Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion took their No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single “WAP” to the Grammy Awards stage on Sunday night (March 14) — but not everybody was feeling it.
Much like the controversy the original visual stirred up last August, their sexualized performance drew harsh criticism across social media. According to TheWrap, the National Center On Sexual Exploitation is calling out the CBS Grammys broadcast, saying it “contributed to the sexual exploitation of women by glamorizing prostitution and stripping.” The organization felt the performance was better suited for a “hardcore pornography film.”
“CBS allowed a glamorization of stripping and prostitution to be broadcast in front of a national audience – a portion of which were children – for no other reason than for TV ratings,” Senior vice president and executive director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation Dawn Hawkins said in a statement. “Despite the ‘popularity’ of the song performed by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, CBS should have never allowed this kind of explicit performance to happen at the Grammys.”
Unlike Cardi, Megan and other countless women who find embracing their sexuality empowering, Hawkins begs to differ.
“Prostitution and stripping are never empowering for women, as they set up systems that exploit and oppress women,” Hawkins added. “CBS has contributed to furthering the sexual exploitation of women and contributed to the ‘normalization’ of porn culture.”
Cardi and Megan then faced a scathing review from conservative commentator Candace Owens who told Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night (March 15), “You have the kids learning about critical race theory. They’re learning that they should aspire to be people like Cardi B. You see that fundamentally we are seeing the destruction of American values and American principles.
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“It’s terrifying. I think parents should be terrified that this is the direction our society is heading towards. And again, we are weakening America … This is a weakening of American society. It feels like we are looking at corrosion; like we are about to see the end of an empire.”
Never one to hold her tongue, Cardi fired right back on Twitter and wrote, “Yaaaayyyyyyy. WE MADE FOX NEWS GUYS!!! Wap wap wap.”
Of course, this is nothing new. Perceived “vulgarity” in music stretches back to at least the 1920s and ’30s. Blues singer Lucille Bogan wrote a song called “Till The Cows Come Home” that came with lyrics such as, “I got a man I love/I got a man I like/Every time I fuck them mens/I give ’em the doggone clap/Oh, baby/Give ’em the doggone clap/But that’s the kind of pussy that they really like” — and that was around 1935.
Other artists such as Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, Lil Richard, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna, Janet Jackson, N.W.A, 2 Live Crew, Nirvana, 2Pac, Lil Kim, Britney Spears and Eminem were also labeled as politically incorrect and a threat to “American values” at one time.
If Owens thinks “WAP” is bad, maybe she should press play on the YouTube video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heYxa6yX2os
Meg is the plant they are pushing the hardest at the moment unfortunately. She is selling her body and her dignity off on so many levels, such a shame. I feel bad for the parents of the little girls who are forced to watch and listen to her garbage
Nobody is “forced to watch and listen” to anything. Last I checked, it’s a free country. It is up to those lazy ass parents you feel bad for to make sure their kids don’t watch and listen to this garbage.
You dont get media platforms. Like I’m guessing your older (30+) and didn’t grow up with it. People literally are forced to listen to things. Not physically forced, but the media has created a forever lasting instant feedback loop with socials and they have a grip on the attention of this generation. It’s more than people just being lazy on there phones, people are fr under the control of the media. It seems like it’s lazy people but it’s not, it’s people who have grown up with this, they have a hard time cognitively stopping themselves from participating in the loop. Look it up it’s actually serious shit. I’ve found Millenialls don’t really notice it, perhaps because they have seen social media before it was perfect.
I hate how people choose to argue… I think that guy shot his whole side of the argument in the head by putting prostitution and stripping in the same light. I agree, the world is purposely pushing the normalization of sex and porn for younger and younger audiences, but your walking on egg shells with everything you say nowadays and that’s the classic republican mistake, to step directly on the toes of the people they are speaking to. All that being said, it’s bad for kids to think sex is not a big deal, promiscuity is bad for young minds and the science is their to prove it. You certainly can’t stop young kids from being exposed to things, but their are people pushing to put this stuff in front of the youngest most impressionable eyes possible. Their is no arguing really, anything resembling porn for young people fries the fuck out of your brain.
prostitution and stripping are in the same light you clown
Yea they are but people are soft af, and in 2021 stripping is seen ok and prostition is not. Im saying the person is right, but he fucked up by taking a negative stance towards the people he’s talking too by bundling the two… read between the lines and don’t call people clowns when you can’t be bothered to understand yourself.
Why does “embracing your sexuality” always equate to being overtly sexual? They can do what they want but cardi and meg acting like this is in no way “empowering” for women. It sells, which is why they do it, but promoting yourself as easy and ready to be exploited just lessens your value
It is their art and bodies. Leave them alone and focus on real issues in this world. Keep doing your thing ladies.
These hoes are a lot of things but “ladies” they most certainly aren’t lol.
Says the other thot, no one with morals says that, I guess your daughter acting like a slut is not an important issue for any parent…just worry about the world & other issues…but not your kids, empowerment is showing your ass…like a slut right shut your dumb ass up…REMEDIAL FUKK HEAD ‼️???
The idea that kids are being exposed to sex so early is a big psychological problem in western society, it’s absolutely one of the biggest issues we are facing.
i think it can depend. it depends on your working environment. but one thing, more teenaged girls and boys wanting to be a porn star. they want to be a porn star because sex feels good. sex might feel good but it is a lot of work rather than being something sentimental. what is the alternative to this? all covered up singing a song.
I just feel bad for anyone who has to bring kids into this era cause I’m sure about 99.9 wouldn’t allow their young daughters to be influenced by this behavior but then they’ll say it’s woman empowerment..crazy never knew acting like a slut was empowering…anywho shoutout to the single mothers striving for careers while working to out put food on the table and shoutout to the boss ones who made it
To everyone saying kids are being exposed to sex at a young age, let me ask this. Where the hell are the parents at? That’s the real question.
Thats is a part of the equation, but let me ask you this. If the parents aren’t doing anything, doesn’t that mean these kids really need help? Cause if people don’t step in, then they fall victim to being “parented” by the media.
you got simps on here defending this thot behavior.. stand for something or fall for everything you dweebs!
Protect your daughter’s and sons, music industry promoting prostitution to them. Candace is right
i hope these rubbish rappers that cant rap get cancelled!!!! if the bars were tight you wont have to strip, why are you distracting me from your killer flows? oh you aint got one so you want to keep me entertained with our pointless sexual innuendos.
Yall smell that???
Whoever wrote this article is a fucking moron lmao!
Delete yourself.