Cardi B warns against child predators amid Dalai Lama's recent viral video wherein the Tibetian spiritual leader kissed a young boy and asked the kid to "suck his tongue."
The viral "suck my tongue" or "kiss boy" video is now making rounds on social media, receiving criticism from various people, including child abuse watch groups. The 87-year-old spiritual head of the Tibetan community has since apologized for his bizarre action towards a child.
Cardi B Speaks Out on Dalia Lama's Kiss Boy Video
This time, the 30-year-old rapper Cardi B offers her two cents regarding child predators. According to a report by Daily Mail, while a video showed the Nobel Peace Prize winner religious leader kissing a boy on his lips spread online, Cardi B took to Twitter to share a warning against child predators.
The rapper, known in real life as Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, pointed out in a recent tweet that "this world is full of predators." She adds that these folks "prey on the innocent," specifically "ones who are most unknowing, our children," which serves as a warning to all parents.
Cardi B went on to highlight that predators are hiding in plain sight. The rapper notes that they could be all sorts of people, including your neighbors. On top of that, she also states that they can be "our school teachers," "people [with] money, power [and] our churches."
All that said, she then urged parents and guardians to "constantly talk with your kids about boundaries." Besides this, children should learn to refuse to allow predators to go beyond these limits.
As of writing, the tweet by the rapper, who goes by @iamcardib on Twitter, now has more than a whopping 5.5 million views, alongside roughly 40,000 likes.
This world is full of predators. They prey on the innocent. The ones who are most unknowing, our children. Predators could be our neighbors, our school teachers, even people wit money ,power & our churches. Constantly talk with your kids about boundaries and what they shouldn’t…
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) April 10, 2023
Billboard highlights that the rapper never mentioned the Dalai Lama in her post, nor did she call the spiritual leader a child predator. However, it is worth noting that she posted the tweet shortly after the viral video of the Nobel Peace Prize winner started spreading on the internet.
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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (C) arrives to attend a prayer at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj on April 5, 2023.
Dalai Lama's Kiss Boy Viral Video
After the video of an Indian kid and the Tibetan leader went viral, the Dalai Lama has already apologized. The video, which quickly trended on various social media services, was taken at a public event in India, as per USA Today.
It shows the spiritual leader sitting on a chair with a young boy and several people surrounding them. He then pointed to his mouth and kissed the child on the lips. After which, he asked the kid to "suck my tongue" after sticking it out.
The office of the religious leader was quick to offer an apology. The Dalai Lama apologized to the boy in the video and to his family and friends. It further explains that "his holiness often teases people he meets innocently and playfully, even in public and before cameras."
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