This week, Sean "Diddy" Combs trials began. The government's star witness was the former of Combs, who settled in a November 2023 sexual assault lawsuit that reached $20 million. Her lawsuit accused of sexual assault, physical abuse and coercion to participate in prolonged sexual acts and was considered a "freak." Throughout her testimony, Cassie introduces what she calls a relationship, not real love rather than "shame" and "inner gui". She said he sexually assaulted her in 2018 and she participated in so many "freaks" that she could not estimate a exact number, and a meeting lasted four days.
On social media, content creators have been dissecting the case, and some commenters are very distressed by Diddy's defense.
Boosie posted many opponents on X saying, “I can’t see there is no crime in this case”, ignoring Casey’s allegations of abuse, rape and assault have filed detailed claims, as if she was not only a witness who detailed the part of the government’s case. Federal prosecutors said they had documented prostitution by interstate trafficking workers in states (he allegedly conducted in the infrastructure of employees who promoted his activities).
Cassie also claimed that the comb was “too frequent” to her physical violence (sex worker Daniel Phillip revealed two previously unpublished combs hit her). She said she could only go through “painful” classes with numb drugs. Combs allegedly ransomed the threat of posting a video while trying to leave him after filming the show under his orders. As a signatory to Combs Bad Boy Records, Cassie's music career is in his hands.
After leaving the comb, Cassie said she became suicide during her recovery and treatment, where she wrote down everything she had experienced with him in book format. "I'm spinning," she told the prosecutor. "I didn't want to be alive at that time." However, she was strong enough to continue the lawsuits on other charges, breaking down once and for all the "Brother's Love" facade Diddy shrouded herself. But the “reward” to her heroic spirit has always been bystanders, none of them in the room, and they picked her testimony with implicit suspicion.
They also inspire her trauma. A case of good accusations deserves to be resolved in an understanding tone, centered on the so-called survivor’s pain. But social media is full of media figures and bystanders discussing gossip blogger's tone comb experiment Real housewife episode. Headlines focus on how urine and semen play a role in sex, instantly reducing her account to the meanest detritus. Independent journalist Loren Lorosa has hastily reviewed from outside the court, noting: “Unfortunately, I don’t think Puff will go away from the Scots,” she talks about sensitive issues on her cuffs, the remeasurement that deserves. Youtuber Tisa tells who is on Max Didi's Depravity The documentary boasts about the “exclusive tea” in one of her trial reviews. Social media is filled with fresh baby oil and “Didi Party” jokes, as if we’re all talking about sketching comedy shows rather than narrating the trauma of her barely coming back.
Cassie rampant suspicion and painful ridicule reflect a social condition that denies the true victims of black women. Misogyny is a systematic problem around the world. But the way it shows up in the hip-hop community, which is driven by the growing influence of online cultures influenced by misogynistic “manosphere”, is more suffocating than ever. Recently, rap-related headlines are not just excitement for new music or artists, but also stories of women’s decline. We've seen several other examples this week.
Singer/actress Halle Bailey She has filed a restraining order against streaming/rapper DDG, who has been accused of repeated physical and verbal abuse. Bailey said in the complaint that DDG's fake live statement "has made me feel scared and victimized. His fans then threatened me. I was often scared of my life and the safety of Halo." In response, several of DDG's streaming peers were exposed with him. DDG discovered media character Adin Ross’ restrictive order. Ross cleverly told Halle that he had seen no details, "Stop these fake allegations, this is the father...it's a good guy." Streaming Plaqueboymax believes he wants to see "specific evidence" from DDG's in-gui before leaving him. DDG also receives public support from DJ Ghost, Deshae Frost and N3ON. Although Harley announced several violence to the court and provided photos of the post-assault, her victims were rejected by many. His supporters started the #ProtectDDG campaign online.
