Cardi B is in hot water after a transphobic meme was shared to her Facebook account.
The since-deleted post was an edited image of Rolf from Ed, Edd n Eddy staring out the window and smoking. The text over the image read "I hope nobody see this tranny leaving my house." Social media users were quick to screenshot the image and share it over social media, questioning the rapper who has apologized for anti-LGBT language in the past.
Left: @iamcardib tweet from May 2018
Right: Cardi B Facebook post an hour ago. pic.twitter.com/li07Wh04pW
2. For the folks who are saying @iamcardib deleted it or that this post isn’t real, here’s the video of her verified Facebook page. pic.twitter.com/rx2PS4oowq
The rapper responded by saying that she does not run the Facebook page and that the post was someone else's work.
"It's come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page," she wrote on Twitter. "For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account."
It wasn't enough for some users, who shared earlier videos of Cardi using the pejorative.
Did someone on your team post this?pic.twitter.com/sohLwsYE79
Earlier this year, Cardi apologized for insensitivity toward LGBT issues after appearing on Rita Ora's controversial single, "Girls."
"I know I have used words before that I wasn’t aware that they are offensive to the LGBT community,” she continued. “I apologize for that. Not everybody knows the correct ‘terms’ to use. I learned and I stopped using it.”
Some people disbelieved her explanation, but Cardi had receipts. She posted a screen capture of her back and forth with the person who posted the offending meme to the Facebook account. In the post, the person apologized for screwing up and Cardi asked them to delete the page.
"I have always owned my shit," she wrote in the caption. "After the last time the LGBTQ community educated me on the right and wrong way to say things. I would never forget that. This was the mistake of another individual and I apologize for them!"
