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song by cardi b and megan thee stallion called "wet ass pussy"

WAP

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About

WAP, an acronym for "Wet Ass Pussy," is a rap song by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. The song quickly gained mass notoriety for its very sexually explicit lyrics and music video, which features a cameo from Kylie Jenner, leading to condemnations from some critics and politicians as well as defenses from critics and fans.

Origin

On August 7th, 2020, Cardi B uploaded the music video for her track "WAP" featuring Megan Thee Stallion to YouTube, gaining over 59 million views in three days (shown below, left). The audio in the music video uses the radio edit of the track, changing the title lyric from "Wet ass pussy" to "Wet and gushy." Cardi B also uploaded the official audio for the track, which features uncensored lyrics (shown below, right).



Spread

The song trended on Twitter throughout the following day. Twitter account @wapchallenge[1] posted a Me In Public / My Headphones meme about the song, gaining over 40 retweets and 200 likes (shown below, left). User @Ira[2] posted a joke using lyrics from The Little Mermaid, gaining over 190 retweets and 1,700 likes (shown below, right).


Wap @wapchallenge N----- in public: @iamcardib. They AirPods: #wap WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallic Cardi B 0:03 -3:05 %3D 7:47 PM · Aug 7, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Ira Madison III @ira You'll have your looks... your pretty face... and don't underestimate the importance of a #WAP GIF 7:16 PM · Aug 7, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Fans were also upset by Kylie Jenner's cameo in the video, creating a Change.org [3] position for her removal, gaining over 65,000 signatures. Some fans edited actress Viola Davis into Jenner's cameo, which was shared by Davis herself.[4][5]


Viola Davis @violadavis · 17h Who did this? Viola Davis @violadavis · 16h #HowToGetAwayWithWAP 0:34 4M views

Critical Reception

The video and song proved controversial, as several politicians criticized the track for its highly sexual content. James P. Bradley, a congressional candidate from California, tweeted that he'd heard the song "on accident" and that "Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion are what happens when children are raised without God and without a strong father figure"[6] (shown below, left). Congressional candidate Deanna Lorraine[7] tweeted, "There's a difference between being 'sexy,' and straight degrading" (shown below, right).


James P. Bradley @BradleyCongress US House candidate, CA-33 Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion are what happens when children are raised without God and without a strong father figure. Their new "song" The #WAP (which i heard accidentally) made me want to pour holy water in my ears and I feel sorry for future girls if this is their role model! 9:57 AM · Aug 7, 2020 · Buffer @DeAnna4Congress · 19h There's a difference between being "sexy," and straight degrading. DeAnna Lorraine The song starts with "There's some w----- in the house, there's some w----- in the house," and encouraging women to "make men's pull-out game weak" when we already have a huge problem with fatherless homes. There's some w----- in this house There's some w----- in this house (Hold up) I said certified freak, seven days a week Wet-ass p----, make that pullout game weak, woo (Ah) [Chorus: Cardi B] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, you f-----' with some wet-ass p---- Bring a bucket and a mop for this wet-ass p----

The song was also defended by critics against claims the song was degrading. Complex[8] called the song "empowering," writing, "Critiquing 'WAP' as degrading, dehumanizing art is a camouflage for critiquing Black womanhood as a problematic expression." Pitchfork[9] wrote of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, "They center themselves as women in order to freely celebrate their coveted power, sex appeal, and A1 WAP."

Ben Shapiro Reading

On August 10th, Ben Shapiro read the lyrics mockingly on his show, censoring words like "pussy" as "P-word." The video was reposted by @JasonSCampbell, gaining over 4,800 retweets and 8,000 likes in less than two hours (shown below).



The video was widely mocked online. User @coherentstates[10] posted a Smithers Scared of Strippers meme mocking Shapiro, gaining over 700 retweets and 4,600 likes (shown below, left). User @JodanUhl[11] mockingly wrote "Ladies please contain your excitement" while reposting the video, gaining over 3,200 retweets and 9,200 likes (shown below, right). The video caused Ben Shapiro and "P-word" to trend on Twitter.[12]


findom earle IBS rights @coherentstates Ben Shapiro has a reaction video crying about the new single WAP by Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion and his reaction is basically this jordan @JordanUhl ladies please contain your excitement PIRO HOW DAILY WIRE 1:26 1.2M views DW From Jason Campbell 3:12 PM · Aug 10, 2020 · Twitter Web App >

User @TheRareJayCray posted a video that uses Shapiro's audio over the lyrics of the song (shown below).



Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – @wapchallenge

[2] Twitter – Ira

[3] Change.org – Remove Kylie Jenner from WAP video

[4] Twitter – violadavis

[5] Twitter – violadavis

[6] Twitter – Bradley Congress

[7] Twitter – Deanna4congress

[8] Complex – Why Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s Empowering Anthem “WAP” Is So Important

[9] Pitchfork – 'WAP' [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]

[10] Twitter – @coherentstates

[11] Twitter – JordanUhl

[12] Twitter – P-word

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