Celeb News: Robert Pattinson talks racism against FKA Twigs

Priyanka Chopra

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He doesn’t say as much, but you also couldn’t blame him for being weary of giving the tabloid press a fresh angle on his relationship with his fiancée, FKA Twigs. She was introduced to Pattinson last year through mutual friend Florence Welch, and he describes her, after a pause, as “just an amazing, amazing artist”. Their relationship, like the one he had with Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart, is rarely out of the news, and on the day of our interview the internet is abuzz with rumours about them: when they’re getting married, when they’re having a baby, whether they’re ‘on the rocks’. None of them are interesting enough, or substantial enough, or even just anybody’s-business enough to bother asking about, but the racial abuse she received last year from the loonier fringes of his fandom is a different matter. Twigs herself said she was “shocked and disgusted” by the messages she received, and while Pattinson hates discussing his personal life, he can’t hide his anger.

“I was talking to my dad about this and I bet him that if he looked up Nelson Mandela’s funeral on YouTube, the first comment would be a racist one. And it was, with like a million upvotes. What I don’t get is why. I think it’s because most normal people are not commenters – I’ve never met anyone who’s left a comment on anything. It’s just demons who live in basements. You have this weird thing where you end up trying to fight against this faceless blob, where the more you hate it, the bigger it gets, because it’s all in your head.”

Even so, he can’t resist feeding the blob by Googling himself, not out of vanity, but out of a “weird compulsion” to “reinforce my negative opinion of myself. I go through periods where I don’t do it at all and feel glorious! Then I’ll fall back into this pit. It really does affect you, and it all comes from some moron sitting on a comment board. It’s always that person who’s needling away at you, who you either want to destroy, or convince them to love you.”

http://www.nme.com/features/robert-p...AbvXt4ABpuy.99

Newt

Interesting thoughts

TheSoneNavy

Its just sad we have to live in this world where racist alive

Jezang Looz

He's such a good guy

LoKoPaNdA

The anonymity of the internet allows people to say the most disgusting things ever to celebrities online including racist insults, it's really sad. There isn't much that can be done about it either, other than try to educate people on manners online I guess

Bey Admired

Gosh, I think we can all relate to his opposition to the racist faceless blobs on this site.

Bey Admired

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Originally posted by TheSoneNavy

Its just sad we have to live in this world where racist alive

They have been marinated in it since they were a child though. You just have to hope they become educated about race relations and don't pass the same sentiments onto their offspring.

Artemisia

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I think it’s because most normal people are not commenters – I’ve never met anyone who’s left a comment on anything.

I mean, not really. The people who leave comments like that are absolutely "normal" people, and they do so because they have the veil of anonymity. When they're in the public space, they put on a more respectable front, hiding their gross views in fear of being ostracized.

I don't like the idea that racism is perpetuated by these evil monsters when in reality it's done by normal people like you and me.

Queef Queen

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It’s just demons who live in basements.

ddd his poor 14 yr old fans

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I'm surprised he said anything tbh. its disgusting the abuse she copped just because of who she's associated with, there's no excuse for it.

princedonte

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Originally posted by LoKoPaNdA

The anonymity of the internet allows people to say the most disgusting things ever to celebrities online including racist insults, it's really sad. There isn't much that can be done about it either, other than try to educate people on manners online I guess

On Facebook you can see the faces and names and even their jobs and they still say that stuff. it's gotten so bad I just read the article and move on.

Shigo

Betta defend his QUEEN

HonourableVomit

Change the title to "Robert Pattinson drags ATRL commenters" for the hit thread.

*.Digambar.*

What a passionate guy. stick up for fka twigs. shes gorgeous! not feeling her new music though.

Badger

It's the easiest thing in the world to troll on the Internet. You don't have to be intelligent, insightful or skilled, you just need to have an Internet connection.

Delilah.

Wait he low key dragged us all with the "demons in basements" comment