Did ‘WAP’ Just Open Up A Huge Pandora’s Box?

‘WAP’ & Kylie Jenner

And finally, we reach the issue that has been blown severely out of proportion. For starters, the music video for ‘WAP’ witnessed a number of surprise cameos from the likes of Normani, Rosalia, Rubi Rose and…Kylie Jenner.

Now, a number of fans were upset by Kylie’s inclusion in this video for a long list of reasons. In fact, one fan even went as far as creating a petition to have Kylie removed from the video altogether.

“The video was perfect until we saw K and I wanted to throw my phone,” wrote the fan who started the petition. This very petition has now gone on to rake in around 54,000 signatures.

Now, one of the primary reasons why Kylie’s presence is creating such an uproar is because this spot could have gone to any other up-and-coming female musician of color. Fans felt her cameo seemed rather out of place, considering that her co-stars were all women of colour and musicians too. Another reason making the list is the fact that Kylie Jenner wasn’t supportive enough of Megan Thee Stallion after she suffered from bullet injuries and was subsequently hospitalized. And the final reason was that the Kardashians are often known for appropriating black culture and fans believed that Kylie was guilty of doing the same in this video.

But once again, Cardi B was not ready to let this backlash slide. She took to Twitter to defend Kylie’s involvement by writing, “Why did I put Kylie on my music video? She treated my sister and daughter so lovely at her kid bday party. Travis and Set are real close and Kris Jenner have giving me advice on certain things I ask for and her husband real cool with mine.”

In a later interview, she further articulated, “Not everything is about race. There’s issues out here in the world that it is about race that I preach all the time about. This is not about f**kin’ race.”

Well, that’s a rundown of all the issues plaguing ‘WAP’. Like we mentioned before, new releases always fall prey to criticism, one way or the other. But despite all the fuss, it looks like both Cardi and Megan are standing their ground.

By: Nina Karun