I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto ?

I see no changes, all I see is racist faces

Misplaced hate makes disgraced races

We under, I wonder what it takes to make this

One better place, let erase the wasted

Take the evil out the people they'll be actin right

Cause both black and white is smokin crack tonight

And the only time we deal is when we kill each other

It takes skill to be real, time to heal each other

Although it seems heaven sent

We ain't ready to have a black president huh

And ain't a secret don't conceal the fact

The penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks

I wake up in the mornin, and ask myself

Is life worth livin ,should I blast myself

I'm tired of being poor and even worse, I'm black

My stomach hurts, so I'm lookin for a purse to snatch

Cops give a damn about a negro

Pull a trigga, kill a nigga , he's a hero

Mo' nigga, mo' nigga, mo' niggas

Rather be a dead then a po' nigga

Let the lord judge the criminals, and If I die

I wonda if heaven's got a ghetto.

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Masculinity

Masculinity can be defined as pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculineattire. Men in today society can be described as being able to do things that women and children are generally incapable of doing. And masculinities are things that make one seem masculine. These ideals have a very weak base in biology, but are mainly created by society and culture.  Masculinity to me is anything related to being a man. Men are seen to represent power and authority. In the western world today, men are only "seen" as this. Our power and authority have weakened significantly since the dawn of the industrial revolution and the following feminist movements . Men were seen as the sole breadwinners, they protected and cared for the family. Now that females have a much greater role to play in the family dynamic as well as the social framework of our civilization, men try much harder to hold on to their masculinity through outward shows of power and authority.   In George Orwell's 1984, "Big Brother" ultimately holds absolute power in Oceania, because of this "Big Brother"  comes across as being the alpha male. This can be seen as being a masculine trait, when it comes to power males generally carry more of it. How often do you hear the term "alpha male" applied to a female? While everyone else has to abide by the rules of the Inner Party which forbids free thought, sex, and individuality, Winston feels frustrated with the oppression given by the party. He also feels insecure about his body image, stating that's it's pale, thin, and weak. (Orwell 128) Now thinking of the term masculine and Winston's view of his body, they don't seem to go hand in hand. Winston is repressed by his true identity and desires. He is emasculated by the “brotherhood” composed of males that control Oceania. What might be a possible intention for Orwell in writing this is to emphasis the significant gap between male and female. In so doing, he described woman as weak while showing the male to be dominant. In a patriarchal society, the distribution of power causes immense gender inequality. As an example, he creates a character that’s possibly the only women in the whole story, Julia. She is a flat character because she we know very little of her as she is faded into the background. In parts of the story she is portrayed as helpless, vulnerable and dependent. Ironically, by the end of the story she shows to be stronger emotionally than Winston by not complying with the pressures of society.