Cardi B Responds to ‘Light Skin’ Label Criticism: ‘What Am I Supposed to Say?’

Cardi B has fired back at detractors who have been critical of her when it comes to labeling herself as a light-skinned woman. The Grammy-winning rapper got into a heated debate with fans on X earlier this week over the “light skin” label being used for people who are not Black, as she pointed out Dominicans have all different shades of people.

“Dominicans are so diverse when it comes to skin color Dark, brown, tan, light, white,” she wrote on Wednesday (Sept. 4) in a series of tweets captured by Complex. “So what am I supposed to say when I’m describing my complexion….I’m Dominican skin?”

Cardi clapped back at another user: “What you saying is automatically invalid. The fact you use whites… WHITES IS A COLOR AND A RACE.. DOMINICANS ARE A NATIONALITY WITH PEOPLE that are different COLORS AND SHADES.. NOT A RACE.. Get your glitter hole out of here wit this fake rule you just came up wit.”

She then brought out her dictionary and looked up the definition of “light skinned” and posted it in a since-deleted tweet. “The term light skin is adjective to describe skin complexion… it is not exclusvie to a single race,” Cardi continued. “I guess Jamaicans, Haitians and West Indians can’t say they got brown skin, light skin or dark skin because just like Dominicans they are also a nationality.. now move JAWS.”

Cardi B’s skin has been a topic of conversation in recent weeks as she faced allegations of bleaching, which she quickly shut down on X. She explained that her pregnancy has her just looking more pale than usual.

“Bleaching while pregnant?” Cardi asked. “Why must yall be so dumb? Actually NO! I’m pregnant I’m slightly anemic, this baby suckin all the energy off my body to the point I’m pale, eyes sunken, veins green ASF, can’t tan under the sun cause I get hot super fast and dizzy …. PLEASE STOP THINKIN WITH YOUR A–HOLE!”

Cardi is currently working in the studio on her long-awaited sophomore album. She has continued to tease the LP and even recently joked about it, laughingly comparing the studio to “Atlantic Records Correctional Facilities.”

It’s been more than six years since Invasion of Privacy‘s April 2018 release. The LP debuted atop the Billboard 200 and every song on the project is at least certified platinum.

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