0% Can't believe people actually got that from this.

She really should not have worded it that way. Oh well.

I know that word is offensive in the US but is it the same in Europe though?? Maybe it's just a way to refer to black people in Iceland? It's like how "oriental" is really offensive in some places, and just another word in other places.

She's not necessarily referring to black people at all and no, the n word is taboo mostly everywhere now.

She used the n word as a metaphor, which was done by John Lennon/Yoko back in the day.
She should've worded it differently because it sounds distasteful and people can't look
past the current societal context of the word to realize she means something else.

She wasn't referring to black people this is a citation of a John Lennon song (how many ****ing times will I have to say this? Y'all ignorant) course she knows how heavy the word is EVERYONE knows ffs not just Americans and she lives in NY ffs

Don't forget my own notoriously racist country Australia.

Bollocks, the stupidity in this thread is behind words.

It's racism to think one race owns a word alone, it's all about the context and when she says that todays sound is as bad as white people used black people in a certain region at a certain time of the world then,let me say, at someone who owns a $ 10 k HiFi equipment like me, it's drastic but right.

You all get f.. with your ears and you think this is art, can I have a laugh, stupids.

Come again?

He basically said what Björk was saying may have been testy but she didn't really lie. And that it wasn't racism but we take it as that because everyone flinches at the mention of the n word even when it's being applied respectfully and decently.

Firstly she didnt need to use the n-word to make her point. The fact that she felt it was acceptable to use the n-word to get across her opinions speaks volumes. Why not use words based on other groups instead if there is no racist intent behind her statements? Why did she feel the need to risk offending black people? Their feelings didnt matter to her. Hurting people black people to get her point across is perfectly acceptable in her warped mind.

How many records has she sold? She's in the record business right? She has never caught on outside a small but vocal demographic in record industry. No amount of warnings and points will change that.

I love how atrl is the only place that is fuming over this

She shouldn't use that word at all. It's disgusting, vulgar and carries hurtful connotations in every country across the world. She should publicly apologise for this. It's not right.

This could ruin her career, just like it did Paula Deen's. Bjork should be careful.

Yes because using the n word, which already has a negative context, in a negative context is respectful and decent.

Exactly. Tell them the truth.

Yep, like every black male/female don't need to use the word, stupid.

The absolute stupidity by you

What is stupid, have you ever seen a cultered black man use the word out of context?

They hate that word for sure.

oh god are you for real

1 - she was making a citation, which wasn't directed towards black people SO NO FFS SHE'S NOT RACIST SO STOP BEING DUMB

2 - She was certainly certified at 20 million records sold but some sources report 40 millions record sold. If you don't like her it doesn't mean she's not hugely successful for being an alternative independent artist who has influenced generations over generations. And the Polar Music Prize is considered the Nobel Prize of music and if you're not aware of that it's only your problem, so stop fuming. She may have been rude/insensitive but attacking her career is plain dumb so keep talking about the controversy rather

Paula Deen made racist remarks directed towards black people and she was SUED for that let's not compare the two please

Maybe but first her source should apologise too. Go get Yoko Ono and go revive John Lennon to apologise

Basically. And Perez Hilton but he's just as stupid as 90% of ATRL so he doesn't count and plus he has used the n-word before so he's also an hypocrite