Azealia Banks

haha

Start a second Twitter account that only follows, never posts.

Is transphobia an issue in black / race conscious feminism? The only such stuff I read tends to be very scrupulous about recognising intersectionality.

― Tim F, Thursday, February 5, 2015 4:07 AM Bookmark

Not ~usually~, but as treeship says, pervasive mainstream culture is transphobic as hell, which has the chance to infect all corners.

unrelated but the stuff about sam smith at the bottom of the first twitter thread rev linked is otm

Ha. He told me the Sam Smith stuff was based on something I'd said that got him thinking further.

i just remembered that the last high-profile queer person to get into trouble for using "fag" as a pejorative was...perez

cis white gay middle-class men and their institutions deserve the draggings they get but riding on azealia banks's coattails to deliver them is nagl, and neither is ever saying you're fine with any gay man being called a fag

the sam smith stuff is v otm though

azealia's points are pretty agreeable i think just poorly argued

i generally pull for her whenever these sorts of controversies pop up because i feel like her entire career is discussed under sexist pretenses (i.e. like every album review has to first justify the basic legitimacy of her art simply because she disses people on twitter)

also like..... i can't imagine who many shitty white gay men she's personally encountered

i think Wale and Lupe Fiasco album reviews probably have to address them being twitter crybabies just as much at this point tbh

Cover star of the next Playboy music issue apparently.

I'm already cringing at the aftermath.

Not sure if I want to see her nude. She's got a nice ass I guess but I dunno:

https://galoremag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Galore-Issue642s.jpg

I don't think I've seen a playboy magazine in decades so not sure what's their type now. There's not that many attractive female rappers under 30 right now, though. Brianna Perry? Angel Haze? Iggy Azalea might count I guess.

Not a man so no idea if men find Azealia hot.

M.I.A. and Lauryn Hill on their prime are the sexiest female rappers I can think of.

think that debating whether azealia banks is "hot" is not a good thing for us to be debating.

That's what Playboy is there for, isn't it? To objectify.

she's hot imo

think that debating whether azealia banks is "hot" is not a good thing for us to be debating.

think that debating whether azealia banks is "hot" is not a good thing for us to be debating.

debating

sorry i stop

cannot believe she tried it with erykah who a) patted her on the head b) turned on her location

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
04/10 – Coachella Festival – Indio, CA
04/16 – Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA
04/17- Coachella Festival – Indio, CA
05/11 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY - TICKETS
05/15 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL - TICKETS
05/19 – Paradise Club – Boston, MA - TICKETS
For tickets, go to www.azealiabanks.com

Gotta say, this ended up as one of my fave albums of the year, wouldn't have believed it.

And the maybe inevitable Playboy interview (you have to buy the magazine for the naked pictures): http://www.playboy.com/articles/azealia-banks-playboy-photos.

If people read your Twitter account and don’t like you, is that because of race?
It’s always about race. Lorde can run her mouth and talk shit about all these other bitches, but y’all aren’t saying she’s angry. If I have something to say, I get pushed into the corner.

Yes, Azealia, everyone hates you because you're black.

No, but it makes it easier for certain people to.

Yeah, get off cloud cuckoo land. It has nothing to do with her being black, people don't like her because she's a mean-spirited bitch that likes annoying people on twitter.

she is tremendously unlikeable but FOH with that kind of shit, her haters are bad enough to make you sympathize w/ her which is saying something

thats @ Moka not CS

Moka, if you're not one of those people, then why the harsh reaction for me stating a simple fact? I was only pointing out that there is a sub-set of people who would check for Iggy Azelea before they check for Azealia Banks, based on the fact that one is white and easier to digest/empathise with. Are you really going to deny that?

Of course race is relevant but the Lorde comparison is weak.

can't get over the cat's facial expression

I'm sorry, slappy. I was actually mad at Banks not at you.

