NY Daily News: At last, women lash out at hip hop's abuses...

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Essence magazine starts their new 'Take Back the Music' campaign.

Article Link: http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/takebackthemusic/

Below is the NY Daily News article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/267488p-229126c.html

At last, women lash out at hip hop's abuses

The most successful black women's magazine, Essence, is in the middle of a campaign that could have monumental cultural significance.

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When asked how the magazine decided to take a stand, the editor, Diane Weathers said, "We started looking at the media war on young girls, the hypersexualization that keeps pushing them in sexual directions at younger and younger ages."

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They were inspired by a campaign that some fathers and daughters led against Abercrombie & Fitch demanding that half-clad young people no longer be used to sell the clothing. When the campaign succeeded, the Essence staff realized there is a serious problem in the world of advertising as well as music.

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Essence has a year-long strategy that includes a town meeting at Spelman College in February.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/267488p-229126c.html