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[Jugendstil]

I like some of Azealia's music, but her co-opting ballroom culture for her music has always seemed suspect and like a well timed marketing gimmick. I remember reading something about how she tried to get Leyomi Mizrahi, who is a really well known ballroom performer, to perform at the Mermaid Ball and Leyomi canceled because she didn't like what Azealia was saying about ballroom culture.

She also had some stupid beef with all the seapunk kids when she released her last video because she was biting their style and then rubbing it in their face.

She's an opportunist and will do or say whatever to get some publicity. It's sad, I wanted to like her, but she acts like a moron.

 

[dbztrk]

Roman let Eminem use that word...

No. Eminem let Eminem use that word.

 

[MilesWebber]

I like some of Azealia's music, but her co-opting ballroom culture for her music has always seemed suspect and like a well timed marketing gimmick. I remember reading something about how she tried to get Leyomi Mizrahi, who is a really well known ballroom performer, to perform at the Mermaid Ball and Leyomi canceled because she didn't like what Azealia was saying about ballroom culture.

She also had some stupid beef with all the seapunk kids when she released her last video because she was biting their style and then rubbing it in their face.

She's an opportunist and will do or say whatever to get some publicity. It's sad, I wanted to like her, but she acts like a moron.

I had to google Seapunk.

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/sea-punk

What the fuck? This shit is beyond stupid.

 

[Phonomezer]

Seapunk is a subgenre of electronic dance music, fashion trend and design style created online by a small group of social media enthusiasts. Seapunk gained popularity as it was shared, forwarded, and linked across the internet.

#mess

 

[Slackbladder]

I like some of Azealia's music, but her co-opting ballroom culture for her music has always seemed suspect and like a well timed marketing gimmick. I remember reading something about how she tried to get Leyomi Mizrahi, who is a really well known ballroom performer, to perform at the Mermaid Ball and Leyomi canceled because she didn't like what Azealia was saying about ballroom culture.

She also had some stupid beef with all the seapunk kids when she released her last video because she was biting their style and then rubbing it in their face.

She's an opportunist and will do or say whatever to get some publicity. It's sad, I wanted to like her, but she acts like a moron.

She's certainly defined moron accurately!

 

[Dicer]

Who?

 

[MilesWebber]

#mess

 

[bengraven]

I have no clue who she is.

Perez probably didn't either.

 

[Phonomezer]

Geocities chic.

 

[bengraven]

Oh, so she's a musician.

 

[RS4-]

No wonder I don't listen to shit music.

 

[Wiktor]

if your a lesbian you have pass to say faggot? what sense does that make?

Well, if you're black you have a pass to say nigger, so maybe she thought the same applied to being lesbian and saying faggot.

 

[oneils]

Maybe Hicks? Jesus. Yes, people like Clay play a character. Louis CK also sometimes plays a character. You seem to have missed the point. So you you think he did not feel that way about the words cunt and faggot? And yet you are using it as an example of why people shouldn't be offended? You need to stop and think for a bit.

Watch C.K.'s set to the end, again. By the end you will see that the whole set was leading up to one point, and joke.

People should be responsible for the shitty words they use.

He kind of subverts all of the laughs he got up to that point.

 

[Kunan]

People who aren't the target of a slur trying to "reclaim" that word rustles my jimmies something fierce. Cripes.

Yea, just let the words die. Seriously.

Also, fuck Perez lol

 

[bengraven]

Well, if you're black you have a pass to say nigger, so maybe she thought the same applied to being lesbian and saying faggot.

I knew an Asian who thought it was ok to say nigger unless you were white.

 

[kylej]

Awful gimmick performer pulls awful gimmick move to try and get publicity. I am not surprised.

 

[Zee-Row]

Eminem made a career out of using that word , I don't know why shes being singled out. Also shes hot.

 

[Wiktor]

I knew an Asian who thought it was ok to say nigger unless you were white.

It must have been fun to see him test that theory in the field

 

[Dude Abides]

Eminem made a career out of using that word , I don't know why shes being singled out. Also shes hot.

