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Contemporary feminist scholars examine how Hip Hop objectify black and Latina women and question if there is a space for them within the Hip Hop world. Tricia Rose, in her 2008 book The Hip Hop Wars argues that because of how women are discussed in Hip Hop, the American public is very divided about Hip Hop, either strongly “for” it or “against” it. Historically, hip hop has symbolically annihilated women. There are limited portrayals of strong, independent and autonomous women; rather, women in Hip Hop are often defined by their submissive relationships to men. When they are not defined by their relationship to men, they are either shown as victims or are completely ignored.

Cite;

• Hip Hop Wars --> Tricia Rose
• https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-349-62397-6_9#page-1

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