Rap music. ... They want to live how their favorite rapper lives. ... I can't think of one instance when I haven't encountered a rap music video that doesn't exploit women, glamorize drug use, and induce violence. ... And a lot of that will go back to the rapper, making him rich, thus making him want to create more rap music, and induce more violence, exploiting more women, and creating more crime. ... The rap industry is growing if anything. ...

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Memes are started by such media icons like Pee Wee Herman, Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead, Micheal Jackson, Madonna, certain music like Rap and corporations such as MTV are all guilty of spreading the media virus. ... Pee Wee Herman is teaching us how to deal with the "abnormal", Ren and Stimpy deal with homosexuality, Beavis and Butthead teach us how to be critical of what we are watching on television, Madonna gives us an understanding of sex, and Rap is dealing with racial discrimination. ...

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The type of media I chose to focus on is the music industry and music on TV. Music and TV is said to be one of the main causes of violence in the teens of today. MTV is said to be one of the leaders of the music and violence arguments of today. It combines the music with a video that teens can watch. ... For example, a very popular rapper today is Eminem. ...

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