If you’ve been watching any FOX News lately, you might think that Cardi B’s Grammy performance of her hit single “WAP” was a matter of national security. White supremacist host Tucker Carlson and black conservative activist Candace Owens — infamous for her public defense of Hitler — staged an elaborate complaint session on awards night that included Cardi B and Megan Thee about Stallion’s performance. Done — which happened at 10 a.m. — was too much. More evidence of the decline of sex and family values and the imminent demise of civilization as we know it, yadaiyada.
Candace Owens said WAP at the Grammys meant “corrosion” and “the end of an empire.” pic.twitter.com/G1BpwUdTTH
— Nicky Macon Ramirez (@nickymcr) March 16, 2021
It’s the same old boring shtick that the right wing has used to frame their racism since the days of Bill O’Reilly when arguing with rappers about their lyrical content and the waist of their pants, but this is red meat. That’s why boomers tunes rot every night for their daily time. Racial hatred of Tucker Carlson.
Owens, struggling to find some sort of underlying rapport, seized the opportunity to start a feud with the superstar rapper by publicly blasting him on Twitter for his voluminous clothing and blunt language.
You are insecure and I hate you because I can see it in front of you.
You are part of a larger cancer that represents black culture.
There isn’t a man in America who can look you in the face and honestly say he wishes he had daughters who grew up to be just like you. https://t.co/VFDnA8hi6u— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) March 16, 2021
But Cardi B got the last laugh at Owens pretending to worship Trump with one of Melania’s candid photos of her modeling, a dress different from what Cardi has chosen to wear during her music videos. do not have.
https://t.co/78ZSnpZKty Stream “UP” on all platforms.. Candy don’t like it but Melanie B approves ✈️ pic.twitter.com/FgUJ8gmrUW
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) March 16, 2021
There is nothing wrong with a woman wearing it whenever she wants. But after years of Owens defending and promoting a racist serial sex predator, it’s surprising that Owens and his fellow conservatives care about the tired, paternalistic moral nonsense about music artists. openly opposed every so-called “family value” under the guise of
Couple that with the whitewashing and apologetic aggression and public shaming that perpetuates rape culture in America, and no one defending Donald Trump is allowed to talk about “ethics.” Should. form, or shape.