I don't understand what Iggy Azelea's popularity vs Banks based on race has anything to do in here right now, or think I didn't understand your question. The question she was being asked is if people reading her Twitter account wouldn't like her because she's black. She says yes, it's all about race. I think it's bullshit. People don't like her because she likes posting mean-spirited tweets and confronting anyone that dares engage her. She thinks people perceives her as angrier than Lorde? No shit, I doubt Lorde (or Iggy Azalea for the matter) spends half her day beefing with people on twitter. Race has nothing to do with her likability, at least on twitter.

It's a stupid answer but it's also a weird question to bring up. I'm sure the interviewers did their research and knew how easy it would be to just throw that bait in there for her.

Front of House with that kinda shit, inDEED.

Lorde is a terrible example because unlike Azealia she pretty much stopped talking shit as soon as her comments got reported as "news".

"Misgynoir" is a great word, thanks for the vocab Azealia.

Her album is (still) brilliant.

That is all.

loving the new interview.

her avowed hatred for "fat white people" who "live on farms" and "work at k-mart" who may or my not be racist but have "racist grandmothers" reminded me of the ideology behind borat.

there's really nowhere to go with this line of thinking, but i think her quixotic devotion to "never compromising" constitutes, i think, a kind of integrity

no need to ever see her naked, really, just wanna listen to the music. 15 year old me may have felt differently.

Azealia vs. the right-wing twittersphere: finally a feud I can fully endorse.

http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/hip-hop-star-tweets-image-her-genitals-conservatives

Between the starring film role, Playboy cover, her (sorta?)good behavior, and slayage of her live performances, she seems to be having the last laugh. Iggy is battling yet another petition last I heard.

Nude beach a go-go
Nude beach a go-go

Argh, get this song out of my head

oh god why is she still pulling this shit

http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/22/azealia-banks-flight-homophobic-slur-delta-video/

Azealia Banks went insane on a flight from New York to LAX Monday night, calling the flight attendant a "f***ing f***ot" ... and it's all on video.
A passenger sitting next to Banks tells TMZ, when the Delta flight landed just before 1:00 AM Tuesday, Azealia made a beeline for the front door. She had been sitting in seat 6A but a French couple in the 3rd row was blocking her exit as they pulled their luggage from the overhead bin.
The eyewitness says Azealia tried to squeeze by the couple when the French man put his hand out. Azealia, we're told, went nuts. The eyewitness says she spit in the man's face, punched him in the face and clawed at his shirt.
At that point we're told the flight attendant grabbed Azealia's bag and told her to calm down. She lost her balance, fell to the seat, stood up and then a tug-of-war over the luggage ensued. This is where the video begins.
Azealia demands to take her bag and leave, and eventually calls the flight attendant a "f***ing f***ot" -- a homophobic slur.
We're told the co-pilot came out and told Azealia the police were called. She then ran off the plane, dropping her cell phone.
Police caught up with Azealia at baggage claim and spoke with witnesses as well, but the French couple decided not to press charges because they were here on holiday and didn't want the hassle.
Azealia claims the French man actually hit her in the face. She adds, "I don't tolerate bitchassness and I don't tolerate men putting their hands on me."
Azealia has a history with the the word "f***ot" -- she uses it frequently on social media -- and earlier this year she explained why she gets a pass, in her mind.

whatever

Azealia has a history with the the word "f***ot" -- she uses it frequently on social media

bitchassness

“LGBT community (GGGG) are like the gay white KKK’s,” the rapper wrote in a since-deleted tweet screen grabbed by Billboard. “Get some pink hoods and unicorns and rally down rodeo drive.”

GGGG?

it's a reddit thing
https://www.reddit.com/r/gggg/

azealia doesnt identify as straight iirc

xp Dude no. She's commenting about how the LGBT community is dominated by gay (white) men - hence GGGG rather than LGBT. The tweet is about inter-queer community dynamics and power relations involve race and gender within it.