Can rappers beef without resorting to misogyny?

Kanye West’s withering takedown of Wiz Khalifa has officially leveled Twitter, leaving us to marvel in its wake. It was, for the most part, wonderful to watch, and like any rap beef in the present era, will likely spawn all manner of memes and commentary in the coming weeks. But like so many rap beefs these days, the feud quickly descended into casual misogyny. We shouldn’t need reminding that that’s unacceptable.

Deep in Kanye’s tweetstorm, he made references to his ex-girlfriend and Wiz’s ex-wife Amber Rose. His remarks weren’t anywhere near charitable (the tweets below have since been deleted):

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