Amber Rose summoned the wrath of the Beyhive when she directed her analysis on the unfortunate occurrence of slut-shaming towards Beyonce. Inquiring about why she and other stars such as Kim Kardashian are criticized for their sexuality and Mrs. Carter goes unscathed, the model/writer/entrepreneur encouraged women to “all embrace each other.”
“They come at me and Kim so hard because I was a stripper and she had a sex tape,” she said in an interview with The Daily Beast. “So if we could sing, it would be OK if we were on stage half-naked. We all love Beyoncé, but she’s on stage half-naked and twerking all the time, yet people say, oh, she has talent so she’s able to do that. We don’t have the talent that Beyoncé has, so we get criticized as former sex workers, but at the end of the day we’re just women—we’re all women—and we should all embrace each other. No one is greater.”
And as with any less-than-favorable commentary involving Queen Bey, her fans – known as the Beyhive – came to the singer’s defense against Amber:
Amber Rose, quick tip, Beyonce doesn’t twerk for Instagram likes. She DANCES on stage as CHOREOGRAPHY.
— Keith N. (@JusAire) March 15, 2016
Beyonce & Amber Rose aren’t equal, Beyonce actually has talent & is famous for something
— Uncle Wayne. (@WayneL_Jr) March 15, 2016
Kim Kardashian is prolly on the phone with Amber Rose right now like, “GIRL NO! I’M STILL TRYNA GET BEYONCÉ TO HANG OUT WITH ME! WYD!?!?”
— Cheddar Bae Biscuit (@T_dot_Lee_PhD) March 15, 2016
Amber Rose girrrrrrrl you and Kim will NEVER EVER be respected or seen in the same light as Beyonce!! Don’t ever compare the Queen…ok bihh
— BadA$$Nurse (@TomFordNurse85) March 15, 2016
The buzzing must have flooded Amber’s mentions heavily, as she took to Twitter to encourage critics not to take her “words out of context.” She also mentioned that she herself is a member of the Beyhive, and that her argument was rooted in classism.
Was just speaking on Classism. Look it up maybe it applies to ur life. Don’t take my words out of context 🐝 I cried twice when I met her Lol
— Amber Rose (@DaRealAmberRose) March 15, 2016
Wait y’all not about to 🐝🐝🐝 Muva Lol When I’m apart of the Beyhive! TF? I mentioned her cuz she is the most talented and beautiful…..
— Amber Rose (@DaRealAmberRose) March 15, 2016
In her Daily Beast interview, Amber Rose also discussed her current relationship with Kim Kardashian, as well has her new 3D character “MUVA” on the Zoobe app. Read it in full here.