Sisters with Voices: Kozi Kyles, Kyra Kyles Take on Stereotypes of Black Women
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| Kyra and Kozi Kyles |
From attacks on
natural hair in schools and workplaces to the daily diet of misogyny served by
most popular rap music, it isn’t farfetched to suggest that Black women are
often the (big) butt of pop culture parodies and jokes.
But two sisters from
Chicago, Kozi Kyles and Kyra Kyles are trying to turn the tables with a new
series Bosses everywhere should salute.
Their “Video Vixens:
Laughter Without Labels”—which launched officially in February—spoofs the
constant criticism that African American ladies face including critiques on
their “unkempt” God-given hair texture and doomsday
messaging leveled at single sistahs.
“We are so tired of
seeing so few portrayals of Black women in mainstream media,” explains Kozi—a senior-level
marketing executive who leverages her corporate and
branding savvy to make Myth Lab Entertainment a success. “If it’s not
people questioning Blue Ivy’s braids, sharing girlfight videos on social media,
or calling Olivia Pope a ‘sidepiece,’ there isn’t much positive public discussion
around Black womanhood.”
Kyra, an award-winning
journalist and media personality, concurs, revealing why they chose to take the
humorous route.
“We could just go
troll the comment boxes of articles that unfairly depict and demean Black
women, picket certain artists, or write thought pieces all day but what would
that get us,” Kyra asks. “We’d rather take the satirical approach and get
people to question their own assumptions while making them laugh in the
process.”
But don’t take their
word for it. Please check out their short, but effective jabs at
sistah-stereotyping in the three Video Vixen episodes to follow. There’s
more to come, so feel free to leave suggestions for their next target in the
comment section:
1. “Black People Mate” (Target: Doomsday Dating
Stories on Black Women)
2. “Protective Styles: How to Deal with Natural
Hair Haters” (Target: Natural Hair Critics) Link: http://youtu.be/R489rvI3BKE
3. “Raps A Get You Slapped” (Target:
Misogyny in Mainstream Rap Music) Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr5EDfyZuq0
Want to see more? Subscribe to their channel at www.youtube.com/mythlabentertainment or follow them @mythlabent and keep in
step with these LAWEBFEST award-winning sisters.
ABOUT MYTH LAB
ENTERTAINMENT
Myth Lab
Entertainment is a multimedia entertainment company that creates innovative
scripted and unscripted content including television & film projects,
sketches, parodies and web series. The company—helmed by sisters,
Kozi Kyles and Kyra Kyles—also partners with brands to develop innovative and
engaging entertainment strategies. Visit www.youtube.com/mythlabentertainment to check out the projects that have attracted media
coverage by industry influencers including Clutch Magazine, LA Weekly,
IndieWire, tubefilter.com, N’digo
magazine, and the BOSS Network.
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