Cardi B Defends Herself For Forgetting Met Gala Dress Designer & Saying ‘They’re Asian’
perezhilton.comCardi B isn’t apologizing for her massive Met Gala flub this year! The rapper got slammed this week after she completely blanked on the name of the designer for her giant black dress, Sensen Lii of Windowsen.
In an interview she could only recall that “they’re Asian and everything.” Many called her out for the inadvertently racist comment, including Vogue’s former managing director Gilbert Cheah. Related: Cardi Showed Up To Knicks Playoff Game With 3 Minutes Left For THIS Insane Reason! Cheah blasted Cardi for forgetting the designer’s name and just calling him “Asian.” He said: Now Cardi is defending herself — and calling out Gilbert.
Don’t expect her to apologize for the remark, though. She’s simply full of excuses in this video! The Grammy winner said she “had a lot of things on” her mind and was “very scared” since she didn’t get to pose on a podium as she rehearsed and was rushed to the front of the line that night: No one is upset because she didn’t say, “they’re Chinese.” The whole point is that reducing anyone to a nationality/race/etc is BAD!
If you can’t remember because everything is so hectic, just say that! Or better yet, have an assistant whose whole job is to remember for you!
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