Cardi B defends Twerk music video in Twitter spat with conservative columnist Stephanie Hamill

The rapper says the video 'says to women that I can wear and not wear whatever I want'

Cardi B performs at Z100's Jingle Ball 2018 at Madison Square Garden on 7 December, 2018 in New York City. ((Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for iHeartMedia))

Cardi B has publicly responded to a conservative columnist who suggested one of her music videos wasn’t empowering for women.

Stephanie Hamill, a video columnist for The Daily Caller, a conservative opinion and news website co-founded by Tucker Carlson, had previously questioned whether the video went against the MeToo movement.

“In the Era of #meToo how exactly does this empower women? Leftists, @iamcardib , feel free to chime in. THX [sic],” Hamill tweeted.

Along with her message, she shared footage taken from the video clip for the song Twerk, a featuring between Cardi B and City Girls.

The video, in which Cardi B appears, features multiple images of women twerking in thongs, bikinis, and body paint.

Cardi B defended the clip in a tweet, sharing Hamill’s message and writing: “It says to women that I can wear and not wear what ever I want. do w.e I want and that NO still means NO.

“So Stephanie chime in..If I twerk and be half naked does that mean I deserve to get raped and molested ? I want to know what a conservative woman like you thinks [sic]”

Just three days ago, the rapper publicly feuded with conservative commentator Tomi Lahren over the ongoing government shutdown.

Lahren, a Fox News contributor, had criticised Cardi B, writing: “Looks like @iamcardib is the latest genius political mind to endorse the Democrats. HA! Keep it up, guys! #MAGA2020”

The rapper replied: “Leave me alone I will dog walk you.”