Cardi B was understandably hurt and angry this week because people were calling Kulture, her 3-year-old daughter, names and posting hateful comments on the little girl’s Instagram account. In response, the rapper made the “KultureKiari” account, with its 2.3 million followers, private, according to a report.
But the situation begs some questions: Why does Cardi’s 3-year-old have her own Instagram account? And what was the rapper thinking in setting up an account that’s devoted to sharing photos and information about her little girl.
In recent years, there has been growing awareness in academic, legal and tech circles about the hazards of children being on social media, as well as the practice of “sharenting.” That’s when parents share photos and private information about their children on the internet. Sharenting could probably cover social media savvy celebrity parents like Cardi B or Kim Kardashian, who set up Instagram or TikTok accounts for and about their children that can be potentially viewed by millions of strangers.
