Southern Hospitality

As I was looking for a music video for my analysis project, I came across Ludacris' music video, entitled "Southern Hospitality." The video captures so many different types of stereotypes of black people in the south. It starts off with a sign that says "Welcome to Atlanta" to verify that they are in the south. The video makes it seem as if black men are always riding around in cadillacs looking for "hoes." Every male in this picture is wearing baggy clothes with bandannas and chains. Females are definitely degraded in this video as well. They are all wearing short shorts, panty hoes, stripper heels and shirts with their cleavage out.
As a black woman, I can honestly say that I am sick of being looked upon as another one of the southern girls who wears tight, short clothing who is on the streets trying to make money by selling my body. I think videos like these are absolutely ridiculous because they categorize black people as a whole. In reality, there are successful black people in the south who are walking around in suits and owning multiple businesses. Stereotypes like these are degrading to African Americans living in the south and I hope that a change in the way we are portrayed in music videos is made in the near future.