Azealia Banks Was Right About Nicki Minaj’s Wax Figure
The Las Vegas branch of Madame Tussauds unveiled a wax statue of Nicki Minaj earlier this month, which should be cause for celebration. Unfortunately, the museum decided to position Minaj on her hands and knees, in a pose that would seem degrading had it not been taken directly from last year’s “Anaconda” video. Azealia Banks took to Twitter over the weekend to state that the statue should’ve showcased Minaj standing upright with a microphone, performing, rather than on all fours:
Wow, they finally give nicki minaj a wax figure and it's a statue of her bent over on all fours…… White people yo….
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 12, 2015
As much as that woman has accomplished, they had to put her on all fours… Why not standing up with a mic in her hand ???
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 12, 2015
All ppl are gonna do is go up to that statue and take pictures shoving their crotch in her face and putting their crotch on her butt
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) August 12, 2015
Banks had a point, but after the statue was revealed, Minaj posted a photo on Instagram with a caption stating that she loved the iconic “Anaconda” pose and was looking forward to seeing it in person.
But after a mere two weeks, Madame Tussauds decided to re-design Minaj’s statue when their selfie contest turned into an opportunity for people to pose with Minaj in a lewd and untasteful manner. If you search #mtnickiselfie, a lot of unfortunate images come up, like this one:
From Tuesday at the launch of @NICKIMINAJ's wax figure in @TussaudsVegas! It. Was. Beautiful. 😻 #MTNickiSelfie pic.twitter.com/XBUlcn7mB7
— Georgina? (@pawsup23) August 6, 2015
or this one:
… and finally, this one.
Now I understand what @AZEALIABANKS was talking about. When I look at this I feel so disgusted pic.twitter.com/G2Y504zRUN
— Bareback Obama (@HolyShemar) August 18, 2015
According to Vulture, Minaj laughed off the more casual poses but has yet to respond to the pointedly creepy ones. Madame Tussauds reports that Minaj and her team were informed of the chosen pose and kept in the loop before it was revealed at the beginning of the month. Get the whole scoop here.
