Does Hip Hop hate women??......

I love Hip Hop....
For many reasons, one being because it is one of the few genres of music to be retained by the minorities that created it in the first place. For all its faults and misconceptions it has always been a voice or expression for those who struggled or overcame certain oppressions. Now I don't want to go on about the hardships of having brown skin and having a vagina, because I enjoy both immensely....
But it occurred to me after a discussion with BruthaDiva on certain Hip Hop artists' albums such as Snoop Dogg's "R&G....Rhythm and Gangsta..the Masterpiece" that Hip Hop promotes degrading women with songs like "Can You Control Ya Hoe" and lines like, "Bitches Ain't Shit anyway".
On a certain level I have to laugh, because when music like this is playing at a party guess who's dancing the most......women. Sometimes even singing along to the words!... (even i am guilty of dancing along with those tunes).
Its not just the lyrics but the music videos too, showing girls "shakin dat ass!" It also occurred to me that most girls who agree that hip hop degrades women are just as bad, because you know you watch the videos and try and master the moves...lol
Dont get it twisted, Hip Hop is not all about calling women "bitches" and "hoes" and there are few tracks that i could name that show repect to women. Its just funny that some girls dont mind what a guy calls them.

Anyway...i have a feeling that a few people are gonna have a problem with what i've said today...lol, so leave a comment....peace

- SistaLova