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Cardi B denies posting transphobic meme on her Facebook page
The rapper blames a ‘former team member’
Cardi B (Screenshot via YouTube)
Cardi B has denied posting a transphobic meme on her official Facebook page.
The meme shows a man walking through a door and uses a transphobic slur. Although it was posted on Cardi B’s Facebook, she says she wasn’t responsible.
Left: @iamcardib tweet from May 2018
Right: Cardi B Facebook post an hour ago. pic.twitter.com/li07Wh04pW
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) September 16, 2018
“It’s come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page. For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account,” Cardi B tweeted.
It’s come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page. For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account.
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) September 16, 2018
Cardi B has been criticized in the past for using the same transphobic slur. The rapper apologized for using the word saying she “did not know that that was a bad word ‘cause trans people use it.”
She also defended her husband Offset for rapping lyrics some people took as homophobic.
“I do not vibe with queers, I got the heart of a bear, I bust ’em down by the pair,” Offset raps on “Boss Life.”
Offset claimed he did not write the line about gay people. Cardi B supported Offset by saying “I’m not gonna let somebody call him homophobic when I know that he’s not. I’m saying this because I see him around gays, and he treats them with the same respect he treats everybody. He never acts uncomfortable, and he just don’t care.”
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Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates 45 years at annual gala
‘Sapphire & Sparkle’ Spring Affair held at the Ritz Carlton
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington held the annual Spring Affair gala at the Ritz Carlton Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The theme for this year’s fete was “Sapphire & Sparkle.” The chorus celebrated 45 years in D.C. with musical performances, food, entertainment, and an awards ceremony.
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington Executive Director Justin Fyala and Artistic Director Thea Kano gave welcoming speeches. Opening remarks were delivered by Spring Affair co-chairs Tracy Barlow and Tomeika Bowden. Uproariously funny comedian Murray Hill performed a stand-up set and served as the emcee.
There were performances by Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington groups Potomac Fever, 17th Street Dance, the Rock Creek Singers, Seasons of Love, and the GenOUT Youth Chorus.
Anjali Murthy, a member of the chorus and a graduate of the GenOUT Youth Chorus, addressed the attendees of the gala.
“The LGBTQ+ community isn’t bound by blood ties: we are brought together by shared experience,” Murthy said. “Being Gen Z, I grew up with Ellen [DeGeneres] telling me through the TV screen that it gets better: that one day, it’ll all be okay. The sentiment isn’t wrong, but it’s passive. What I’ve learned from GMCW is that our future is something we practice together. It exists because people like you continue to show up for it, to believe in the possibilities of what we’re still becoming”
The event concluded with the presentation of the annual Harmony Awards. This year’s awardees included local drag artist and activist Tara Hoot, the human rights organization Rainbow Railroad as well as Rocky Mountain Arts Association Executive Director, Dr. Chipper Dean.
(Washington Blade photos and videos by Michael Key)
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(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
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