Kanye West admits he is unsure whether the word “bitch” is “acceptable” and edits his songs so he doesn’t offend people.
Kanye West 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
The ‘Stronger’ hitmaker admits he occasionally reviews his lyrics to ensure there is no unnecessary swearing as he prefers to use expletives as a “tool” rather than just to shock.
He tweeted: “I will admit that I sometimes go back and omit cursing from my records. I like to use profanity as a tool and not a crutch.”
Kanye’s admission came after a fan questioned him on the use of the word bitch.
He wrote: “Initially was offended by anyone questioning anything in my music.
“I usually never tweet questions but I struggle with this so here goes… Is the word BITCH acceptable.
“Is it acceptable for a man to call a woman a bitch even if it’s endearing.(sic)”
Kanye then tweeted a link to Lupe Fiasco’s new video for ‘Bitch Bad’ and added: “Is it ok to use bitch as long as we put BAD in front of it? Like you a BAD BITCH. (sic)”
Kanye – who has penned a track called ‘Perfect Bitch’ about his girlfriend Kim Kardashian – insisted his musings were not to make a definitive decision on language but he wanted to “think out loud” with his fans.
He added: “I’m not tweeting to say what we need and what we don’t. I just wanted to think out loud with you guys today.”
