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Nicki Minaj Can’t Give White Women Permission To BlackFish
Calling out White women who want our rhythm and not our blues
So, Nicki Minaj is playing with fire once again. A few weeks back, she found herself in the hot seat after spreading false information about vaccines. That’s wild because Black people are more likely to die of COVID, so spreading these lies hurt the Black community. While Minaj claimed her cousin’s friend had swollen you-know-what, Trinidad’s minister came out to dispel the myth.
But, despite her fans stanning it up, Nicki Minaj has consistently found herself on the wrong side of controversy regarding Blackness, womanhood, and common decency. Then there was that time when Jelani Maraj, Minaj’s brother, faced predatory sexual assault charges for abusing an 11-year-old girl. Still, Minaj advocated for leniency and his release.
Then, there’s her husband, Kenneth Petty, who got convicted for first-degree attempted rape. “Petty and Nicki Minaj were recently sued by the woman who said Petty attempted to assault her in 1995 (Pitch Fork).” So, forgive me if I’m not jumping to soak up Nicki Minaj’s opinions on race or womanhood— that’s an area the Barb has insufficient clout to speak on.
Nevertheless, Nicki Minaj has over 22 million followers on Twitter, many of them who…
