Posts in LOVE & SEX
Gucci Mane & Keyshia Ka’Oir: The Ride or Die Trope on Black Women

The infamous Wopsters, Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’Oir, are an example of one way of identifying what being a ‘ride or die’ is. For years, women have ‘held down’ and ‘stayed down’ for their significant others, revealing their confused view of black love...

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The Double Standard of Sexual Representation

Double standards have plagued women since the conception of the institution of marriage and even beyond in the exploitation of the female body. In the entertainment industry we see these double standards performed in micro-scale.

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Insecure's Portrayal of Black Women's Sexuality

Black women have been slut-shamed and ridiculed for years in regards to their sexuality, but Issa Rae claps back in her undeniably fierce television series, Insecure. Hit with an open and raw commentary, Issa makes sure women, especially black women, know that there's not one thing wrong with being open with your sexuality!

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#MeToo: The Campaign Known to Hit Home

In our culture, sex is often used by both men and women to exert power over each other—by offering it, withholding it, or even having it. Rape is the violation of one person by another. Rather than an act of sexual gratification, rape is an angry and violent expression of the rapist’s desire to dominate someone else. That is when sex becomes a weapon.

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