Madonna Raises Eyebrows After Posting Pictures of Black Children With Watermelon

Fans are accusing the singer of being culturally insensitive.

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Madonna has come under fire thanks to a recent Instagram Stories post.

The singer posted a series of images featuring two of her adopted daughters standing behind a slice of watermelon. 

MADONNA WHY? pic.twitter.com/88l916s0vU

— Standard & Poor (@IAMKRIS24) July 15, 2019

This post sparked concern. As the mother of six children, viewers thought it was strange that the singer would only take these pictures with two of the daughters she adopted from Malawi. This racial history behind watermelon led Twitter users to accuse the singer of being culturally insensitive.

So @Madonna really thought it was ok to take pictures of her Black kids with watermelon?

She can’t possibly be this ignorant. pic.twitter.com/z0pKNnbPk3

— D (@DLuxxx) July 15, 2019

why do Madonna keep playing with these kids like that’s pic.twitter.com/BmV0xJTmlw

— LENAIYA. (@naiyathebrat) July 15, 2019

Madonna got her black kids posing with watermelon on social media in 2019? pic.twitter.com/7QQMJ2k4o2

— rusty shackleford (@nicryen) July 15, 2019

Madonna uses her black kids for performance racism, that's how she stays relevant

— Muad'Dub (@CuzDubSaidSo) July 15, 2019

This is not the first time Madonna has been condemned for her lack of cultural competence. In 2014, Madonna posted a picture of her son Rocco Ritchie with the hashtag "DisN***a." The singer later apologized for using the slur and deleted the photo. 

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