Well, what was "respectful" about Ashanti gyrating around blindfolded, bound men? Indeed, what was respectful about her putting "f*cking" in front of "stripper" -- would she have been LESS offended if she's been mistaken for a dominatrix since they get paid in advance? If Beyonce and Jennifer can sing in "body suits" without getting money thrown at them, maybe it's because they KNOW or that their success has had as much with selling their sex appeal along with their songs.

Ashanti was trying to sell a song by being a kinky fantasy figure; the money-throwing complimented fantasy. She would have done a better job of making her point by laughing at the idea of a"serious" singer like her being mistaken for a stripper: "Bad news, folks, I'm not getting naked," or "Y'all don't have be throwing me money -- if you paid to get in here, you've paid me!"