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Candace Owens Uses Fox News Interview To Obsess Over Cardi B's Grammy Performance: 'It Was An Attack On American Values' - Blavity

Black conservative Candace Owens and Cardi B engaged in a hostile Twitter feud on Tuesday after Owens claimed the rapper is “destroying American values, and American principles." Owens' criticisms came after Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s Sunday night Grammy performance. During an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday, Owens expressed her disdain for their performance to the top-charting single “ W.A.P. ” “This feels more sinister. This is starting to me to seem like it’s not even left or right, it’s not a political issue. This seems like an attack on American values, American traditions, and you’re actually actively trying to make children aspire to things that are grotesque,” Owens said, adding “We are celebrating perversity in America.” She said the performance was a “lesbian sex scene being simulated on television.” Initially, the "Bodak Yellow" rapper was seemingly unfazed by Owens’ comments, relishing in the Fox News airtime. "Yaaaayyyyyyy WE...

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