Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Of course this refers to this whole debacle regarding Imus calling the Black women on the Rutgers basketball team "nappy headed hos" and "jiggaboos" along with a few other words.Here it is in case you haven't seen it yet:

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The thing that has my head spinning is how easily people, especially Black women, have been totally and completely swayed from focus. Imus said some ill shit but what he did holds no precedent to what just happened. The focus went from White racism, in the likes of Imus and Micheal Richards, to rap music, dominated by Black men! How!? How in the hell did it become an issue of Black men vs Black women? The thing that offends me the most - something not ONE Black woman has even opened her eyes to - since when does "bitch" and "hoe" refer ONLY to Black women? Answer that question ladies! Since when does "bitch" and "hoe" refer ONLY to Black women?

This is the flip. How in the hell did these terms become exclusive to Black women? Who in the hell set this false concept into motion in the first place? Everyone wants to lynch a Black man because it's been the popular thing to do and Black women are hopping on this bandwagon immediately (not a good look on your part ladies, not at all)! Yet, not one person has been able to address this issue. But, you know I will be doing it here!

All women KNOW that other women, other than Black women, can be bitches and hoes. This is NOT exclusive to Black women only. There are plenty of White bitches running around this planet. Just as there are plenty of White bitches, so too exist, Asian bitches, Indian bitches, Spanish bitches and all kinds of bitches in between. But, we all know that not all women are bitches! Let's say this again because this simple FACT has a lot of people dumbfounded. "Like wow! All women aren't bitches! Really?!?" Yes, it's true. NOT ALL WOMEN ARE BITCHES. Who doesn't know that? Honestly, if you didn't know that, you've got to be one silly son of a bitch (go figure).

Now, let me address this rap music nonsense. Rap is basically Black male dominant - true! But, since when in the use of the words "bitch" and "hoe" did it become a reference for ONLY Black women? This question pops up quite often here doesn't it!?

Let's hold a dialogue of sorts!
You only see Black women dancing in these music videos! Well damn, I suppose a Black man's idea of beauty happens to be Black women! And these women make their own choice to dance. GO FIGURE!

No, that's bullshit. Black men don't like or respect Black women which is why they are in the videos! Besides, are they saying that only Black women are beautiful enough to dance in videos? Hmmmm! Well, yeah! Fuck it, I will say it! I love Black women! We love... LOVE our Black women. Rappers LOVE Black women! Black men LOVE Black women! Everyone loves Black women. And no other women can compare! If we didn't love to see our Black women, they wouldn't be in our videos! Snoop Dogg said it best, "We don't love them hoes!" But, we do love our Black women!

Well if you only have Black women in the videos and you talk about "bitches and hoes" how else are we supposed to see Black women?
Is rap music your only view into the Black community? You don't know anything else about Black people outside of rap? (There's the pitiful crutch people like Imus have used to almost absolve themselves of their own racism and turn it back on the Black community.)


PICK UP A FUCKIN BOOK! ASK A QUESTION.
The reality of a lot of White people including Imus is that they are very racist... VERY RACIST! They do NOT like anything Black. So, for them this is an opportunity to cause strife within our own community. Read the message boards, forum posts, article talk-back sections etc etc etc. Racism is alive and strong in the US. You think these people give a rat's ass about Black women or are they just using rap music and Black women as a way to further lynch Black men? Think about it. How many Black women truly believe Black men, in general, do not respect them? So, why are we fighting each other for beliefs we do NOT hold internally?

I do believe rap music needs a major overhaul. But, it's not an overhaul of the terminology nor ideology but instead an overhaul of the marketing and distribution support system. There's a reason every other song is about rims and grills and nothing else! Do you really believe that Black men, rappers, only rap about these meaningless things? You don't believe there are any other types of music that exist out there? Who's fault is that? Who signs these people to their labels with national and international marketing contracts? Who gave Cash Money millions to set up Cash Money? Who put money in Snoop Dogg's pockets? You want to stop degrading rap music, answer those questions first and start there! We can sit here and blame Black men all we want but it isn't going to stop WHO gets support in the music industry! Think on it!

Finally, the answer
Question:
Since when does "bitch" and "hoe" refer ONLY to Black women?
Answer: NEVER DID IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Don't let other people decide what you already know to be true! Think on it for yourselves.

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