eve criticizing nicki minaj’s ‘paper’ cover is like the pot calling the kettle black

On Tues. Nov. 14th,  it was announced that the original pitbull in a skirt — Eve — would be permanently replacing Aisha Tyler as the new co-host to CBS’s The Talk (which rips off The View if you ask me) and a day into her new gig, she is throwing the shade.

For the past 48 hours, rapper Nicki Minaj’s sexually provocative image on the cover of Paper Magazine with three versions of herself has been taking social media and Hollywood by storm — #BreakTheInternet. It was also the topic of conversation on The Talk this past Wednesday with Minaj’s female MC predecessor Eve having this to say:

“I worked with Nicki, I got to know her on ‘Barbershop’… she’s a nice person, she’s an amazing rapper, and as a lyricist I respect her… but as a woman, from my point of view, personally, I would not be able to do that,”. “I think in this climate, it’s not good. I think every artist has a right to express themselves however they want to express themselves and I respect that as well. For me personally, as I started coming up in the business, I started realizing that young girls were looking up to me and younger people were looking up to me, and that, not that you want to be a role model, but it becomes what you become, it is what you are.”

“As I’ve gotten older … I’d just rather be a voice that’s uplifting… I can be a voice for those girls that might not have a voice, in a different way without showing myself off … For the Nicki fans, I love her, respect her. Go women in hip hop. It’s not my thing. I just don’t think it’s right. Personally. Period. That’s it.”

My initial thought when I viewed the clip on The Shade Room was two important things: people like Eve forget who they were back in the day and why in the hell are celebrities (male or female) expected to be role models to young children?

In the years following her peak of her career in the early 2000s, Eve has done some growing up. She completed alcohol-education classes after her DUI arrest, married a British businessman and becoming a step-mother to his four kids, started her own label and became a mentor for young aspiring female MCs.

However, in the case Eve is being a hypocrite for coming at Nicki Minaj for her decision to be sexual in her image. Homegirl literally spoke candidly about being a stripper pre-fame. GET THEM COINS There are even pics from those stripper days available for online viewing. That is not the only sexually explicit photo of the 39-year old online. A sex tape surfaced in the early 2000s of Eve and her then-boyfriend Steve J (who is now on Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta); the video shows J shoving a dildo into Eve’s pussy.

I am sure Eve probably comes off as role model-ish to the younger kids today (I do not know how as it has been years since her last hit), but the GAG she is not. If Nicki Minaj wants to be raunchy that her prerogative, but it comes off ironic when Miss Let Me Blow Your Mind had sexually-explicit tendencies as well. Nicki is comfortable with her sexuality as every adult human being should. Moreover, maybe Minaj will tone down and be more conservative as an artist when she is 60-something — only God knows the future — but even if she did that is her choice.

The second conversation that needs debunking is the popular notion celebrities a la Nicki Minaj and most-recently Cardi B needs to tone-down, and they act and present themselves as they have the young following — particularly of girls.

Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are not Disney Princesses or Nickelodeon stars to be looked up too. Minaj is damn near 35 years old line while Cardi celebrated her 25th birthday this past October. From day one, these two gave it the public raw and unfiltered, whether it was with their lyrics or when they spoke to the public especially with the latter.

These two even spoke candidly to the media about how role model they are not.

In an interview on ABC’s Nightline in 2012, Minaj said: “I don’t want to offend moms or children, like when they come and pay their spend money to see a show…but I didn’t come in the game to be an artist that appealed to kids either.”

Cardi posted a 60-second clip on Instagram of her clapping back to those who believe she is a bad influence on children saying:

“I’m not gonna change myself, I’m not gonna change the way I act because you expect me to be a good example to your fucking kids bitch! Why don’t you be your own kids fucking role model? Like what the fuck, why do you expect public figures to be role model for your fucking kids?”

She later talked about how growing up she wanted to be like her mom. The video came out in 2016. Fast forward to November 1st, Cardi B — now riding high off the success of “Bodak Yellow” apparently has a change of heart promising she will be a ‘better example’ to young girls saying “I’m gonna change for you, little girls, because I deadass love ya.” I think that Cardi’s transition into being recognized by mainstream America is beginning to pressure her into watering down who is wholeheartedly indeed is.

Point in the matter is, celebrities are NOT here to raise y’all children. They are here to entertain and make a profit from it. It is the responsibility of the mother, father or legal guardian to be the role model or positive influence on their child. It is particularly not right for parents to let their child idolize celebrities whose persona is ADULTS-only until they are older and mature enough to understand what the context of Nicki and Cardi’s lyrics.

On the other hand, I think there are some aspects about a Nicki or Cardi that kids can admire. Nicki Minaj and Cardi B both grew up in poor neighborhoods of New York City with their own shares of family issues — Cardi being kicked out at 18 while Minaj dealt with a once-drug addicted father. They both were told by their peers that they’ll never succeed. But the GAG is they did overcome their struggle and became successful both professionally and financially. I also believe that the omnipresence of Cardi and Nicki can be the antidote for the young girls who are doubtful on if they’ll succeed in Hollywood because they are brown-skinned. Now those are aspects of a celebrity or public figure, which children can idolize.

WHEN YOU KNOW BETTA, YOU DO BETTA.

“cash me ousside” girl: more intrigued than offended

It has only been four months, but the breakout celebrity (if she can withstand for more than 15 minutes) is none other than 13-year old Danielle Bregoli of NJ or FL (according to reports). I’m surprised when I heard from her that she was just 13. To me, that’s a fetus.

