37. Megan Thee Stallion

Big Reputations

In this episode we discuss the unapologetically pro-woman rapper, Megan Thee Stallion. We talk about how she got into rapping, her relationship with her record label, and the ways in which the media has judged her based on how she looks and the lyrics to her songs. Then we consider how men (especially those in positions of power in the music industry) have felt entitled to Megan’s fame and money and the even more nefarious practice of misogynoir in the music industry. Finally we share some of Megan’s achievements in her relatively short career (so far!).

Trigger warnings: Gun violence, racism

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Hosts: Kimberly Kunkle and Rebecca L. Salois

Logo Design: Samantha Marmolejo

Music: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Research: Kimberly Kunkle

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

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Sources:

• "These Female Rappers Don't Want to Be Defined by Industry Sexism. They’re Setting Their Own Rules," by Natalegé Whaley
• "WAP – Women Empowerment or Objectification?" by Julia Ross
• "Why I Speak Up for Black Women," by Megan Thee Stallion
• Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance, by Moya Bailey
• The Motherlode, 100+ Women Who Made Hip Hop, by Clover Hope
• "Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood," by Rebecca Epstein, Jamilia J. Blake, and Thalia González