Cardi B criticized Candace Owens on Thursday, July 25, for her “disturbing” interpretation of Sonya Massey’s passing.
The New York rapper denied Owens’ assertions that the sad incident, which resulted in the 36-year-old lady being tragically shot, was not motivated by race during a Twitter Spaces session that ended after midnight. “For you to sit here and say, ‘Oh, not everything is racial,'” Cardi remarked. Although I understand that this is upsetting, it is not a racial issue. The number of white people slain by police is higher. Like, girl, please stop talking.
She stated, “There are mistakes that happen” and that it is “pointlessly ridiculous” to try to “make Black Americans believe that this happened simply because she was Black,” in the conservative commentator’s first video.
Massey was shot on July 6 inside her own house after reporting a possible intruder to 911. Sean Grayson, the participating deputy, was charged with official misconduct, aggravated battery with a firearm, and first-degree murder. Later, on Tuesday, July 23, the U.S. Department of Justice stated that it had started an inquiry.
Cardi claims, “[Officer Grayson] knew in the back of his mind that he was going to get away with it because she was a Black woman.” In addition to him, the department also believed that because they failed to inform her father or son that she had been shot by a police officer.
The “Up” singer said, “This could be you one day, and it could actually be worse because [you’re] the type of person that if a cop [stops] you, you would get sassy at the mouth,” near the end of her speech. Whenever you were snarky, the motherf**ker would shoot your ass.
It’s true that Cardi is not the only famous person to discuss Massey’s passing. Following the public release of body camera footage, Meek Mill, Solange, and Nick Young expressed their outrage and opinions on social media. Since then, remarks have also been released by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the NAACP.
