The 'danger' of Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion's WAP: Critics are afraid of women's audacity to own their sexual satisfaction

WAP remains an important, and in some ways familiar, discussion about the appropriate path to women’s liberation. If the critical commentary surrounding Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s chart-topping song ‘ WAP ’ is any indication then the answer is well, everything. It is also worth mentioning that Shapiro and Bradley’s critiques ring particularly hollow when measured against their support for a president who once spoke of his desire to “ grab’ em by the pussy.” A brazen endorsement of sexual assault that many conservatives dismissed as “ locker room talk.” Double standards in hip-hop Critiques of ‘WAP’ have not been confined to conservative circles. Though some would argue that the revolution will not happen between these thighs, ‘WAP’ remains an important and in some ways familiar discussion about the appropriate path to women’s liberation. So when Megan Thee Stallion raps “I’ll run down on him ‘fore I have a n*gga runnin’ me,” that is not just cute wordplay but a warning shot to anyone who would dare challenge Black women’s ability to create their destinies.