Ellen DeGeneres Gets Criticized for Nicki Minaj Parody

The “butt” of the joke.

Ellen/Nicki Minaj SKit

Yesterday, Ellen DeGeneres aired a skit about an upcoming sitcom around Nicki Minaj's childhood. It featured a little black girl, a black woman and man with extremely large butts. Watch below, and you tell us whether you think sexualizing little black girls is okay. #SOUNDOFF

Posted by Colorlines on Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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During yesterday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen DeGeneres presented a parody of Nicki Minaj‘s upcoming ABC Family sitcom, which will be about her upbringing and childhood in Queens, New York. The parody depicted a young Nicki, as well as her family and dog, to have comically large butts. Since this was basically the only “joke” in the skit, it led to some criticism by viewers who found it unfunny and offensive. Watch the clip above and check out a few comments of disapproval here.

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