"I’m not going to change my ways just to make people comfortable"
About this Quote
The intent is defensive and strategic at once. Cardi’s celebrity is built on authenticity as performance: the accent, the candor, the chaotic humor, the willingness to be “too much”. Critics often reframe that as a problem to be corrected - “growth” that suspiciously resembles assimilation. By refusing to “change my ways”, she’s rejecting the idea that respectability is the admission price for success, especially for women who don’t come from the cultural centers that set the rules.
The subtext is also about power. Comfort is usually something the powerful expect by default; the discomfort of others becomes a leash. Cardi flips that: if her presence makes you uneasy, that unease is yours to manage. In a pop landscape that rewards packaged relatability, she’s staking out a different currency: staying abrasive, funny, messy, and in control of the narrative, even when the audience wants a softened version they can consume without confronting their own biases.
Quote Details
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| Source | Interview, The FADER, February 2017 |
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