"Girls, Girls, Girls"

             "Come back here Bitch!" Eminem's songs contain these types of foul and demeaning lyrics that perpetuate sexism among young people. In today's rap lyrics, it is becoming more evident that sexism is on the rise. Popular rap music has contributed to perpetuating sexism among young people by desensitizing its fans to the rise of sexism through repeated verbal and visual abuse towards women, making sexism a universal theme in today's rap music.
             The most notorious of the rappers is Eminem, with the most outrageous lyrics about drugs, death and, most of all, sexism. One of Eminem's songs titled "Kim" is about him and his wife having arguments. Eminem promotes sexist views by calling women by the word "bitch", especially his wife. This may not be true in his real life, but the life that the public knows and admires is what counts for society. Eminem's fan club is not only composed of males, but a large portion of them is in fact made up of females. They seem to think that Eminem's attitude and attractiveness is justification for his sexist remarks. These females overlook their inferior position proposed by Eminem and buy his CD's, giving him more opportunities to expand the sexist movement of today. It is not only Eminem that has turned our radio waves into constant streams of inequality. The majority of today's rappers promote the same kind of sexist views by calling women names such as "bitch" and "ho". A recent song by Ludacris explicitly states, "I've got hos, in different area codes..." These types of songs are constantly being released to the public, and very few people are protesting their negative impact on our society and on women.
             Women have come a long way since the women's movement and today they are rapping along with the greatest of the rappers while making millions with their songs. It is sad to know...

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