Diane Taylo
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/ 26 March 2004

Who you callin’ a bitch?

In the poor Boston neighbourhood where 18-year-old Stephanie Alves grew up, words such as bitch and ho are part of everyday male conversation. This slang is not used to pass judgement on a woman engaged in a particular activity but to describe any female. Rap has been criticised for its negative portrayal of women right from the start.