>> I heard on radio this morning that Snoop categorizes ‘hos’. In other words, the ones he refers to in his lyrics are no-count, not working, looking to take advantage etc. So, in his view, girls who are making something of their lives like the Rutgers girls, don’t fit the category. <<
I know, but my point is that “hos” are the only women he ever sings about; he may define what he means by hos, and he may truly only mean such women when he says hos, but he neither clarifies that in his music, nor offers any other examples; if every woman he ever mentions is a ho, then it’s natural to infer that he believes all women are hos.
Now, he SAYS that only some women are hos. Does he regard other women as better than hos? If so, isn’t he highlighting all the WORST elements of black society? Does he ever suggest that he wishes to be around women who aren’t such hos? He’s not saying, “woe is me!”; He’s saying “Cehck out what I got!” He exults his ability to revel in such hos. That suggests that a WORSE view of women: there are women who are fit to be used (hos), and those who are useless.
You are right. Now imagine this: Sharpton says the music companies that contract with the rappers urge them to use the derogatory terms. Now Sharpton wants to go after the music moguls. I wonder if that’s true (that the rappers are urged to talk like that). What do you think?
KAte