Cardi B caused a bit of a social media uproar recently when she used an anti-LGBTQ+ slur to describe herself in an X post.

On December 12, the bisexual rapper posted a pair of photos of herself in Timberland boots, baggy jeans, and a fur coat.

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Cardi B specifically admonished every “bad bitch” to get “a gay best friend or gay best friend cousin.”

The post was captioned simply “D*key B.”

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Response to the post was decidedly mixed, with some fans thirsting after Cardi’s soft butch vibes while others called her out for using the term.

“Isn’t that a slur,” one X user commented.

Another suggested that she edit the post to say “Stud-y B before Twitter goes crazy.”

“cardi I love you but you can’t openly use slurs like this and think it’s ok,” another fan commented.