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Megan Thee Stallion responds to right-wing ‘WAP’ backlash: “Why is this your focus right now?”
Megan Thee Stallion has responded after ‘WAP’ attracted the ire of right-wing politicians upon release.The track, which saw her joining forces with Cardi B, attracted backlash from a mixture of Republican politicians and right-wing pundits including Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens who criticised its explicit content.In a new interview with TIME, to mark her place on the TIME 100, Megan said she struggled to understand why the track had attracted more controversy than it deserved.“When I saw all of the politicians in an uproar about mine and Cardi’s ‘WAP’, I was just really taken back,” she said.“Like, why is this your focus right now? If you have an issue with what I’m saying don’t listen to it. Tune out, ’cause I didn’t ask you to tune