{"id":602871,"date":"2023-01-30T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/akon-under-fire-for-controversial-comments-on-the-joe-budden-podcast\/"},"modified":"2023-01-30T10:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:25:00","slug":"akon-under-fire-for-controversial-comments-on-the-joe-budden-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/akon-under-fire-for-controversial-comments-on-the-joe-budden-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Akon Under Fire For Controversial Comments On \u201cThe Joe Budden Podcast\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><strong>Akon<\/strong> was under fire for his comments on <strong>Joe Budden\u2019s<\/strong> podcast in December. The Senegalese artist said men are \u201cgods\u201d and the creators of life. In his opinion, women should support that life.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" alt=\"Akon\"   data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20758%20426'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-758x426.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-561x316.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-1122x631.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-265x149.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-531x299.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-1152x648.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon.jpg 1280w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Akon-758x426.jpg\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><strong>99<\/strong><span> Views<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recently, <strong>Konvict Muzik<\/strong> founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/akon-cracks-into-nft-hustle-w-his-new-digital-company\/\">Akon<strong> <\/strong><\/a>was scrutinized for his polarizing comments on <em>The Joe<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Budden Podcast<\/em>. The interview took place in December 2022 but has since resurfaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, the Senegalese artist discussed how women in Africa were compared to women in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Akon tells Joe Budden that African women are submissive compared to western women\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sohh.com\/about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQ7rKukZQo0?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He also said, \u201cA woman can never compare to a man,\u201d the \u201cHold My Hand\u201d rapper said. \u201cThey have to understand that here in America, the women don\u2019t create life, they support the creation of life. The man is who creates life. Man, we\u2019re Gods. We [are] the ones who create life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akon further elaborated his beliefs, adding that men can create a life instantly without a woman, but women wouldn\u2019t be able to create a life without a man. The five-time <strong>Grammy<\/strong> nominee continued by saying he could put his sperm into an incubator and wait nine months to make a baby if he wanted to.<\/p>\n<p>Responses to his statements poured in on social media. A skit by TikTok user @thebaddestmitch appears to parody Akon\u2019s comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>One Twitter user said Akon\u2019s comments exemplify why everyone shouldn\u2019t have a platform.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a great example of why not everyone needs a podcast or a platform. Man said let me explain the science and was completely wrong ????????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GloKage (@Dark_UchihaGod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dark_UchihaGod\/status\/1618101373610110976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"section-0\">\n<p><strong>Amber Rose\u2019s Responds To Cam Newton\u2019s Sexist Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>On the topic of controversial comments, video vixen <strong>Amber Rose<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/amber-rose-responds-cam-newton-sexist-controversy-truly-not-fault-thinking-way\/\">had some words for Cam Newton and men around the world<\/a>. The hip-hop model reacted to Newton\u2019s now-infamous sexist comments to a female reporter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rose spoke out on Cam\u2019s words and also explained why the issue\u2019s deeper than the North Carolina Panthers quarterback.<\/p>\n<div data-original_class=\"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-wrapper box-post-id-352572\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Omoruan\"  height=\"35\" width=\"35\" data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2035%2035'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8441-scaled-e1673547890256.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8441-scaled-e1673547890256.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/tag\/akon\/\">Akon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/tag\/the-joe-budden-podcast\/\">The Joe Budden Podcast<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<figure>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/author\/momoruan\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2080%2080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8441-scaled-e1673547890256.jpg 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8441-scaled-e1673547890256.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<header>\n<h2>\nWritten by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/author\/momoruan\/\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Michael Omoruan<\/span><\/a> <\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p>Mike hails from the Bronx and is a Film &#038; TV Studies graduate from Lehman College. His interests include pop culture and community engagement and can often be found listening to the latest by Megan Thee Stallion, Amine, J-Cole, and Kendrick Lamar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav>\n<\/nav>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/akon-under-fire-for-controversial-comments-on-the-joe-budden-podcast-fan-reactions\/\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-01-30T11:36:29\">\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohh.com\/akon-under-fire-for-controversial-comments-on-the-joe-budden-podcast-fan-reactions\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Michael Omoruan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akon was under fire for his comments on Joe Budden\u2019s podcast in December. The Senegalese artist said men are \u201cgods\u201d and the creators of life. In his opinion, women should support that life. 99 Views Recently, Konvict Muzik founder Akon was scrutinized for his polarizing comments on The Joe Budden Podcast. 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