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# When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down Paperback – February 2, 2000

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Thought Provoking Read with Some Problematic Claims
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016*

I read this book because it came highly recommended by both Melissa Harris Perry and Kaila Adia Story. Author Joan Morgan starts off the book by describing why and how black women have been isolated from (male dominated) racial justice movements and (white dominated) feminist movements. While multiple black feminist scholars have filled in this gap, Morgan notes that many black women find their theoretical texts inaccessible. Additionally, Audre Lorde, bell hooks, and other black feminists haven't quite captured what black feminism means for the hip-hop generation. I loved Morgan's realness, her incorporation of black English into the text, her call for a feminism that exists in shades of gray: "“We need a feminism that possess the same fundamental understanding held by any true student of hip-hop. Truth can’t be found in the voice of any one rapper but in the juxtaposition of many. The keys that unlock the riches of contemporary black female identity lie not in choosing Latifah over Lil’ Kim, or even Foxy Brown over Salt-N-Pepa. They lie at the magical intersection where those contrary voices meet—the juncture where truth is no longer black and white but subtle, intriguing shades of gray” (62).Following this, I was expecting a book that helped unpack the seeming contradictions of hip-hop feminism, a book that helped me tease out how black women find empowerment in hip hop culture  even as misogyny, anti-blackness and colorism permeate the lyrics of rap music. That's not exactly what Morgan did here, although, that may not have been what she set out to do in the first place. What I loved most about the book was the chapter strongblackwoman. It's absolutely worth reading. Here, Morgan lays out the history of the myth and gives compelling reasons for black women to reject the stereotype. It's done beautifully. What I didn't love about the book was the dichotomy between "good" black women and "bitches and hos." When Morgan describes the misogyny in hip hop music, she says that we cannot take rappers to task for being sexist if we don't also demand accountability for the  women who are complicit as video girls...I'm not sure that type of comparison can be made. This needed to be discussed in more detail...Additionally, the babymother chapter seemed to, in a sense, shame single motherhood (in ways that were not unlike Moynihan's in his infamous report....). That chapter did, however raise interesting legal and moral questions about male reproductive rights, or non-gestational parent reproductive rights. I'm not sold on Morgan's argument at all, but the questions were interesting, nonetheless.Lastly, there were many parts of the book in which Morgan stated that it is perhaps necessary to question whether or not gender equality is something women really (should) want. Huh?!At the beginning of the book, Morgan says that she wrote the book because she “didn’t want to have to talk about 'the brother,' 'male domination,' or 'the patriarchy.' [She] wanted a feminism that would allow [her] to explore who we are as women—not victims” (56). I wholeheartedly agree. Yet, men ARE at the center of Morgan's analysis. This isn't a text about feminism or black women as much as it is a text about the intimate relationships between black men and women. What would be interesting to see is what an updated version of the text looks like. This book is very much grounded in the 90s, so I wonder if Morgan would have the same perspective over 20 years later...All in all, my assessment is that this book will leave you with more questions than answers. Morgan, however, never claimed that the book would leave readers with a clear understanding of the truth anyway: “This book by its lonesome won’t give you the truth. Truth is what happens when your cumulative voices fill in the breaks, provide the remixes, and rework the chorus” (26).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Must Read!
  

*by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2020*

As a white woman who was raised in a diverse, low income neighborhood, I’ve never been able to relate to the middle class, suburban, white feminism movement. I was a teen mother, received transitional assistance as I worked my way through community college, and was married (now divorced) to a Southeast Asian immigrant who had the “best” of both patriarchal cultures shaping the way he treated me during our relationship. When I read Chickenheads, I felt like I discovered a feminism closer to the one I’ve been embracing as a divorced mom of two trying to find love and have a career and be a badass mother all at the same time. Reading this book has brought so much insight into why mainstream feminism hasn’t been embraced by our black and brown sisters, and challenges us white women to rethink the whole movement and what we ultimately want to accomplish because this white supremacist, patriarchal bs we’ve been dealing with needs to go and we haven’t made the moves we need to collectively to make it happen. Kudos to Joan Morgan for her honesty, her wisdom, her storytelling, and everything that makes her and this book compelling and poignant 20+ years later.

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    Great Takes
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021*

The book like the favorite auntie taking you out and giving you the facts. It was real, introspective, thoughtful, and relatable. I wish we could have another cultural breakdown of today's mainstream the way Chickenheads so flawlessly encapsulates the 90s

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