big deal but a curious factoid.
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  WhatHadHappenedWasJuno
  8/16/15 6:50pm
  Women actually make up 52% of the U.S. population, so wouldn't that make things roughly equal, all things considered?
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  Ecchic89Juno
  8/16/15 7:08pm
  Did some research, women last year made up 52% of movie audiences (which, to be fair, is only 1% more than their representation in the general population).
  
  But, ticket sales were split evenly 50/50. So 52% female audience is right on point.
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