these two sets of lyrics are pretty similar, just 40 or so years apart.
Now this this is one of them occasions
where the homies not doin it right
I mean he found him a hoe that he like
But you can't make a hoe a housewife
And when it all boils down you gonna find in the end
a bitch is a bitch, but a Dogg is a man's best friend
So what you found you a hoe that you like
But you can't make a hoe a housewife (wife)
MAYBELLINE WHY CAN'T YOU BE TRUE
OH MAYBELLINE
WHY CAN'T YOU BE TRUE
YOU DONE STARTED DOING THE THINGS
YOU USE TO DO
The effects can be terrible to women who are not like those in the videos, who are just trying to make it in this world. Black women have to overcome racism in this world, along with many negative labels and stereotypes, now thanks to hip hop, there are even more labels and stereotypes to overcome. Black men are selling us "black women" out for thee all mighty dollar. Lastly, we as black people can't do what the mainstream media or what white people do- yeah, white women are objectified but there is also a balance there, we don't see them only in a negative way... Black women are only seen in this negative way on a daily basis and personally I'm sick of it!
I watch the misogyny in hip-hop videos, ads, & culture (thank God there are some stellar exceptions, like in this film!), however whenever I see it, I am always reminded of the similarity to plantation owners and how they treated women, as their property to use, no concern for the effect or harm. And at the same time, highlighted so clearly in the album/VIBE covers shown, being a portrayal of black men as "breeders" for the slaveholders. A sad mix of using and being used. Being simultaneously Breeder & Plantation Owner.
