In another one of his now renowned Twitter discussions, rapper Kanye West hopped on his account to address the topic of the word “bitch” in hip-hop lyrics. Opening with his uneasiness about the word he asked the question on twofold, the latter using the word "bitch" in comparison to the word "nigga":
I usually never tweet questions butI struggle with this so here goes...Is the word BITCH acceptable?
— Kanye West (@kanyewest) September 2, 2012
Has hip hop conditioned us to accept this word?Do we love this word as much as we love the word NIGGA in an endearing way?
— Kanye West (@kanyewest) September 2, 2012
correction,Here's the age old question,would we refer to our mothers as bitches? Would' we call our fathers niggers or better yet NIGGAS?
— Kanye West (@kanyewest) September 2, 2012
Perhaps the words BITCH and NIGGA are now neither positive or negative. They are just potent and it depends on how the are used and by whom?
— Kanye West (@kanyewest) September 2, 2012
I was recently questioned about the use of the word BITCH in my music and initiallywas offended by anyone questioning anything in my music
— Kanye West (@kanyewest) September 2, 2012
He closed on the fact that he sometimes goes back to omit cursing from his records, and that he likes to use profanity "as a tool and not a crutch." What are your thoughts on Kanye’s revelations, and what’s your view on the use of the word in hip-hop lyrics? Leave your comments below
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