Are rap videos like Twerk that keep black women down?

I am a huge fan of Cardi B. I admire her as a talented young worker of color who emerged in the rap industry starting from scratch. She is truly a self-made millionaire and deserves all the success and fame that lies ahead. I love his music and his new song, Twerk. However, the video is very explicit and is not something you want your daughter or son to see to say politely. The women in the video are all women of color shaking their butt and dropping it to the ground with thongs on. Visually, this could be perceived as very degrading to black women. Many videos like this have their roots in a long history of African American culture of black women who are idolized as sex symbols that come from slavery. White artist Lexi Panterra who claimed that Cardi B discriminated against white women by not having Caucasian women in her video strikes me as a mockery! This really got me thinking, is this something we should be praising?

Why can’t there be Caucasian women in the Twerk video or similar videos as much as we see black women in this role? Should women fight for a role to be seen publicly for shaking their assets and demonized by what our ancestors blessed us for the world to see? I understand that sex sells and what is provocative draws attention, however; How do these types of music videos affect women of color in your professional and personal life? Amid the longest government shutdown in US history, many women are struggling to make ends meet and some will be forced into private industry. There is already a stigma for women to be aggressive to get to the top, but we have a double stigma towards Black women because of the perceived role they play in society. This stems from slavery when black women were raped and regarded as property for forced labor and, in many cases, for sexual gratification. I enjoy dressing professionally with some flair and a sexy look at times, but could we be sabotaging ourselves by playing on our perception of our culture and the box in which we are placed? Are music videos like Twerk putting women of color in a deeper hole if you will of big booty fanaticism and are they doing nothing more than letting you down low? Your thoughts?