Who gets to decide when someone can use "black culture" and when someone can't? Who gets to decide when someone can say the N word and when someone can't? Who gets to decide what is right and what's wrong.
Iggy Azalea is doing absolutely nothing wrong. She doesn't need to have an opinion on "black matters" because plenty of black people themselves don't have an opinion. Everything being thrown around is ridiculous. Let Iggy do her thing and let Azealia remain bitter and angry. Nothing will change.
How about never use it?
Iggy can do whatever she wants, Its frustrating to have white people constantly be mediocre and get awarded and called the best. Black people got to work harder and that's just how the world works. Azealia does need to leave Iggy alone tho
Iggy can do whatever she wants, Its frustrating to have white people constantly be mediocre and get awarded and called the best. Black people got to work harder and that's just how the world works. Azealia does need to leave Iggy alone tho
I agree 100%. But then people think Blacks are allowed to use the word, but then Fat Joe uses it and it's cool, and then J. Lo uses the word and it's "Kinda" okay cause she "knows the struggle."
IDK. It's just a topic that people need to stop picking and choosing about.
I agree 100%. But then people think Blacks are allowed to use the word, but then Fat Joe uses it and it's cool, and then J. Lo uses the word and it's "Kinda" okay cause she "knows the struggle."
IDK. It's just a topic that people need to stop picking and choosing about.
No, J.lo was forced to apologize for using the word, and Fat Joe shouldn't be using it at all.
No, J.lo was forced to apologize for using the word, and Fat Joe shouldn't be using it at all.
Right? Then Azealia should apologize for using the F word considering ******s constitute most of her fanbase or you guys just excuse anything she does because that's how low your expectations of her are?
Did a black police officer just shoot and kill a white young boy playing with a toy gun in a park? No. Did a white person just get shot because their hoody was too mysterious and pants too low? Nope! Did a white person choke a disarmed fat black man, who was screaming for help because he could not breathe, to death? Yes, but Iggy was just called a white girl on Twitter! Surely, that makes it a two-sided issue! Every bone in Iggy's body must be shaking from hundreds of years of injustice towards her people.
Hundreds of years of abuse to Africans, all leading up to today, and you think the term "white girl" is racist. The term roots back to when slaves would talk about their masters or affiliates of slave masters in a fearful, "she is more valuable than me" manner. It never was an insult, and Azealia is twisting the use of the word in reference to our dear runaway slave master. Black girl was a term used by racist white people to belittle and scare black girls when they did anything out of the ordinary or contrary to how white people desired they should act, especially in regards to slaves. Do you understand now?
yes all of them happened and they are terrible and still calling "white girl" to iggy is racist, not awful as others but it's still racist to call someone with their race and limit what they can do or not.
Right? Then Azealia should apologize for using the F word considering ******s constitute most of her fanbase or you guys just excuse anything she does because that's how low your expectations of her are?
Only if Iggy apologizes for 46787769687 racist tweets.
I agree 100%. But then people think Blacks are allowed to use the word, but then Fat Joe uses it and it's cool, and then J. Lo uses the word and it's "Kinda" okay cause she "knows the struggle."
IDK. It's just a topic that people need to stop picking and choosing about.
This derails from the convo but let me explain this to you. I believe its a hateful word and nobody should use it (black ppl included). However when black people use the word, you know there is no malice behind the words since its a word that historically referred to black people, and you would assume black people won't be racist against other black ppl...... When white people use the word you cant really know if there is some prejudice behind it.
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Why should we even feel sorry fit Iggy when she is like the only successful white rapper who hasn't acknowledged her privilege
Seriously.. Macklemore and Eminem both acknowledge their privilege. I think both even have songs about it.
No, J.lo was forced to apologize for using the word, and Fat Joe shouldn't be using it at all.
When did she apologize?
Once again, YOU are saying this, but not everyone thinks like this. It truly depends on the person. You can't be offended and aim your hate at Iggy when all she did was say "Runaway slave master" like 3 years ago.
This derails from the convo but let me explain this to you. I believe its a hateful word and nobody should use it (black ppl included). However when black people use the word, you know there is no malice behind the words since its a word that historically referred to black people, and you would assume black people won't be racist against other black ppl...... When white people use the word you cant really know if there is some prejudice behind it.
Once again, YOU are saying this, but not everyone thinks like this. It truly depends on the person. You can't be offended and aim your hate at Iggy when all she did was say "Runaway slave master" like 3 years ago.
Here's Fat Joe on the word. Basically how I feel
J.Lo apologized. It was on the news, I'm not searching youtube for it. Fat Joe can feel however he wants, but at the end of the day he is not African American so his opinion has little to no weight.
Iggy apologized for the comment, and I've said numerous times people should move on.
Did a black police officer just shoot and kill a white young boy playing with a toy gun in a park? No. Did a white person just get shot because their hoody was too mysterious and pants too low? Nope! Did a white person choke a disarmed fat black man, who was screaming for help because he could not breathe, to death? Yes, but Iggy was just called a white girl on Twitter! Surely, that makes it a two-sided issue! Every bone in Iggy's body must be shaking from hundreds of years of injustice towards her people.
Hundreds of years of abuse to Africans, all leading up to today, and you think the term "white girl" is racist. The term roots back to when slaves would talk about their masters or affiliates of slave masters in a fearful, "she is more valuable than me" manner. It never was an insult, and Azealia is twisting the use of the word in reference to our dear runaway slave master. Black girl was a term used by racist white people to belittle and scare black girls when they did anything out of the ordinary or contrary to how white people desired they should act, especially in regards to slaves. Do you understand now?
That's the thing tho all of those are real life tragedies that are bigger then this beef between AB and Iggy...the way some of y'all are talking one could assume that you all think bigtory, racism, and prejudice would be wiped from the world if Iggy died tomorrow. That woman has done nothing but be successful and accomplish her dreams. The fact that Azealia turns these real life issues into a Iggy discussion is the definition of obsession and bitterness, Iggy is not the cause for these cops losing control and shooting any black man they see fit, her musical accomplishments are minuscule to the real world issues and it seems like AB and her fans can't separate the 2.