Why does Rap music degrade our young women, and call them filthy names?

Question

And yet nothing is done or said about that? have you heard some of the lyrics?

Okay then, nobody has to listen to Imus either, so why was he fired? Shouldn't we also fire the Rappers, and the music execs then for promoting hated of women?

Visionar, if it is the land of free speach, then why was Don Imus fired? Why did Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson do a tag team on him? Why not Snoop Dogg while they were at it. He is filthy when is comes to degrading women.

Answer 1

Thank you and Amen and God Bless.
Even though you stole the ? I was working on, It needs to be said. Imus should not of been fired, if the Rappers are going to be allowed to do the same. I know that we don't have to listen to Rap, but they don't have to listen to Imus. Rap reaches more of our young ppl than Imus did.
I for one am tired of hearing about Rap lyrics where the cut another line, take another shot, smoke another J, Sleep with a hoe, shoot there mama/daddy, slapping a B*tch, being a Ba$tard, Robbing someone, or any of the such.
What are we teaching our kids by allowing this to go on? As parents, we should boycott The Rap Music Industry, and force them to clean it up..........

Answer 2

I see that Hip Hop must once again take the fall for someone else's mistake. I won't excuse some of the Rap lyrics, but I find it odd that these lyrics come under fire yet everyone I've seen on Yahoo Answers and message boards refuse to put any of the same blame on TV and movies.


What Don Imus said was wrong and some of these Rap lyrics are disgusting. But there is a lot of rappers out there who don't degrade women, but only the ones who do seem to get airplay. Yet people are more intent on attacking Hip Hop and grouping the good with the bad than actually finding the root of the problem. Make calls to the radio stations, the tv stations, and the record execs to push and play this stuff. I don't put a whole lot of blame on a lot of rappers because they are going to rap about what they are told to rap about in order to make money. Rap wasn't always this way. And to this day one can find plenty of rappers who aren't. They just don't become famous.

Plenty of Rock bands have degraded women in song and video, yet they too seem to be be avoided.


Don Imus made comments that were considered racist by many. When a black rapper makes that same comment, while it may be degrading to women, it isn't racist. I know that is a fine line there but too many people are trying to soften what Imus said by trying to take away what he actually said.


One can debate on whether he should have been fired or not. While I don't listen to him or that type of junk radio, I wouldn't have opposed for him to getting a second chance. But all you Imus supporters, where were you when Rappers were in the same position as Imus? Did you stand by the same morals and position then? Like when Ice-T basically got canned over a song about a man fed up with police brutality, a real problem in some places. Or when Ludacris got fired by Pepsi because Bill O'Reilly and his supporters didn't like the language he used in his songs? Other than race being an issue it's the same thing and it should be noted that O'Reilly didn't say a thing when Ozzy got his Pepsi deal. There was even a man who was applauded for pulling Budweiser out of his store because Dr. Dre, a gangsta rapper, did commericials for them. Yet at the same time when Robert Deniro, a gangsta actor, did commericials as well and it wasn't an issue. So why is Hip Hop always the bad guy? I know why, but most won't care to understand.

So people speak of double standards and yes they exist, but they exist both ways. As for Al Sharpton, someone mentioned him above, he has always been very outspoken against the derogatory rap lyrics. He has held many protests over the years combatting negative rap lyrics. But like he said on CNN this week, when he does that stuff doesn't get covered by the media. They even have something goin on this weekend or next week.


After futher thought it's obvious what has happened here. Rap has only come under fire from you because of what happened to your boy Imus. Since he got in trouble and got fired, I guess you think everyone should fall. The crude lyrics of some Rap isn't really an issue because if they were then you wouldn's support the crudeness of Don Imus.

Answer 3

I agree! And then idiots like smokin k completely miss the point that you are trying to bring home. It is directed at me, because, yes, i know i am not a ***** and hoe, but that doesn't stop men from labeling me as one. The music is more than just a song, for many it's a way of life. Young men and young women look up to rap to govern whats in. I to have heard and seen many men calling women hoes and bitches too, even if they don't even know them. "she ain't nothin but a hoe any ways, forget her." Rap portrays women like they are nothing but sex objects, you have sex with one, and move onto the next which also probably why you see so much cheating in young men too, they see their rappers talking about ******* hoes, and they think it's ok to run through women like toilet paper. When will people start to realize that their words have a big impact on woman. I can't think of the last time i heard a rapper use the word WOMAN! It's like woman is a cuss word! lol. WOmen need to open their eyes and stop being so damn ignorant. You are a ***** honey, the rapper is not talking about sarah down the street, he's talking about all women!

Answer 4

Good question!

1 - People are seriously abusing the First Amendment (I don't think this is what the drafters of the Constitution had in mind).

2 - Poor upbringing, a lack of character and respect for women.

Ironically, this is what Don Imus just got fired for... Of course what he said was wrong, but rappers do this every day and get paid big bucks for it.

Hmmmm....

Answer 5

Because that is what the thug drug dealer's on the streets think of their women. They start out hanging out on the steet corner selling dimes to the addicts and make money doing that. Then they become rappers and rap about their thug life and they calls em like they sees em I reckon.
And the women or "hoochie mama's" that they speak of are actually degrading themselves by sleeping with whoever will take care of them for a little while. It's all about the dollar bill to them. Remember the song "That Just My Baby Daddy"?

Answer 6

Yes, I've heard the lyrics---sex, drugs, crime, rape, and more. It's disgusting. Yet the Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson only seize the camera or the microphone when they can promote themselves in the name of "racism" from the mouth of a Caucasian. The double standard in the Black community makes a mockery of their own protests.

EDIT: Killah Sith--Where was either one of the good Reverends when the truth was revealed about the incident at Duke University????

Answer 7

Yes it's shocking! Just the other day I was looking for music to use with cheer camp this year....WOW
I ran into some really shocking things. The words to some of the songs are so bad you can't edit much. Wouldn't be much left....

Answer 8

I agree, it is so degrading and what's very scary is that the young women don't seem to mind at all, because they support the sales. I have noticed that young black women especially seem to idolize these low lifes. It is a sad to think that women have such low self esteem. I try to teach my young granddaughter to respect herself and to not buy into this poisonous sh**.

Answer 9

Because we live now in a double standard society and where we can go and what we can do dose not matter what nationality or race we are but who talks and who says it dose just like the comics they talk about blacks its funny a white guy dose its raceist what a sad world it is!

Answer 10

Because our young "men" are not raised with values these days and don't know how to show a lady respect, on the other hand the same goes with some of these young "ladies" and they allow themselves to be treated that way. Just my opinion.