julianne escobedo shepherd
August 2012
13 posts
reportin' live from somewhere sexy.: in which I fully dissect Lupe Fiasco's "Bitch Bad" song/video. →
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I’ve had a lot of thoughts bouncing around on this. let me start by saying that i completely understand the thought process that supports the entire message of this song/video. i do. had this been released five years ago, i would’ve been a staunch supporter because I was pretty much freebasing…
People got mad at me for calling Lupe’s new video “slut-shaming” on Twitter—this is a really concise, on-point breakdown that aligns with how I viewed the video. And agreed on the thought process behind the video. I don’t doubt that Lupe and his fans think that he’s doing something really positive for hip-hop. I don’t doubt that he was well-intentioned. But it’s just another nefarious route through patriarchy that doesn’t help anyone.
POP FEMINIST PERBLOG: and, furthermore →
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Like, can you even compose an American analogue to “Virgin Mary, become a feminist?” I would answer no, and I would say that’s pretty significant.
I’m thinking about this part, right now:
It was also fairly logical that the Russian Orthodox Church, given its long mystical ties to…
Virgin Mary feminism is so so so crucial to Xicanisma and Mexican Catholic culture, and Mexico might be a useful analogue when trying to understand the religious context of Pussy Riot’s action/message, altho I’m not exactly sure how to apply it because I am not a supergenius religious scholar like RGR. But if yr interested I do recommend this book called Our Lady of Guadalupe, Faith and Empowerment Among Mexican-American Women, by prominent Latina feminist theologian Jeannette Rodriguez, which was crucial for me in understanding how I grew up and placing myself as a Xicanist. WATCH ME HIJACK THIS PUSSY RIOT CONVO TO TALK ABOUT XICANISMA. GET DOWN WITH TONANTZIN WITH ME, HERMANAS.
So I wrote about "gay rapper trend pieces"
Because writing a parody “straight rapper trend piece” was too cheeky for something so important. Basically this piece, which has been stewing in my mind and heart since that p4k post dropped, is about how well-meaning media lumping in a bunch of stylistically disparate rappers like Le1f, Mykki Blanco, House of Ladosha, etc based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is actually condescending and further marginalizing.
NOTE: I WENT THRU EDITS OF THIS WHILE I WAS AT THE GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS SO YES, I REALIZE IT SAYS “THESE ARTISTS ARE TALENTED AND DESERVE THE ATTENTION” LIKE TEN TIMES. FEEL MY GIST DOE!
HERE'S THAT AALIYAH PIECE.
Of these, I conducted the interviews with Missy Elliott, Kidada Jones, Jomo Hankerson, Barry Hankerson, Method Man and, I think, Dame Dash, though I can’t remember that one so maybe not. And a bunch more in the extendo version in-book. Chioma Nnadi interviewed Eric Farrell, and I think Sam Hockley-Smith interviewed Tank. This issue was, of all the issues I edited, my baby.
tuckergumblr said: naw teh supafriendz was danja mowf and mad skillz and them u r confused
Ew dude, no. #history
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WKB: I have a friend who described how comedy should work with a picture: It was a cartoon bald eagle swooping down from the sky on a mouse, and the mouse is giving the eagle the finger. That’s funny, that as the mouse is about to die, he’s giving the eagle the finger. When it’s the eagle giving the mouse the finger as he’s coming down to eat it…
MJ: That’s sad.
WKB: That’s the GOP!
” —Kamau is awesome. This is an interview with him about his new show on F/X, which debuts August 9 and is being worked on by Hari Kondabolu, who DISCLOSURE I guess will be my common-law bro-in-law at some point in the next 7 years, assuming the shit doesn’t hit the fan one way or another. That’s not why I’m posting it though, I’m posting it cause Kamau is hilarious and I’m really excited to see this show.