DDG solidarity embodies most of the rampant misogyny on the internet. "Horse Circle" characters like Andrew Tate embrace an ambitious masculinity, denying women's will and humanity on the platform of DJ Akademiks, where two single mothers express sympathy for single mothers not worth dating. Adin Ross is one of the supporters of DDG, and he met Tate on his stream many times. Last October, he posted a haircut on the stream, and Nick Fuentes and Tate agreed: "Women can't lead because women are not soldiers." Adin Ross recently called Doechii "bit son" and "ignorant shit" radiating in clips of her curse on her assistant. He said he lost both sponsorships due to comments on comments, while the sulfate tone of his extended diarrhea is presented to racism. The sad reality is that as Doechii continues to advance as an artist, misogyny will rise to her.
A deeper social problem is that young people consume this content. Netflix Show puberty The "manosphere" radicalization depicts a young boy, leading to him killing a young girl who rejects him and calls him an incel. Male Sovietism and Online Extremism Researchers told the show Allysa Czerwinsky's report Rolling stones The show decides that “women are responsible for this” with “universal narratives of victims, limited agency, limited self-worth narratives” and manosphere content “provides them with a very simple solution”.
The Internet used to act as a tool for survivors through #MeToo and other actions. As Alyssa Milano encourages other women under attack to answer “I’m so too,” on X (and then Twitter), a wave has come forward, who have been silently harassed and attacked before. The #MeToo movement in particular reveals the culture of coercion and abuse that permeates every institution and creates space for women to feel support from the online community. But lately, it feels as if there are a group of men who are prone to challenge the challenges of women moving forward. Sneako, a streamer who often streams with Ross, declares “Women’s value is what she looks like, and men’s value is your masculinity, and your respect. Myron Gaines of the popular "Manospher" podcast Fresh n suitablewrote: "Women are unfairly benefiting on the expenses of almost every man." Why do women deserve less.
Like Cassie and Hallie, Megan Thee stallion has been a victim of the internet's ridicule of female tendencies. The widespread suspicion faced since the shooting seems to be rooted in the same Diddy and DDG defenders are using aversion. Some people deny that she was even shot. Now, speculation is that Roc Nation orchestrated Tory's prison stabbing because they know Kelsey Harris's bodyguard Bradley James is about to step up and blame her for the August 2020 shooting. Megan's In her words The documentary details that after being shot, she experienced a traumatic wave caused by harassment and conspiracy theories that followed (some revealed it was designed by Tory herself). Logically, the responsibility for James' lack of a position during Tory's trial is with him or the Toronto artist's defense corps. But instead, the situation stimulated harassment against Meghan, picking a symbolic wound that may never have a chance to heal.
writer Joan Morgan's book, when Chicken heads go home to roost For a long time, refugee women faced with the main target of their favorite artists while enjoying hip-hop. She asked in her 1999 book, “How do we get from the eyes of brothers and from the eyes of brothers and from the eyes of brothers?” She also wrote, “We have reached a certain point of view in history, but when black love (a kind of surviving love, lynching, apartheid, poverty and racism) is in serious danger.”
This breakdown is evident in the community’s split around high-profile allegations of assault. Black women see men denying Cassie, Meghan and Halle’s relatives and have reason to think about how it fits with their disproportionate domestic violence rate. The Institute for Women’s Policy reported that more than 40% of Black women experienced intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking, which was above the national average of 31%. In February 2024, the Lancet Medical Journal reported that black women were six times more likely to be killed than white women (51.3% of black women’s homicides were linked to intimate partner violence).
Over the past few years, the so-called decline of hip-hop has been a popular storyline. While a large number of independent acts are unleashing exciting work, most of the broader rap discourse focuses on the lack of exciting music on the main tag track, as well as the billboard success of hip-hop artists. Violence against women has become an incredibly common topic in that kind of violation of great music. And if this trend continues, with more abuse from artists and executives who have been through and misogynistic fans from media figures, it’s worth mentioning how many women will consider leaving hip-hop completely behind.