Cyndi Lauper tells The Guardian she doesn’t believe in cancel culture and doesn’t regret approving Nicki Minaj’s sample of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” over her political views: “The fact that she did ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ musically – it’s a political thing anyway, babes. Girls just want to have fun. They’re entitled to a joyful experience in this world. Like it or not, we’re here. We’re not going out in the rice fields any more. Yes, rise up and put your foot down, and she did. I don’t know what she’s doing now. But I still don’t think you cancel people, because otherwise there’s no room for discussion. If you want people to listen to you, you need to listen to people. If you don’t let people evolve, what are you doing?”

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