Machismo takes forms in various ways and often is culturally ingrained within Latinx communities.

The music video featured explicit scenes of abuse by a young man supposedly so in love with his girlfriend he “can barely breathe.” Moreover, the controversial rapper was accused of trying to capitalize on Rihanna’s controversy with Chris Brown by collaborating with her on the song.

I was born in Cairo, Egypt but my […] What is Machismo?

Machismo is a predominant “traditional” belief in Latinx communities that women are inferior to men.

According to Melissa Henson, Director of Communication and Public Education for the Parents Television Council, Hollywood has a dangerous habit of implying that these volatile relationships are more intense, more passionate than your average, run-of-the-mill romance.

“To impressionable teens, domestic violence is almost romanticized.