Critique #8: There Are Bitches and Hoes

In Chapter 8 of Hip Hop Wars, talks about the use of the words "Bitch" and "Hoe" used by rappers to refer to women. She explained that because of rappers feeling free to call women by these names,in a sense, it gave way to other men calling women "bitches" and "hoes" and even women calling other women that. She also said that this shows how men feel superior to women in a sense because they see them as just someone they can get whatever they want from and then go on to call them hoes because of that. The terms bitch and hoe have become so normal in our present day society because more and more men call women these names and women have just gotten used to it so they don't demand the respect they deserve. Another reason why this seems more acceptable is because women themselves even call themselves bitches and hoes so it just forms a sense of normality around these words. In my opinion it has become so common for men and women to call women these belittling labels that most of the time women don't even feel offended anymore when in reality they should. Also,the fact that in many of the songs you hear now rappers are referring to women by these names does not help change the situation but only strengthens it because it is like an example to the public that makes listeners think its okay.

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imitation #2011: Kanye West,New Day

          And I'll never let my son have an ego
          He'll be nice to everyone, wherever we go

See, I just want him to have an easy life
Not like Yeezy life, just want him to be someone people like
Don't want him to be hated all the time judged
Don't be like your daddy that would never budge
And I'll never let him ever hit a strip club
I learned the hard way, that ain't the place to get love

The lines in this verse by Kanye West are an example of a confessional because he's talking about what type of life he would want for his future son. I feel like its a very personal verse because he's reflecting on his own life and how other people think of him and he admits that he wants his son to be liked by people and have a better life than he does. Throughout this verse you can see every lines has end rhymes because the last words in each line rhyme with the next. The rhyme scheme in this verse is AA.BB,CC,DD. I'm not exactly sure who Kanye is speaking to because it just seems likes expressing his inner feelings about how people think of him. Another possibility is that he can be speaking to his son so in the future if he has a son,his son will be able to hear how his father planned for him to grow up in a better environment than his.