Jul 23, 2015 This is just a general response to the issue, not to you specifically but quoting you cuz it's relevant. First: is anyone here actually offended by her calling Eminem fans white trash? Is this really the tweet we're upset about? The one from 2014? C'mon guys, I get that there's a double standard (calling someone blacktrash would create a HUGE controversy), but the only reason you guys give a s--- is because this involves Eminem. Banks' original response was to Eminem talking about beating Lana Del Rey like Ray Rice beat his wife. This is 100% unprovoked. It's misogyny for the sake of misogyny. It's not interesting. It's not funny. It's definitely not edgy. Eight months later, Eminem responds in a freestyle basically saying "ha ha w/e" because he doesn't have an actual comeback and is afraid to actually go at her because there's no way to really justify or validate what he said. As she stated, she's been a victim of domestic violence. Of course Banks is gonna call him out on that and defend herself. The types of things she does and says are the exact types of things Eminem did in 2000, and it's probably what he would do now if he wasn't a shell of his former self and knew how to use a computer. What are you guys even fighting for? Eminem's right to make fun of battered women? What a noble cause. This is why it's baffling to me: that something so minuscule like that eight month old tweet (that was a response to something much worse) evolves into people calling Banks a whor- or a dumb b---- or a raging feminist c---- (a domestic violence victim standing up for herself and defending other domestic violence victims makes you a "feminist c----"? I hate tumblrina feminazis just as much as the rest of you, but seriously: grow the f--- up), but everything Eminem says is totally fine. This has nothing to do with calling out Banks for her alleged double standard and everything to do with blatant stanism and people defending their decaying idol. Which is fine I guess (I forgive Kanye in a lot of cases, though his actions are in a totally different ballpark than Eminem's), but don't try to paint it as anything else. Do you know why she calls Eminem fans whitetrash? It's because of people defending something like this and the comments like in these three threads.
Jul 23, 2015 i take great offense to her comments i will not rest until she apologizes or is locked away
Jul 23, 2015 I agree in general with this comment but you have to admit that Azealia Banks has a pretty pathetic background and deserves a lot of the insults she gets. At this point her Twitter account is more relevant than her music.
Jul 23, 2015 I agree in general with this comment but you have to admit that Eminem has a pretty pathetic background and deserves a lot of the insults he gets.
Jul 23, 2015 but it's like being mad at south park for doing something outrageous at this point in 2015, the only people that should be offended are new born babies that don't know what eminem is
Jul 23, 2015 Eminem and South Park do have a lot in common, but the difference is that Eminem's been mediocre for ten years and South Park's only been mediocre for five. edit: and even so, south park continues to be satirical and hit-or-miss. What the f--- is satirical about punching Lana Del Rey?
Jul 23, 2015 Great, now try and utilize all your empathy to consider how many people are still horrified by displays of blackface all around the world.. Great, now try and utilize all your empathy to consider how many people are still horrified by displays of blackface all around the world..
