Two days ago, Nicki Minaj dropped some heavy tweets regarding sexism in the music industry.
“In any field, women must work TWICE as hard to even get HALF the respect her male counterparts get. When does this stop?” the hip-hop artist wrote.
In any field, women must work TWICE as hard to even get HALF the respect her male counterparts get. When does this stop?
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) October 25, 2017
This all started when rapper Russ tweeted this video:
People needa put more respect on @NICKIMINAJ name pic.twitter.com/gyPWpgZ6hg
— RUSS (@russdiemon) October 25, 2017
He posted the video saying, “People needa put more respect on @NICKIMINAJ name.”
No doubt reflecting on the news out of Hollywood over the past couple of weeks, Minaj wrote out her feelings in a few tweets.
In any field, women must work TWICE as hard to even get HALF the respect her male counterparts get. When does this stop?
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) October 25, 2017
Putting ppl in the same sentence as me after my 10 years of consistent winning. What are you teaching THEM? They’d never do this to a man.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) October 25, 2017
The greats collaborated w/Drake, Kendrick & Jcole b/c they’re dope MC’s. They collab’d w/nicki cuz someone pulled a gun to their heads… 😴🤣
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) October 25, 2017
Kendrick’s tweet from 7 years ago. This is so telling. And scary. I’d have to wear some baggy pants n timbs for men to openly give props. https://t.co/r6fEjSJZPl
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) October 25, 2017
Nicki’s claims of sexism have hardly gone unnoticed. Twitter users showed their support for the rapper’s statement.
https://twitter.com/PageKennedy/status/923303429853679616
https://twitter.com/LOUIS_MARAJ/status/923306886916661254
https://twitter.com/PLZSAYDAPRINCE/status/923304366748073989
https://twitter.com/Drebae_/status/923316106554519552
Others had their own opinions to share:
https://twitter.com/onikasinterlude/status/923307089677766656
In a Time Magazine interview, Nicki spoke about the double standards of women and when it came down to women in positions of fame.
“You never know how much is too much — too much emotion, too much vulnerability, too much power. Everyone wants me to be something different. Women in the industry are judged more. If you speak up for yourself, you’re a bitch. If you party too much, you’re a whore. Men don’t get called these things.”
And she’s right. The double standard is real and puts a lot of strain on celebrities who put themselves out there, being judged while in the spotlight.
Nicki has been an advocate for feminist rights and equality for all sexes since her come up. Is she right in what she’s saying? Without a doubt in my mind.
Though these sentiments have long been hidden, Nicki is amongst the many women that are speaking up for equal rights, and exposure against those that want to silence their voices.
Nicki has been at the top of the hip-hop game for 10 years now, and putting respect on her name is the least anyone working alongside the starlet can do. Undoubtedly, she will continue to shine and rise to the top of her game.