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‘NO still means NO’

Cardi B slams conservati­ve who calls out twerking

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Cardi B has hit back at another conservati­ve political commentato­r for accusing the rap sensation of failing to “empower women” by dancing in barely-there outfits in her latest music video.

The Bodak Yellow hitmaker has become a target for right-wing supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump over the past week after speaking out against the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown, which has left thousands of federal employees working without pay.

Cardi previously clashed with controvers­ial political pundit Tomi Lahren on social media, and now conservati­ve writer Stephanie Hamill tried to slut-shame the hip-hop star over her sexy dance moves in rap duo City Girls’ new video for their collaborat­ion Twerk.

“In the Era of #meToo how exactly does this empower women?” Hamill wrote, referencin­g the movement against sexual misconduct. “Leftists, @ iamcardib, feel free to chime in. THX.”

Cardi did just that as she reposted Hamill’s tweet and responded with a clear explanatio­n of consent.

“It says to women that I can wear and not wear what ever I want. do w.e (whatever) I want and that NO still means NO,” she replied. “So Stephanie chime in ... If I twerk and be half naked does that mean I deserve to get raped and molested? I want to know what a conservati­ve woman like you thinks (sic)”.

The 26-year-old then revealed she had been bombarded with rude messages from Trump supporters ever since her rant about the government shutdown went viral.

“All these conservati­ves been harassing me and telling me the most disgusting things these past few days,” she tweeted.

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