Even though this isnt the first time we’ve seen our sisters & bros from the Indian cultures express their culture through hip-hop; we havent exacly seen it done quite like this! Truly a one man show! Just check out MTV’s Artist of the Week – Supaman aka Christian Takes Gun Parrish
The Internet is “Banning Bossy” ! Everyone has seen the hashtag across the web and at first, I thought it had something to do with bullying. How IRONIC that my first assumption was to place a negative connotation on the word “bossy”. However, upon further research I found that I was way off on my assumptions.
I visited www.BanBossy.com and the first statement you see on the site is a sentence that states, “When a little boy asserts himself, he’s called a “leader.” Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded “bossy.”” Hmmmm, never really gave this issue much thought, so then I kept reading and the site goes on to explain how the word BOSSY sends messages to our girls that they shouldn’t raise their hands or speak up. I was like, REALLY?
Now this takes me back to childhood and I just remember relating the word BOSSY to being mean. The www.BanBossy website goes on to say that this word affects girls and by middle school they are less interested in being leaders which leads to how they behave as adults. OK, this is deep, right? But then, I had to start looking at this from the eyes of an adult and how women who are more “assertive” are more likely to be labeled Bitches, or perhaps something worse, and we all know men are never insulted for practicing their assertiveness.
The site has the following statistics:
· Girls get less airtime in class. They are called on less and interrupted more.
· The confidence gap starts early. Between elementary and high school, girls’ self–esteem drops 3.5 times more than boys’.
· Bossy holds girls back. Girls are twice as likely as boys to worry that leadership roles will make them seem “bossy.”
The site also had an interesting graphic, It displayed a picture of a little boy that said, “I don’t know any boys called bossy” – and I was like, hell me either! So now I completely get it, its encouraging leadership in our young girls. Also, when I think about it, this is probably another reason why the gap in managerial positions, pay/wages, business start-ups, continue to be an issue, even in 2014. Men still surpass women in these areas and the reason may be because women do internally have an issue with speaking up and taking on this assertive roll.
So check it out, www.banbossy.com and let me know what you think about this #BanBossy Campaign!
Syllabus Magazine, the Carolina’s source for Music, Culture and Fashion
According to WIS Television in Columbia, SC, the young 19-year old rapper, Derek McAllister AKA SpeakerKnockerz was found dead in his home Thursday, March 6th.
No Foul Play is suspected and the Coroner’s office is still awaiting toxicology reports to determine his cause of death.
RIP young man
Twitter – @SpeakerKnockerz
Music: SoundCloudand LiveMixTapes
I don’t know what’s going on, but for all of you who think Charleston, SC is “not on the map”, y’all should probaly take a walk outside of your own neighborhoods. Meet Ms. Allison Millar, one of the new faces that will premiere on the 2nd season of the Oxygen’s network new hit show, “The Face”, hosted by – one of the best faces to ever hit the runways – Naomi Campbell.
Allison talks about her mom in this video and , I Love the fact that she stated her mom was concerned that her child would get caught up with the superficial aspect of modeling, so she signed her up for sewing classes to expose her to every aspect of the modeling industry, not just the “model side”….now that’s a smart mom!
Good luck Allison!!
Did you get a chance to check out the latest looks from Dillards Fashion Segment styled by Pachell Fashion Dollhouse. Check these looks out in the latest edition of Syllabus Magazine.
Syllabus Magazine, the Carolina’s source for Music, Culture and Fashion
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