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Sep 14, 2021 · Nicki Minaj faced public backlash after tweeting that a friend of her cousin developed swollen testicles and impotence after getting vaccinated against Covid-19.
- Debunked Claims
- Sticky Emotions in A Neoliberal Age
- Economic Anxiety, Inequality, Bigotry
- Echo Chamber
- Anti-Democratic Territory
- Disrespect For Black Women, Self-Policing
- ‘Hatred For Outsiders’
Minaj also tweeted on Sept. 13: “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. (I)f I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research.” Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour’s event, which Minaj did not attend, required vaccination. But what began as a tweet soon dominated headlines as mainstream media pushed back ag...
Unpacking political tribalism and its spillover into entertainment means understanding how communities have come to be shaped under pressures of uncertainty in a neoliberal era of globalization. British environmentalist and activist George Monbiot highlights how neoliberalism has contributed to a culture of competition by redefining “citizens as co...
Today, growing economic anxiety, inequality and bigotry has led to a right-wing populist movement. People have become bound together and aligned through bitter, negative emotions and anti-democratic desires. An anti-vaccination stance has become characteristic of the alt-right, even at the cost of lives. Trumpismhas led to the consolidation of a tr...
From Fox News anchors like Tucker Carlson to Republican politicians like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, many who empathize with Trumpian politics have added to the anti-vaccination echo chamber. To belong to the fold means to align with the fold. And the competitive neoliberal culture that has divided humans into winners and losers, outsiders and insid...
In today’s era where disinformation campaigns and socio-political polarization have normalized an attack on truth and facts, what seems like “regular competition” between fandoms leads us into anti-democratic territory. As cultural studies researcher Sascha Buchanan writes: “Fans will defend their favourite entertainers adamantly, as well as agains...
Now the very same right-wingers who would have looked down on a Black women in hip hop are dishonestly upholding Minaj as one of their fold. And as Minaj is aligning herself with people like Carlson, who has demonstrated disrespect for Black women’s lives, she has also degraded Joy Reid when suggesting Reid is an Uncle Tomand using other racialized...
The right-wing attack on COVID-19 vaccinations, which is costing lives, and the conservative distrust of facts is backed up by powerful economic actors and institutional forces. These attempt to erase the importance of history, context and evidence — while manipulating their followers by using their hatred for outsiders. Politics professor Lilliana...
Sep 14, 2021 · On Monday afternoon, Minaj responded to a tweet from a fan lamenting her lack of recent public appearances by noting she didn’t want to risk her infant’s health during the pandemic.
- Aja Romano
O ver two years ago, rapper Nicki Minaj faced backlash for spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine through a viral tweet. Although she was invited to the 2021 Met Gala, Minaj...
Sep 16, 2021 · Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, has debunked a viral tweet from rapper Nicki Minaj that suggested the COVID-19 vaccine could cause reproductive issues.
Sep 13, 2021 · Rapper Nicki Minaj voiced her vaccine hesitancy in response to the Met Gala's jab requirement and in doing so opened up a bizarre can of worms.
Sep 14, 2021 · Rapper Nicki Minaj has claimed her cousin's friend became impotent after getting the COVID-19 vaccine; impotence is not listed as a side effect of the coronavirus jab on the NHS website.
