The Impact of the Violent African-American Stereotype in Rap Music Essa

This paper will show that the stump of the wild, criminal black portrayed in rap music lyrics can become a self-fulfilling prophecy for Afro-Americans. Repeated and long-term exposure to this stereotypical behavior in rap music lyrics can lead to increased aggression and this stereotype becoming accepted as a social norm by African-Americans. I intend to support my argument with examples and analysis of the violent African-American stereotype, and by explaining how the stereotype can become accepted as a social norm. The strength that permeates rap lyrics should come as no confusion because music is only one of the numerous forms of media, and forcefulness in the media is frequently described as being too prevalent. The myth, Media violence is only a reflection of violence in nine, can be refuted in diametrical ways. One method is to use real serviceman statistics of crime and violence and compare them to statistics of crime and violence in the media. An e stimated 25 million acts of violence occur in television annually, compared to 1.5 million acts of violence in society (Potter 50). This comparison shows that violent crime is much more frequent on TV than in real life (Potter 50). Television depicts murder and set upon as the two most frequent acts of crime, while real world statistics show that burglary and larceny are the two most prevalent crimes (Potter 50). The judge of violent crime in television news shows over-represent the rate of violent crime in the real world (Potter 56), and television news shows under-represent the serving of male crime victims while over-representing the percentage of female crime victims. later on examining these facts, it is obvious that the statement, Medi... ... viewed as what it isa false representation of reality, instead of a true representation of reaWorks Cited Bernd, Simon, and David L. Hamilton. Self-Stereotyping and Social Context The Effects of proportional In-Group Size and In -Group Status. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 66.4 (1994) 699-711. Chappell, Kevin. Whats falsely (and right) about black music. Ebony September 1995 25-28.Christenson, Peter G., and Donald F. Roberts. Its non Only Rock & Roll. New Jersey Hampton Press, Inc., 1998.Ehrlich, Paul R. Human Natures. Washington, D.C. Shearwater Books, 2000.Kitwana, Badari. The knock on Gansta Rap. Chicago, Illinois Third World Press, 1994.Potter, W. James. On Media Violence. California Sage Publications, Inc., 1999.Steele, Claude. A Threat in the Air. American Psychologist 52 (May 1997) 613-627.