In Cardi's defense, her calling  women "roaches" was in response to their comments in which they claimed she was "illiterate," "ignorant," "ugly" and "stupid." Additionally, in contrast to what the thread

In Cardi's defense, her calling  women "roaches" was in response to their comments in which they claimed she was "illiterate," "ignorant," "ugly" and "stupid." Additionally, in contrast to what the thread insists, Cardi doesn't link her use of the word roach to dark-skinned women. The closest she gets to connecting complexion with the insect is when she called one person a "burned roach."  

After the thread prompted a campaign to "cancel Cardi B," the rapper responded to the allegations, stating that "roach" is a term that is commonly used in the Bronx. "I called MY OWN self a reach [sic] before, so stop it! It's a word I use A LOt of Bronx b*****s use a lot. Stop trying to make it into some racist s**t,"she said on Twitter. As for the use of "tranny" and "arab," one of her fans alerted people to the fact that she had already issued an apology. It is unclear where or when she apologized however.