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Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Hoe" and Afro Futures

On January 24, 2012 @kismetnunez, @fecundmellow, @sweat_btwn, @zero317, @AfroFuturAffair @divafeminist and others came together to discuss the idea of afrofuturism in Nicki Minaj's latest music video.

  1. KismetNunez
    Who wants to explain Stupid Hoe to me? I'm serious. @divafeminist @urimac731 @fecundmellow @Mdotwrites
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  2. KismetNunez
    Visually, I'm enthralled. It's got colors. It's got some Venus. It's got some Grace. It's got some Barbie.
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  4. KismetNunez
    I can't help it. I approach moments like #StupidHoe as an afrofuturista. (#BlackGirlsAreFromtheFuture so sayeth @Mdotwrites)
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  5. KismetNunez
    But ima tell you right now: Nicki be on that Trickster shit. Everytime I try to pin her down, she twerks and spins away.
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  6. KismetNunez
    @divafeminist @urimac731 @fecundmellow @Mdotwrites I know folks are beefin over the "nappy headed hoe" piece....
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  7. divafeminist
    @KismetNunez @urimac731 @fecundmellow @Mdotwrites song or vid? I'm still processing the visuals, but I got tons to say about the lyrics.
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  8. divafeminist
    @KismetNunez @urimac731 @fecundmellow @Mdotwrites and the general venom of misogyny that is spewing- but I thk there is more to it.
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  9. divafeminist
    @KismetNunez @urimac731 @fecundmellow @Mdotwrites but her return to nappy headed hoes is sooo...&then "I'm the female Weezy" disempowers. :(
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  10. fecundmellow
    whatchu talkin' 'bout, willis? MT @KismetNunez: Who wants to explain Stupid Hoe to me? @divafeminist @urimac731 @fecundmellow @Mdotwrites
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  12. KismetNunez
    *coughs* You dropped your mic as you left the stage there @fecundmellow. Want me to grab it for you?
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  13. fecundmellow
    nah. you'll burn yourself. RT @KismetNunez: *coughs* You dropped your mic as you left the stage @fecundmellow. Want me to grab it for you?
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  14. divafeminist
    @KismetNunez @urimac731 @fecundmellow @Mdotwrites on my way to class, but wl def share some thoughts when i return.
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  15. fecundmellow
    @KismetNunez besides, what could i offer? i love weezy, & i'm offended that minaj thinks herself his female counterpart. word, @moyazb ?
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  16. sweat_btwn
    @KismetNunez the visuals? the song is wack. hype dropped the ball. nicki calls another blk wmn a monkey while dancing in a cage.
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  17. sweat_btwn
    @KismetNunez I'm not sure why blkfems wanna make her so impt and post human and in comparison w janelle. really? ive talked too much.
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  18. KismetNunez
    @sweat_btwn Think folks wanna see something futuristic that is also sexual. Like, can't we have orgasms in the future?
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  19. sweat_btwn
    @KismetNunez @fecundmellow i appreciate nicki's sexy. won't knock her hustle. the music is trash. she doesn't rd afrofuture to me, sooooo
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  20. sweat_btwn
    @fecundmellow @KismetNunez nicki is great for me til she opens her mouth. im still not sure, at all, where u get afrofuture. i don't see it.
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