Legendary singer Cyndi Lauper comes to Nicki Minaj’s defense in a new interview with The Guardian, making it clear that she doesn’t believe in canceling people over their opinions. “First of all, I don’t believe in cancellation. And second of all, 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. […] But I still don’t think you cancel people, because otherwise there’s no room for discussion.” Lauper also emphasized the importance of listening to others and allowing people the space to grow and evolve, adding, “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?"