Cardi B has poked fun at conservative pundit, Ben Shapiro, after he expressed outrage over her and Megan Thee Stallion's new single, WAP.
WAP, which stands for "wet a** p***y", has incited quite the furore on social media thanks to its explicit lyrics, and Shapiro is the latest right-wing figure to condemn the track for its apparent "vulgarity".
Shapiro, who is the co-founder of the conservative opinion website, The Daily Wire, took to his podcast to recite lyrics from the song. He then explained that WAP means "Wet a** p-word, p-word is female genitalia. And it gets significantly, significantly more vulgar, like a lot more vulgar".
"This is what feminists fought for," the 36-year-old continued. "This is what the feminist movement was all about, and if you say anything differently it’s ’cause you’re a misogynist, see?"
"It gets really really really vulgar," he added.
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After clips from his podcast began making the rounds on social media, and attracting ridicule, Shapiro took to Twitter to write:
"Listen, guys. I fully explained on the show that it’s misogynistic to question whether graphic descriptions of “wet-a** p****” is empowering for women. “WAP” is obviously an incredibly profound statement of women’s empowerment, a la Susan B. Anthony. As I also discussed on the show, my only real concern is that the women involved — who apparently require a “bucket and a mop” — get the medical care they require. My doctor wife’s differential diagnosis: bacterial vaginosis, yeast infection, or trichomonis."
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Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, has now acknowledged Shapiro's sentiments in the best possible way.
The rapper shared a number of tweets mocking Shapiro. She retweeted an image of The Simpsons character, Waylon Smithers, covering his eyes and half-naked women dance in front of him.
She also tweeted, "I can’t believe conservatives soo mad about WAP."
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WAP has rocketed to number one on the iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify charts after it was released last Friday (7th August).