Destiny's Child Fans Defending One of Their Hits From Being Canceled Nearly 20 Years Later
06/14/2021 04:00 pm EDT
'One of My Fav Songs'
One of the most popular tweets about the issue came from a user who said that instead of "canceling" "Cater 2 U," people should cancel "catering to the wrong one" in relationships.
Defending Michelle
Others defended the song purely for Williams' verse in it, in which the singer croons, "I wanna give you my breath, my strength, my will to you/That's the least I can do/Let me cater to you/Through the good, the bad/The ups and the downs/I'll still be here for you."
The Memes Roll In
Once the discourse kicked off, the memes started rolling in, with people joking that the "feminism [leaves their] body" when the bop begins to play and others preparing to argue in internet court for its validity.
Gen Z Gets Blamed
Many millennial and Gen X listeners blamed Gen Z for the discourse, calling the younger generation "too sensitive" for what they thought was them getting offended by the song.
All the Way Back
Still others were confused why a song that came out in 2005 was even becoming the topic of conversation so many years later.
Joking
People who had seen the commentary evolve from the start pointed out that the initial comments about "Cater 2 U" appeared to be made in a joking way, making the backlash towards them comical in and of itself.
Is This Actually Happening?
Many Destiny's Child fans added that they had seen more tweets about the backlash to "canceling" the song than they saw people actually wanting to cancel it, leading them to wonder if there actually was anything happening or another internet joke getting blown out of proportion.
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