During our group discussion we decided that remixing is the act of taking something that already exists, and using part or all of it to make something new, and giving credit to the creator. Plagerism is the act of taking a work, changing it or keeping it the same, and taking credit for it as ones own work. The easiest way to tell the difference lies in where the credit goes.
The overall focus of Chapter 8 is “Manhood.” It begins with listing and discussing many male figures and why they are cool. He cites examples like Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington. The next section discusses how white males needed so alleviation of the trauma they experienced during world war 2, So they discovered that the black cool culture was something that would help them. Then Rice discusses the stereotype and how dangerous it is. After this, Rice goes into more detail on stereotypes. Particularly focusing on “The angry black man,” and gangsters. While primarily these are men, it is easy to see their traits in many women as well. The chapter closes with a long discussion on the “bad boy” and how their lyrics, and the icons located in their lyrics are important.
I chose to do a search of hip hop performers. It is an interesting common theme in the way these men pose. they usually are not smiling, and if they are, it is in a very “seductive” way. They are always focused in an agressive stance. This is an interesting stereotype, because these are traits that we typically compare with men. The idea of the Bad boy ready to get into a fight is a very prevelant idea in society.
Chapter nine discusses the “Cool Pose.” It shows how people stand, and all aspects of their “pose” tells a lot about them. Their posture, their clothing, what is around them are all indicators of cool.
I thought these were an interesting comparison. The top is an picture of LL Cool J and the bottom of a christian rapper named KJ-52. the difference between their postures are very different.