She was born in 2003, by then I was frolicking in second grade. Obviously, we know her from being on Dr. Phil, her mother didn’t know how to handle this girl and her juvenile delinquency type behavior.

Though I guess, Mother Bregoli doesn’t also know about her daughter’s burgeoning personality. And that character, you ask is acting as stereotypically black and ghetto as possible. A wigger type behavior if you ask me. That’s mean having what looks like to be a burgundy weave, long SWV-Coko nails, big hoops, and using ebonics (also known as African American Vernacular English).

Looking at her the video on the show is not offensive to me, it’s just funny. “And no one catches me, ain’t nobody gon catch me,” she says though she appears somewhat unconfident. Though when she stated that, I pictured 1) Chamillionaire singing “catch riding dirty” and 2) some movie about a white girl trying to act black thought I could be thinking about Malibu’s Most Wanted.

Before she said, “Jail ain’t nothing.” Mind you my mother worked at Rikers, and I dare Bregoli to spend one day at Rikers Island and see if she can truly remake that statement. However when she calls the audience “hoes,” threatened to beat them saying the infamous line that been a viral sensation. Her mom is her urban dictionary translator to Dr. Phil which is dumb. Dr. Phil, you always have a bunch of teens on your show, and you can’t learn the slang and lingo they use. Get it together. And then she’s trying to fight her mom. She back on the show saying “I made you famous Dr. Phil like Oprah made you, you was nothing before me..” To which Phil said “ok.”

Now I will say this. First, let me state, I can’t stand watching Dr. Phil. Every time I came home from school, my had this on, and I’m like really? Isn’t he a psychologist or psychiatrist or something? Why are you out here exploiting these people and their business over the airwaves and diagnosing them? And most of the people that come on his show are white people with issues that make black people look like The Brady Bunch. God, the drama these race of people have. *Sighs* Second, Dr. Phil’s show has been going since 2002, but I will give Bregoli some points for making his show a little more relevant.

As for Bregoli, her parents should be ashamed. In my mind, white parents can’t learn from their pasts to raise their kids better, instead of letting them do whatever they want. No ass whoopings. No spanking. No, I am the mother you are the child. And this is what happens. Their kids become wild child like Bregoli, or angry people turned movie theater shooters. Oh but it’s black people needing to tell to be raised better by their parents. It’s like the pot calling the kettle black. If my West Indian friends or I were acting like that little fetus on Dr. Phil, we wouldn’t be alive. Our moms don’t play that. Shoot if my late grandma, was my mom they ‘d have to the producers come in and separate us.

And since that moment, Bregoli has gotten famous. She’s been in a Kodak Black video, she boasts over 8M+ followers on Instagram and has endorsements with FitTea, Postmates, and Fashion Nova. She has a song that has charted into the American Top 40. She is also a TMZ favorite and is in talks to have her reality show in the works. She also flashes the middle finger, unsuccessfully mouths the words of trap songs, and shows her breasts (mind you she probably hasn’t entered high school yet) on Instagram. Did I mention, she is reportedly charging 30k for a meet and greet. I’m pretty Bieber costs a fraction of that. Before he said that meet-and-greet life is a dub; thought Beliebers if this is wrong, please correct me.

Yes, I know the double standard of if she were black, she would be ghetto shamed and not have this success. However, this girl is trainwreck more than a Kim Kardashian make-something-out-of-nothing turnout. She’s got into a fight on airplane leading to her being banned from that particular airlines; stated that she’s “MADE MORE MONEY THIS WEEK THAN [Soulja Boy] DID LAST YEAR, and she wants to “beat up” the Kardashians. If I had to place my money on which sisters can throw dem hands, I’m sure it’s Khloe.

But the gag is, bitch you aren’t going to do anything. You posted a video of you being escorted by mall security because of “crazy fans.” And you’re thirteen years old. How are you not in school, if you are? And you call yourself SlimThugga on Instagram. I’m sure you’ll be washed up at age 19 or probably look at this at age 21 and say to yourself “Wow. I really did that?”

I’m not surprised seeing a girl like this. There’s a white girl in my mostly white town who feels he needs to be so down and black as possible. I’m curious to know if this is a phase or purpose to piss off black people who already don’t have enough to deal with in the world of 2017.

Let this frail, 5’2’ 13-year old white chick be placed and showcase her behavior in the Bronx, Newark, Southside Jamaica, Queens she would regret her decision big time. Those girls would bash her head in since she wants to act all tough and street and talk all that shit, she would get it.

There is another part of me wondering if this all a setup? I have heard reports about that. Did this girl just want to be famous and her mom was in on it, deciding that the Nickelodeon, Disney route wouldn’t make her unique? Or is that she can’t compete with thousands of other just-turned-teens trying to get a breakout spot on Disney/Nickelodeon show? That could make sense.

I’m very curious about where this girl will be in 5 years. Most people that become famous off being a ratchet-y trainwreck, eventually burn out or decides to clean up their act. For example, Snooki seems to have changed her life for the better. She’s no longer on MTV, she’s lost weight, got married, started a family and from the looks of it probably chilled out with the drinking as she ultimately did away with the partying.

I’m sure Bregoli could go through a Lindsay Lohan period since she’s off to an excellent start. But even Lohan finally stopped her wild fuckery.

If her reality show doesn’t pan out maybe, she’ll hit the Love and Hip Hop circuit once she’s of age while collecting royalties of her memes. *I imagine in the future; people start getting compensated for being a meme*.

However, there is already some resistance. New York hip-hop DJ’s Charlamagne the God (Power 105.1) and Ebro Darden (Hot 97) declined to have her as a guest on their shows.