People like you killed my sex worker sister.

DOWN WITH SLUT SHAMING. YES TO SEXUAL LIBERATION.

Do you mysogynists even no where those words you’re using are coming from?

And you call yourselves women. Google the words “slut shaming” and read the feminist blogs. Maybe that’ll wake you up. There is nothing wrong with a women who likes being sexual and doesn’t care what other people think.

http://sendaianonymous.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/why-calling-a-woman-a-slut-is-always-wrong-and-no-it-doesnt-matter-that-you-call-men-that-way-too/

http://www.breaktheillusion.com/rant/whats-so-bad-about-being-a-slut-anyways/

BEyonce is only where she is because of the sexiness she puts out lil kim screams nonthing but whore megan good,Super head and every other women in the hip hop industry are sluts and give us other black women a rong name that we do not deserve!

Also, look to the popularity of Wild Things, a highly sexual movie. This film garnered millions of fans based on the several sex scenes, and of course Deniese Richars being topless and making out with fellow actress Neve Campbell. Sex sells in this business, so it’s no wonder that female rappers are being obscenely vulgar with it, because look at how their depicted in MALE rappers videos.

Overall, my point is that a lot of these girls with TALENT wouldn’t get to where they are without their sex appeal. I mean would Reese have been offered the part of June Cash (who, might I add with no intention of offending, was never viewed as a sex symbol,) had she not been the blonde beauty in the magazines and at the time been married to the equally sexy Ryan Phillippe? I really don’t think so, it would have been given to another atractive actress.

Still, I see what you are saying about the situation of female hip-hop divas. Though, I don’t see why people are defending Missy. I was reading a review for her album “This Is Not a Test” and they hit a bulls eye when they stated when she lost all that weight, her a lot of her originality went too. This is evident in her newer work, where she now sports moe sexed up explicit lyrics. She’s lost the garbage bag suit that made her original and put on short shorts and started booty dancing (take a look on YouTube for “Pass That Dutch”.)

Now, I don’t hate on Trina, Kim, Foxy, or anyone for doing their thing. They all work hard at what they do, and at the end of the day they are just trying to get money like the rest of the world and sex works. Still, in their defence, it’s also clear to see that all of those listed above have been kicking sex further to the side. Only a few songs were sex-related on Kim’s Naked Truth album, which was fantastic and showed that Kim’s also a pretty sharp lyricist. And Foxy only does a few XXX-rated songs here and there, the last I remember off the top of my head was “Candy” feat. Kelis way back in 2001 I believe (with the chorus stating “I taste just like candy/ So dance with me.) And Trina, even though theirs still quite a bit of sex in her Still Da Baddest record, she’s not shooting as high as she used to when it comes to be slutty. Instead of debut solo single “Da Baddest Bitch” where she was being boderline trashy (“See if I had the chance to be a virgin again/ I’d be ****in’ by the time I’m 10″) to being somewhat more gentle (“I’m single again/ Back on the prowl/ I thought he was perfect/ I don’t know how” and “I got a thang for ya baby you know/ Don’t wanna take it slow/ I wanna get to know ya.”) While it’s still not where we would like it to be, you can’t deny that it’s taking effect. Naked Truth was the first female album to get 5 mic’s in Source Magazine, and Trina’s Still Da Baddest charted at #1 on the rap charts, #6 on Top 200, and recieved generally positive reviews (highest peaking on the charts, and a switch from the usual sour reviews previous records recieved.) All we can do is hope progress continues.

Still it is sad; having no positive female MC’s getting air play. Even M.I.A. and Lady Soveriegn, who have seen moderate success, will never get the recognition that Kim gets at this rate. However, like I state afore, I also have started to see a change in the pace of rap. While degrading women and sexy hip hop video vixens are around no doubt, the established feMC’s (and I’m talking about the girls who’s albums actualy chart and get spins on 106 and Park,) are pushing sex further to the side. So who knows, HOPEFULY we’ll see a hip-hop scene where female rappers are taken seriously, and not just as ho’s, bitches, dykes, gold diggers, sluts, and every other vile word that’s been created for females.

Lastly, and I apologize for writing SO MUCH I am just a real big hip-hop fan, women need to stop hating on EACH OTHER. It’s worse enough african american women are fighting so hard to get an ounce of repsect in the music industry, but ontop of that to have girls beefing over being “Queen of the South” or “Brooklyn’s Best Female MC”. If Trina, Khia, Jacki-O and whoever else put as much effort as they do to cutting one another down in order to “win the title of Queen of The South” into garnering women some respect, then things might be different. This applies to to the Kim vs. Foxy vs. Remy Ma battle as well, enough is simply enough. I wish they could see they are aleady hated and degraded on, so the more they attack one another the less credibility female rappers recieve in general. Once again, like I said I’m a fan of today sexed up hip hop girls, but things DO have to change. I’m not saying hide your body, that they should all start wearing sweat pants again and all; but change the flow up girls! We don’t need another female rapper talking about wear to shove it, lick it, stick it, flip it, whatever; the worlds looking for strong women to lead us and make a difference in the stereotypes placed before everyone. And if they don’t continue their evolution in kicking raunchy lyrics and ho-like outfits and attitudes, then there’s really no hope.

http://www.amazon.com/When-Chickenheads-Come-Home-Roost/dp/068486861X

I checked out of hip-hop years ago (early 90s). For some that’s been tantamount to checking out of the black community. I still go back and forth on which influences which. As I tell my students, there’s plenty of room to spread the blame…and fortunately there’s plenty of ways to effect a solution.