October 23, 2022
Cardi B has gotten some clarification after speaking to pop icon Madonna about a social media post which the rapper found disrespectful.
Their short-lived spat was sparked by an Instagram story commemorating the 30th anniversary of Madonna’s controversial coffee table book Sex, which was first release on October 21, 1992. In the InstaStory, the singer addressed the backlash she got over the book’s sex-positive content.
“In addition to photos of me naked,” Madonna wrote in the temporary post captured by Buzzfeed, “there were photos of men kissing men, woman kissing woman, and me kissing everyone. I also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way.
She continued: “I spent the next few years being interviewed by narrow minded people who tried to shame me for empowering myself as a woman.”
She then went on to highlight how different the situation is for artists like Cardi B and Miley Cyrus and influencers like Kim Kardashian, who are able to be much more explicit in both the content of their music and the ways in which they present themselves.
“You’re welcome bitches… [clown emoji],” Madonna concluded, insinuating that she opened the door for other women to be free with their bodies.
Upon getting wind of the post, Cardi B took issue with the final sentence, firing off a series of tweets in response, and even engaging with some of her fans about the tone of the post.
“She can make her point without putting clown emojis and getting slick out the mouth,” she wrote in a since deleted tweet. “These icons really become disappointments once u make it in the industry that’s why I keep to myself.”
Cardi B calls out Madonna over a clown emoji ????https://t.co/FoC4kxW3kg pic.twitter.com/rI1A6joNeJ
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) October 23, 2022