I was just thinking about that theme tonight!
It is definitely one of my very favorites.
The Herstory:
In the early 1980's I was marginally involved in the early Hip Hop scene. It was so great in those early daze. Hip Hop was new and VERY up beat. But by the late 80's / early 90's it was just starting to get dark and "thuggy". Rap Groups like "The Funky Four Plus One More" were being replaced with groups like "N.W.A." aka "Niggers With Attitude" (I do love that name though). "Public Enemy" (another great name) were coming on to the scene (actually threatening me one night when I didn''t play their record). They had just released their angry album "Fear Of A Black Planet". It was the beginnings of "Gangsta". You know, Nigga this, Nigga that, mutha fuckin' bitch this, mutha fuckin' bitch that bla bla bla...
I hated it.
So "Fear Of A Blonde Pussy" was The House Of Domination's little way of calling it the way they saw it.
The image was a Dominatrix (I think it was Muffy Domination's legs that I shot) in fish nets and heels with her legs spread apart so it made an "A". It was cut off right at the muff with F.O.A.B.P.
Fear Of A Blonde Pussy
I remember at the top of the invite it said:
quote:To be blonde and concious in Amerika is to be in a constant state of rage.
– Mad Dog Domination
And at the bottom it said:
quote:At Jackie 60 we don't respect women...
We worship them.
It was hot.
You have good taste Nancy.
(figgers you'd like the one with "pussy"" in it!)
I mean, a lot of people even at that time were saying how misoginous rap records were becoming. The whole pimp thing etc.
We just thought is was so funny
-these 16 and 17 year old boys trying to play it off like they are these big bad pimps with all their bitches and hos.
It's so Jr. High School.
I think "Fear Of A Blonde Pussy" got a lot closer to the truth about Rap Music than "The Village Voice" ever did if you know what I mean.
We could really explore a lot of sensitive issues in a Jackie theme. People didn't look at what we were saying the same way they did...
well, The Villge Voice.
We had a lot more freedom.
Anyone remember "Gay Jamaica"?
That was a hot one as well.
It got personal.