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.