Cardi B Responds to Racist Post About Her Birkin Bag Collection
Cardi B responded to a racist and completely f*cked up social media post claiming Birkin bags have "lost their value" because she makes them seem "easy to get."
In an Instagram video, Cardi said, "y'all don't do this to these white celebrities, so why is it that y'all gotta be asking us?"
Cardi B has responded to a racist and anti-Black post about Birkin bags making the rounds on social media. The post started with "sorry idc if this comes off anti-Black but it is what it is,” and went on to claim that Birkins have "literally lost their value" because "the City Girls and Cardi" make them seem "easy to get" and less "exclusive."
Cardi B shared an Instagram video in response to this racist line of thinking, saying (via People):
"I've been seeing this tweet right. It had me and it had other female rappers on it. They were talking about if we could get Birkins from the Hermés store and they also saying how we depreciate the value of a Hermés Birkin bag. I find that really interesting because, first thing first, I definitely could get a bag. Actually, I got four bags today from the Hermés store."
She went on to say "y'all don't do this to these white celebrities, so why is it that y'all gotta be asking us? What the f*ck? It just makes you want to brag like, 'Bitch do you know who the f*ck you're talking to?' But no, I'm not even going to take it there."
Cardi B has clapped back at trolls saying female rappers devalue Birkin Bags 💪👏 pic.twitter.com/01yxsKb7fU
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Cardi also shut down the claim that the bags have "lost their value." In fact, she pointed out that it's the exact opposite.
"Another thing is that they're saying we're depreciating the value," she said. "Actually, we add value because when we mention brands in hip-hop, sh*t go up.... When 'Bodak Yellow' came out you could actually Google that their sales went up 1000+%....When y'all say that we devalue sh*t, no we actually add value. And another thing is, why when a Black girl, why when a Hispanic girl [has] a bag you have to question it?"
Meanwhile, Cardi's husband Offset posted a photo of Cardi with her bags and wrote "Stop letting people on the internet tell ya’ll who can get a Birkin at the store, and how many Birkin’s you can get. Black people having access to luxury shouldn’t be a debate...by the way hip hop starts the trends! "
Please take a moment to watch Cardi's full video here.
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