Cardi B Snaps On Mona Love For Throwing Her Under The Bus As Colorism Dispute Explodes Online

Cardi B challenged Mona Love’s colorism criticism by claiming the podcaster had asked her for career help for years.

Mona, also known as Don’t Call Me White Girl, revisited a 13-second clip from Cardi’s 15-minute Instagram Live in 2024. Cardi responded on X, saying women with lighter skin had an edge, but skin tone alone couldn’t explain her success.

Cardi said colorism shaped jobs, the justice system and how men treated women in strip clubs. But she said talent, steady work, marketing, showing up and knowing your audience also mattered. She recalled people mocking her teeth, acne, braids, speech and stripping.

“When I worked in the strip club, I seen how men treated me and how they treated dark skin women… I can never dismiss how colorism affects dark skin women and men in general. Not just in the work place but in the justice system as well. And I have stood up for it plenty of times . But what Im always going to stand up for is that my skin tone is not solely the reason for my success,” Cardi B fumed.

She said Mona had sent her messages for years about surgery, career advice, brand deals and pitches. Cardi asked why Mona used the short clip instead of reaching out. She also accused Mona of trying to shift attention from criticism over her remarks about Tia Kemp’s comedy credentials.

“You went out your way to make a video with no context when this wasnt even a topic on no blogs and no platforms.. literally nobody was talking about this. Why would you go on your platform to talk about something you were misinformed about instead of doing your due diligence or at least hitting me up like you do about anything else? I know why … because you decided to use me and a sensitive topic as a scapegoat. a topic I havent talked about in years that you randomly brought up. And now im getting dragged for it. You used me as shield because you was under fire for the backlash you was getting for talking about Tia Kemp another black woman all because she was selling more tickets than you!” Cardi B said.

Mona had raised that argument with her TikTok followers. She said lighter skin and Dominican heritage could help Cardi get brand deals over a darker-skinned woman with the same talent.

“Colorism is real, racism is real,” Mona said on TikTok. She did not cast herself as an exception. Mona told followers that both she and Cardi likely benefited from colorism. She also said she was a fan and praised Cardi’s talent. Her point was about access to work, not a lack of skill.

Cardi faced a similar debate in April 2024. Influencer Raymonte Cole asked why he was seen as too “ghetto” to work with brands while she got deals. He pointed to her lighter skin.

At the time, Cardi said she had changed to work with brands. “I had to change the way I talk, the way I act and the way I respond and how I present myself,” she wrote on X.

Her voice became a separate target that June. As AllHipHop previously reported, Cardi answered people mocking her speech on X on June 3, 2024.

“I will never change the way I talk,” she wrote. “I became famous from that, just being myself!”