Editing Lil Wayne (section)

=== Political and racial views ===
In 2013, Carter received criticism after a video released by TMZ showed him apparently stepping on the U.S. flag. Carter later explained that "It was never my intention to desecrate the flag of the United States", and that he was shooting a video for a song on his upcoming album, "God Bless Amerika". He says the purpose of the flag was to show that "behind the American Flag was the Hoods of America".<ref>{{cite web |last=June |first=Daniel |date=June 18, 2013 |title=Did Lil Wayne Stomp on the American Flag? – JDJournal |url=http://www.jdjournal.com/2013/06/18/did-lil-wayne-stomp-the-american-flag/}}</ref>

In late 2016, Carter made statements critical of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, saying, "I don't feel connected to a damn thing that ain't got nothin' to do with me. If you do, you crazy as shit," adding that his status as a wealthy black man who has white fans is evidence that black people are valued in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carissimo |first1=Justin |date=November 2, 2016 |title=Lil' Wayne says Black Lives Matter has nothing to do with him |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lil-wayne-says-black-lives-matter-has-nothing-to-do-with-him-a7392696.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lil-wayne-says-black-lives-matter-has-nothing-to-do-with-him-a7392696.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |work=The Independent}}</ref>