Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-13-2024
Grading Professor
Lovia Gyarkye
Subject Concentration
Arts & Culture
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
This criticism piece explores the controversial female rapper Sexyy Red. It challenges negative perspectives about her persona, primarily based on respectability politics. It highlights Sexyy Red's ability to capitalize on a moment and business savviness. The article has themes of racial double standards and classism. Sexyy Red is more than the "ghetto Black girl," aesthetic. She's a mother and entrepreneur who is authentic to herself.
Recommended Citation
Brizan-Reed, Malik, "Is Sexyy Red Minstrelsy, or Are We Overreacting?" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/749
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