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Confessions of A Video Vixen: The Rise and Fall of An Era (Patreon)

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Let's do a deep dive on the 2005 bestseller Confessions of a Video Vixen, and by extension, the sexuality and politics surrounding black women who perform and/or monetize sex. Karrine Steffans was a brave and flawed woman-- and many of the reactions to her book were riddled with hypocrisy (and if you were anything like me, such hypocrisy will teleport you straight back to middle school). In this episode of Celebritea, I'll be discussing the book, the 2000s phenomenon of video girls, misogyny in hip hop, the audacity of rapists like Charlamagne the God to pass judgment, the very fine line between video vixens and sex workers, and more! This was fun to make. More new videos coming in July <3

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The Marriage of Hip Hop and Liquor

Drop It Like It's Hot: Culture Industry Laborers and Their Perspectives on Rap Music Video Production (Mako Fitts)

The Video Vixen Era is Dead, Long Live The Video Vixen Era (Yoh Phillips)

Vixen Resistin': Redefining Black Womanhood in Hip Hop Music Videos (Murali Balaji)

Karrine Steffans NPR Interview

A Comprehensive Examination of The Roles Video Vixens Have Played Through Every Era of Hip Hop (Brooklyn White)

A Bawdy Lifestyle: And How To Shake It (Nia-Malika Henderson)

The Rise and Fall of King Magazine (Trymaine Lee)

Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture (Shayne Lee)

Interview Between Buffie The Body and Charlamagne

Buffie the Body: When assets become liabilities (Ben Westhoff)

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Confessions of Video Vixen: The Rise and Fall of an Era

Let's do a deep dive on the 2005 bestseller Confessions of a Video Vixen, and by extension, the sexuality and politics surrounding black women. Karrine Steffans was a brave and flawed woman-- and many of the reactions to her book were riddled with hypocrisy. In this episode of Celebritea, I'll be discussing the book, the 2000s phenomenon of video girls, misogyny in hip hop, the audacity of rapists like Charlamagne the God to pass judgment, the very fine line between video vixens and sex workers, and more! (Saajartie Baartman, Sarah Baartman, Hottentot Venus, Sexuality, Black Women, Buffie The Body, Melyssa Ford, Chessika Cartwright, Esther Baxter, Ari Fletcher, Hypnotiq, Ads in Hip Hop) Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON. 0:00 - Intro 2:19 - The Rise of The Video Vixen 3:32 - Infusion of Cash in Hip Hop 6:29 - The Hierarchy of Video Girls 7:16 - Getting Paid (Party Hosting and The Magazine Industry) 10:00 - Respectability Politics, Tip Drill, Charlemagne The God 13:52 - Karrine Steffans Book Summary 19:07 - Book Commentary 22:55 - Whorephobia and Reactions From Other Women 24:27 - Karrine's Own Promotion of Confessions 27:44 - Cautionary Book or Juicy and Glamorizing Tell-All? 29:34 - Hypocritical Reactions 31:14 - The Fall of The 2000s Video Vixen 32:22 - Instagram Models as the New Vixen 33:39- The Bravery of a Very Flawed Author 37:02- The Very Fine Line Between Video Vixen and Sex Worker 38:08 - Final Thoughts