Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj canceled her attendance at the Met Gala in NYC, due to the required COVID vaccination certificate. Nicki, who has decided to not get the shot yet, explained her decision on Twitter. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met,” she stated. “It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now. In the meantime my loves, be safe. Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face. Not that loose one.” Nicki also explained that she doesn’t want to do unnecessary travel that could endanger her child’s health..
Nicki backed her controversial vaccination statements with personal experience, sharing a story about her cousin’s friend in Trinidad. Apparently, his wedding was coming up, but now his testicles are swollen, and the wedding is canceled. All because of “the vaccination.”
My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 13, 2021
Media Weighs In on Nicki’s Vaccination Statements
Eventually, the backlash became loud enough to make it on MSNBC news. Nicki Minaj, however, fought back, calling MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid an “uncle tomiana doing the work” and “a lying homophobic coon.”
By the morning, the British government had jumped on the case. The Chief Medical Officer for England, Chris Whitty, stated that Nicki should be “ashamed” of her anti-vax message. Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, added that he’s “unfamiliar with the work of Nicki Minaj.”
Nicki responded on Twitter in a one-minute voice message “to the prime minister,” where she offered to share her work, spoke with a British accent, and claimed she had gone to school with Margaret Thatcher.
Finally, after the attacks from the British government, Tucker Carlson from FOX News spoke. He’s also not very informed on Nicki’s music, but said he’s “sure she is one of the biggest in the world.” Tucker has talked about Nicki’s tweets and “skeptical” view on vaccination. “Which seems sensible,” according to Carlson.
Written by Nikita Serdiuk | IG: @nikitasrdk | Twitter: @nktserdiuk
