Nicki Minaj may be an inspiration to some people but the principle at her old high school isn’t too impressed. The “Anaconda” singer said that she offered to speak at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School but the principal said no.
I wanted to go back to my HS and speak to the students but the new principal declined. No need for me to inspire them, I guess. Smh
— Anaconda (@NICKIMINAJ) September 11, 2014
That school changed my life and I wanted to pay it forward to the students there now. I was really looking forward to it.
— Anaconda (@NICKIMINAJ) September 11, 2014
A lot of people are assuming that the principal declined Minaj’s offer because she would be a bad influence on the children. But we don’t know that. The school could have declined Minaj’s offer for any number of reasons. Maybe scheduling didn’t work out. Maybe the school didn’t want kids to miss class. Just because someone is famous doesn’t mean that they can do anything they want.
Still, most kids would have been thrilled to get a visit from Nicki Minaj and she could have inspired them in a way that teachers and parents just can’t. Her fans sounded off on Twitter.
@NICKIMINAJ You’re a great motivational speaker, so it’s unfortunate that the principal rejected a great opportunity for the students.
— Nick (@nichxlvs) September 11, 2014
Nicki is honestly the ONLY person that motivates me to go to school. My parents don’t really push me like that…
— P™ 11.24 (@MyTittiesBIGGER) September 11, 2014
How could the principal pass up such an amazing opportunity, just baffles me
— Isaiah (@jaaaaamel) September 11, 2014
@NICKIMINAJ People assume they know who you are and don’t know the first thing about who you ARE. The Barbz see YOU and we love u so much…
— Zac (@KenBarbZac) September 11, 2014
Because of Nicki’s drive, I applied to two universities. Like I never thought I’d be at that point in my life.
— Sept. 17th (@ACminaj95) September 11, 2014
It sinks into a young mind when you’re fave artist motivates you to do well rather than a parent who can be seen as “nagging”
— Reste Fort (@slvyton) September 11, 2014
I’m still in disbelief that the principal declined her visitation to motivate. Does she not know how much Nicki impacts this generation?
— Яᵃyᵐᵒnᵈ (@RayYoWTF) September 11, 2014
A school official responded to the controversy this morning saying that the whole thing has been blown out of proportion.
The official said: “Of course alumni are welcome back to our campuses and we love to celebrate their success, providing it does not interrupt the educational process … However, we do not allow reality TV to be filmed on school property. For documentaries, any visit to a public school must be educational in nature and cannot intrude on instruction.”
So, Nicki Minaj wanted to film her appearance for a documentary? Looks like there’s slightly more to this story than the “Anaconda” singer getting rejected for being a bad role model.
On the bright side, the singer did teach one lesson to today’s youth. If you’re unhappy with something, the best thing to do is to complain about it on Twitter.
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