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- U.S. Rep Glenn Grothman called Cardi B's "WAP" performance "inconsistent with basic decency."
- The rapper replied, "This gets me so mad ya don't even know!"
- She suggested that state representatives focus on the police brutality issue in America instead.
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Cardi B has continued to express her frustrations with conservatives who complain about her Grammy Awards performance of "WAP" instead of the persistent social injustice occurring in America.
The "Up" rapper logged onto Twitter and responded to a recorded speech GOP lawmaker Glenn Grothman made on the House floor.
On Thursday, he informed officials of the complaints he had been receiving from his Wisconsin constituents and claimed Cardi B's Grammys performance was "inconsistent with basic decency."
"They wonder why we are paying the FCC if they feel that this should be in living rooms across the nation. I realize that Kamala Harris has used her fame to promote this performer, but I assure the FCC that millions of Americans would view her performance as inconsistent with basic decency," he said.
-Molly Beck (@MollyBeck) April 22, 2021
Grothman also attacked the Federal Communications Commission and demanded that the commission stop being "utterly complacent" with what it lets go on air, saying "Wake up, FCC, and begin to do your job. The moral decline of America is partly due to your utter complacency."
His demand made to the FCC came a week after Rolling Stone reported that the government agency received over 1,000 complaints regarding Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's performance of "WAP" at the Grammys last month.
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Cardi B inquired why the Wisconsin congressman was taking the time to focus on the "indecency" of her month-old performance, suggesting that he should instead be focused on the police killings of Black people, such as George Floyd and, most recently, 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant.
"This gets me so mad ya don't even know! I think we all been on the edge this week since we seen police brutality back to back including watching one of the biggest case in history go down DUE to police brutality," she said, referencing the conviction of Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty on Tuesday of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.
"But wait! This is what state representative decide to talk about," she added.
-iamcardib (@iamcardib) April 22, 2021
This isn't the first time the 28-year-old artist has called out conservatives for speaking out about her performances, but remaining silent on police brutality.
On April 14, she posted a video on Twitter, in which she asked "blue check Republicans" why they weren't tweeting about the recent pepper-spraying of Army Lt. Caron Nazario and the recent killing of Duante Wright.
"And my thing is, where the f--- are you Twitter blue check Republicans at?" she asked. 'Y'all are the loudest on this motherf---ing app, y'all not saying nothing, y'all not complaining, y'all blame everything with what's wrong in America beside the police. Y'all have been very silent! What's going on?"
The following day, she posted another video continuing to show her dissatisfaction with how police brutality is being handled in the country, saying, "I don't want to argue with anybody. I'm just tired of seeing people get killed over and over again. It's sickening."