Cardi B Claims She Didn't Share a Transphobic Meme on Her Facebook

Apparently, a former employee of hers did.

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Over the weekend, a transphobic meme was shared on what looked to be rapper Cardi B's official Facebook page.

The post, which has since been taken down, caused controversy in the LGBT community, and Cardi herself took to Twitter to address the issue.

\u201cIt's come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page. For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account.\u201d
— Cardi B (@Cardi B) 1537124431

"It's come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page," Cardi tweeted Sunday afternoon, placing the blame on a former employee who still had access to her Facebook page. "For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account."

Although Cardi talked about it, many think her tweet wasn't enough of an apology, especially since she didn't explicitly acknowledge that the meme was specifically harmful for the transgender community.

\u201cBlack trans women are being killed because of jokes like this. These niggas are killing us to keep women like you @iamcardib from finding out. Cause you\u2019ll make fun of their manhood. This is how you encourage toxic masculinity that only ends up hurting you too sis! Apologize.\u201d
— A N G E L I C A (@A N G E L I C A) 1537124782

\u201c@JAleutwoman @iamcardib We\u2019ve tried educating her she clearly doesn\u2019t care and it\u2019s time to hold her accountable. The average life expectancy for a trans woman of color in America is 35 years old, we don\u2019t need Cardi putting transphobic content out\u201d
— Cardi B (@Cardi B) 1537146364

\u201cCardi b literally made a video talking about having a trans woman sleep with someone as payback while calling them a tra**y the entire time, why y'all still on about her? fuckin bullshit\u201d
— Cake Spit \ud83c\udf70 (@Cake Spit \ud83c\udf70) 1536591562

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— Samantha Jones (@Samantha Jones) 1537156028

As NewNowNext points out, this isn't the first time Cardi B has been caught up in scandal regarding transphobia. Last year, she came under fire for using a trans slur in a social video where she was talking about how she would get revenge on a boyfriend if he ever cheated on her.