It’s the beginning of a brand-new week, and we already have a new ~celeb x coronavirus~ drama to dive into. This time around, it’s all to do with Cardi B, an $88,000 purse, and a pretty intense backlash.

It all started on Sunday, when Cardi tweeted asking her followers if she should splurge on a new purse. I think we can all agree that the price tag was quite eye-watering…

But, as you can probably guess, the tweet didn’t sit well with a lot of people, especially considering we’re currently in a global pandemic and economic crisis that has seen many struggling financially.

Cardi. Pls stop sis. I beg of you. We’re in a pandemic with high unemployment and ppl in food lines. Do not compare ppl finding a lil joy in a $500 gaming system and you talking about a purse that costs more than the avg family makes in a year. Log off and stop being goofy.

And for some, it reminded them of how other celebrities, like the Kardashians, have “flaunted money and wealth” over the last few months.

@yashar Cardi B tweeting about 88K purse, its not just her, its all celebrities flaunting money and wealth during this Covid-19 pandemic. Kim K with her private island tweet etc. its completely tone deaf. How can they stomach tweeting like this ? I would feel horrible

But Cardi wasn’t about to take the criticism lying down and immediately responded, posting screenshots reminding people that she’d been donating to various COVID relief causes throughout the year.

The rapper then doubled down on her comments, tweeting: “If I want to splurge I can without y’all asking for handouts like me and my husband don’t do so.”