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12985778, that question was asked from the beginning.
Posted by SoWhat, Thu Mar-10-16 05:35 PM
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-04-23-spelman-protest-rappers_x.htm

Not all students agreed that rappers are to blame, or that the images were harmful to society. At a recent meeting at Spelman to decide what should be done to protest rap music, some pointed out that women in the videos know what they're doing and are paid to do it.

The issue especially incensed some men studying at Morehouse, a black men's college closely affiliated with Spelman. "These are grown women. I'm putting the blame on the women," said Kenneth Lavergne, a senior who was loudly booed by the 300 or so women at the meeting.

Another student, Bradley Walker from Clark Atlanta University, talked about the credit-card swiping. "Bottom line, a woman let him do that," he said. "I do think sometimes the total blame is put on artists themselves."

it seems at least some other ppl who decried the video as exploitation also addressed this concern about the women involved:

http://focusing-on-feminism.blogspot.com/2010/10/media-project-tip-drill.html

It’s hard for someone who may not be socially aware to believe that these women are being mistreated. They may argue that they are being paid and are not forced to participate in the videos and actually have to audition to even be considered for a part. However as Susan Douglas points out women who present themselves with sexual desires equal to those of a man, or simply a women proud of her body and not scared to show it off, no matter their intent, are giving permission for men to objectify them. While one may make the argument that the women in the tip drill video are making a desperate attempt to liberate themselves through their sexuality Douglas would say that they are just giving men permission to objectify them and call them sluts enlightened sexism is more “virulent for African American woman because it intersects with the new subtle racism and with misogyny in some sectors of the black community.”