The Very Real Problems With Nicki Minaj's Madame Tussauds Wax Statue
Earlier this month Nicki Minaj was given the honor of her own Madame Tussauds wax figure at the organization's most debaucherous location, Las Vegas. The statue reflects an iconic moment in the record-breaking "Anaconda" video, one where Nicki crawls in a suggestive, powerful manner. The choice might have been fun for Minaj's Barbz, but on the whole it's an off-putting decision: Even though lots of us know the video and know it well, it'd make more sense to have one of the greatest rappers in the world posing...not on her knees?
We're not the first to draw this conclusion. Azealia Banks, also a progressive artist and woman of color, expressed outrage toward the figure. In a series of tweets, she explained the positioning degrades Nicki's other accomplishments and marginalizes her until she's only a body for entertainment, a perfect ass and little else.
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