A double standard?
Twitter wasn't buying it: As "Nicki" and "Taylor" became worldwide trends, thousands of users came to Nicki Minaj's defense.

Many said the stars' exchange showed a double standard: Swift was widely praised as brave for speaking up about problems in the music industry last month -- now Minaj was getting lashed for doing the same.

Nicki was making an important point, they argued: Not all women's experiences are the same, but black women don't often get taken as seriously.

Users expressed disapproval with the contrasting way some media portrayed the respective artists: Taylor Swift -- beautiful, pure; Nicki Minaj -- hysterical, angry.




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For many users, Swift and Minaj's interaction reflected an all-too-familiar dynamic: A black woman makes a point, and a white woman tells her to simmer down or hijacks the conversation in the name of feminism.

Originally posted by Vertigo Stick Welp. There it is.