Cardi B Doesn’t Think The #MeToo Movement Is Inclusive

We’re pretty clear on what the #MeToo movement looks like. Its image is defined by the likes of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and, yes, Donald Trump - the wrong doings of Hollywood’s elite as publically protested by the Hollywood's also affluent female forces. Despite the progress championed by #TimesUpand its intent to defend all women across all industries though, the world of music is still missing from the big picture.

At the moment, these incredibly important movements don’t feel inclusive and Cardi B is doubtful of the movement's ability to affect how the music industry operates.

In an interview with Cosmopolitanthis month, Cardi spoke about how for women in hip-hop, the many whose sexuality is one of the most prominent aspects of their personas, movements like #MeToo won’t (or at least haven’t yet) bring about change to the way they're treated. ‘A lot of video vixens have spoke about this and nobody gives a fuck.’, she explains. ‘When I was trying to be a vixen, people were like, “You want to be on the cover of this magazine?” Then they pull their dicks out. I bet if one of these women stands up and talks about it, people are going to say, ‘So what? You’re a ho. It don’t matter.’

The issue of consent is by no means new territory to the music industry, but it is often lost in the louder noise of glossy award ceremony protests and the collective outrage towards middle aged white men with too much power in showbiz. But let's not forget likes of R Kelly, who has been accused of multiple accounts of sexual assault over the course of his career andonly last year faced allegations of keeping numerous women against their will, is distanced from the fight against sexual harassment that we're all actively aware of online.

Singer Miguel brushed off accusations of sexual harassment about a year ago. Nelly is in an ongoing lawsuitand facing investigation for sexual assault. Last year ex-hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons stepped down from the record label that he founded in the midst of sexual assault allegations. Out in the wider world of music, many are dissatisfied with the stalling of Kesha's prominent case against Dr. Luke, who is still working at the record company she has since tried to break ties with.David Mueller, the DJ who Taylor Swift sued for grabbing her bumduring a photo op, was recently hired to present a new radio show in Mississippi. But why do all these instances seem to sit separately to the Me Too and Times Up hashtags?

Why is that? Because the music industry operates within a different culture to Hollywood? Not likely, because from where we're standing it all comes down to abuse of power which sadly you'll find in every industry in which women are subject to the will of men at the top who assume that their abuse of power will go unnoticed. And until what's going on in music starts being shouted about just as loudly as the issues being faced in Hollywood, then Cardi B is right - the women who do stand up and talk about the awful things that continue to go on behind the scenes will continue to be ignored.

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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.