tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508515983039535869.post6985498662899049472..comments2023-10-23T06:48:35.135-07:00Comments on Hip Hop Law: Candy Girls Are Not Made of Sugar and Spice and Everything NiceHipHopLaw.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805407660957118078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508515983039535869.post-28870656632056367562010-06-16T22:24:24.065-07:002010-06-16T22:24:24.065-07:00Hi my name is carole and im a camerounian girl lik...Hi my name is carole and im a camerounian girl like the boss of this fashion enterprise.just to say that im proud of her and my best wish its to work whith herAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508515983039535869.post-17297159619547035252009-04-22T06:42:00.000-07:002009-04-22T06:42:00.000-07:00It will be extremely hard to change the “Candy Gir...It will be extremely hard to change the “Candy Girls” reality without commercial music changing. We have to remember that the reason there is a market for video girls is because their images are embedded into the song lyrics. The hook to one of Jay-Z songs explains the perceived ingredients for a good music video, "Money, Cash, Hoes." <br /><br />If mainstream commercial hip hop music changes toward more socially conscious music, we would see a change in the actors that are requested for the accompanying music videos. Until then, I believe the previous comment writer might be on to something; <br /><br />"i find this a vicious cycle that is completely frustrating."Alvin C. Hathaway Jr.http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/alvin/hathawaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508515983039535869.post-88046220030620151352009-04-21T20:17:00.000-07:002009-04-21T20:17:00.000-07:00professor wolff: what is the answer? certainly t...professor wolff: what is the answer? certainly the insatiable appetite that america has for reality shows feeds this frenzy. but if the hip hop video producers and party managers can fill this "need" with a simple phone call, and there are women lining up to be the next "it" girl in the video, then how can we suppress the exploitation and sexual harassment? i find this a vicious cycle that is completely frustrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508515983039535869.post-54787332626221406582009-04-20T09:46:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:46:00.000-07:00Kamille,
I never watched the Cady Girls show beca...Kamille,<br /><br />I never watched the Cady Girls show because I anticipated it being flawed in many of the ways you suggest. The fascination with reality shows is troubling at best and apocalyptically dangerous at worse. Instead of working hard we can watch others work hard on the Apprentice. We don't need to learn how to cook or desire to be a chef because we see people doing that on Hell's Kitchen and on Top Chef. Our relationship problems matter less because we're not the ones on Rock of Love or a Shot of Love. <br /><br />While I agree that these sorts of shows, and it seems Candy Girls in particular, are bad for teens and 20-somethings, I also worry that these shows negatively affect older adults. Are not we all impacted by reality television shows? <br /><br />I also wonder what impact True Life shows have on us. Cops, Survivorman (world renowned blues harmonica player and outdoors man Les Stroud), Manhunters (US Marshalls), Jacked (Auto Theft Task Force), Dog the Bounty Hunter, and Andrew Zimmern (guy eats bizarre foods around the world) have on us. It would seem that we're steadily being fooled into believing that we understand policing and law enforcement, intercultural awareness and whatever else. Television is telling us that our body of experiences is growing, when really we're just on the couch with some bad wine and a bag of Cheetos (not that I have ever combined the two).Nick J. Sciullohttp://ssrn.com/author=981024noreply@blogger.com