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THIS PAPER LOOKS AT HOW MODERN DIRECTORS AND FILMMAKERS REMEMBER AND REIMAGINE THESE READINGS OF THE PORTER’S ROLE IN MACBETH. THE PORTER’S SHORT SOLILOQUY CONTAINS A MULTITUDE OF TRUTHS THAT, WHEN EMPLOYED CORRECTLY, CAN UNDERSCORE THE PLAY’S BROADER THEMES OF MORTALITY, IDENTITY AND THE REPERCUSSIONS OF SIN.
THE RAP INDUSTRY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF USING LANGUAGE LIKE “BITCH,” “SLUT,” “HO,” AND “PUSSY,” TO DEMEAN WOMEN AND EXPLOIT THEIR SEXUALITY. WHILE SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS LIKE NICKI MINAJ, TRINA AND CARDI B HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENTERED THE INDUSTRY, THEIR POPULAR SONGS OFTEN EMPLOY SIMILAR DEROGATORY SLURS
