{"id":66692,"date":"2021-02-24T08:08:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T04:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nasimword.ir\/?p=66692"},"modified":"2021-02-24T08:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T04:38:01","slug":"cardi-b-says-its-insulting-to-be-paid-less-than-white-colleagues-in-the-music-and-fashion-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nasimword.ir\/?p=66692&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B Says It\u2019s “Insulting” to Be Paid Less Than White Colleagues in the Music and Fashion Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There’s no denying\u00a0Cardi B<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a triple threat.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0releasing hit after hit<\/a>\u00a0to influencing her millions of followers with\u00a0her eye-catching glam<\/a>, the 28-year-old superstar is constantly raising the bar. But despite her popularity in music and fashion, the “Press” rapper recently opened up about the “prejudice” she’s felt\u00a0in both industries.<\/p>\n

Speaking to\u00a0Mariah Carey<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0Interview<\/em>\u00a0magazine<\/a>‘s March issue, Cardi detailed her experiences, explaining,\u00a0“I don’t know if I would use the word ‘racism’ because everything is so technical right now. I have felt prejudice.”<\/p>\n

“I have been involved in endorsement deals, and then I found out that certain white people got more money for their deals from the same company,” she shared. “I do my research. I know how much money I made [from] that company. My fans buy my s–t. So it’s like, ‘When you’re not paying me what you’re paying these other people, why is that?’ It’s kind of insulting.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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While Cardi didn’t disclose which brand paid her less than her white colleagues, she has\u00a0worked with many companies<\/a>, including\u00a0Fashion Nova<\/a>, Steve Madden, Balenciaga, Amazon, Pepsi and,\u00a0most recently, Reebok<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Bronx native noted that “hip-hop is a big influence” on the fashion industry. “And yet,” she continued, “Black artists have the hardest time getting pulls from designers and the hardest time getting seats at their fashion shows.”<\/p>\n

She added they also “barely get endorsed by big fashion brands that we literally make trend.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Just four months ago, the “Be Careful” rapper\u00a0defended her collection of designer handbags<\/a>\u2014most notably, her many Herm\u00e8s Birkin bags\u2014after a tweet went viral for criticizing Black women for\u00a0purchasing luxury items, horribly suggesting they “depreciate the value of a Herm\u00e9s Birkin bag.”<\/p>\n

“Why is it that y’all asking female rappers if they could get a bag from the Herm\u00e8s store?”\u00a0Cardi\u00a0fired back in an Instagram video<\/a>\u00a0last October. “Y’all don’t do this to these white celebrities… So why is it that y’all gotta be asking us.”<\/p>\n

“Another thing is that they’re saying that we depreciate the value,” she continued. “Actually, we add value because in hip-hop, when we mention brands in hip-hop, they s–t go up.”<\/p>\n

In fact, Cardi pointed out that when she mentioned Balenciaga in her chart-topping tune “I Like It” with\u00a0Bad Bunny<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0J Balvin<\/a><\/strong>, their sales increased.<\/p>\n

“They s–t went up, too,” she explained, “and that’s why they worked with me this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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During the interview, Mariah\u00a0agreed with Cardi’s statements and said\u00a0that she’s felt “the same way” too.<\/p>\n

“I have it a different way because people don’t know how to categorize me sometimes, and that sucks,” the\u00a0Butterfly<\/em>\u00a0singer shared. “But I think people should listen to the words you say because you’re saying it from firsthand experience. You’ve gotten less than other artists who are not artists of color, and yet your influence has been way broader. So let’s fix that.”<\/p>\n

Mariah then asked Cardi if they can “do a song together,” to which she replied, “I would love that. I would love to do a record that touches souls. You had me heartbroken when I was 11 years old and I didn’t even have a boyfriend.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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