People made a stink about Eminem as well.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

Well she can kiss her career goodbye. She turned off the more traditional hip hop crowd (which doesn't even check for her much) long ago, and now she has pissed off her bread and butter: gay men and straight female pop fans.

yea...

if a rapper uses the word 'faggot' , their career's over.

smh

 

[Deleted member 81567]

'I didn't mean it that way' Ugh, such a weak argument.

I don't get how it's a weak argument.

 

[meltingparappa]

I haven't seen a beef this ugly since Harry Belafonte tweeted the f-word to Little Richard in 1955.

 

[Jimothy]

Eminem made a career out of using that word , I don't know why shes being singled out. Also shes hot.

He got a ton of shit for using faggot and nigger in his songs. At least he actually had talent though.

 

[freenudemacusers]

I'm not gay (although I'd smash Teh Hamburglar) so eh, out of bounds for me.

biiiiiitch step off

I love twitter btw. 10 years ago this self-exposing of stupidity would be much more difficult and not nearly as digestible.

 

[oneils]

I don't get how it's a weak argument.

It's kind of a cheap way to put all of the responsibility on the offended party.

I think a lot of people missed the actual joke in Louie C.K.'s set. He is actually pointing out that people should be responsible for the words they use and not the other way around.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

I think a lot of people missed the actual joke in Louie C.K.'s set. He is actually pointing out that people should be responsible for the words they use and not the other way around.

Exactly.

 

[Dead Man]

Watch C.K.'s set to the end, again. By the end you will see that the whole set was leading up to one point, and joke.

People should be responsible for the shitty words they use.

He kind of subverts all of the laughs he got up to that point.

Yeah, I'll buy that, which just reinforces the point more. He was making a point, and it is a shitty argument to present that routine as an argument in favour of being able to say the words faggot, cunt, or nigger with impunity.

 

[LuchaShaq]

Even though she comes off as a complete and utter idiot/asshole. There is a small nugget in what she is saying.

Slurs only make sense if they apply to a more specific subset of the group that is being insulted. If Faggot= all gay men, then the slur literally means nothing besides the fact that the speaker does not think highly of gay men.

White trash - Does not apply to all white people when used as an insult.

Faggot - Flamboyant gay man

Nigger - Someone who fits the "ghetto black" stereotype.

Bitch - Female who is mean to others for no legitimate reason.


That said I don't think calling someone a slur is ever appropriate, but in my experience they have always been words to describe someone as an example of a bad stereotype of their sex/race/sexual orientation/nationality etc.

The same can be applied to many insults that are not necessarily slurs.

Bible thumper - Religious person who tries to impose their beliefs on others. Aka not all Christians.

Whore - Would by definition be someone who has sex for money. Is used as an insult for anyone who uses sex to have their way whether it be emotional abuse, better standing career wise, etc etc.

Cracker - Someone doing something in a very stereotypical white way. Usually used for comedic effect. I've never heard anyone take a real insult to "cracker" just laugh at the joke.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Eminem made a career out of using that word , I don't know why shes being singled out. Also shes hot.

Eminem's fanbase wasn't a mixture of gay dudes and women. Banks is pissing off half of her own fanbase.

 

[MIMIC]

tweefing

;_;

 

[freenudemacusers]

Even though she comes off as a complete and utter idiot/asshole. There is a small nugget in what she is saying.

Slurs only make sense if they apply to a more specific subset of the group that is being insulted. If Faggot= all gay men, then the slur literally means nothing besides the fact that the speaker does not think highly of gay men.

White trash - Does not apply to all white people when used as an insult.

Faggot - Flamboyant gay man

Nigger - Someone who fits the "ghetto black" stereotype.

Bitch - Female who is mean to others for no legitimate reason.


That said I don't think calling someone a slur is ever appropriate, but in my experience they have always been words to describe someone as an example of a bad stereotype of their sex/race/sexual orientation/nationality etc.

The same can be applied to many insults that are not necessarily slurs.

Bible thumper - Religious person who tries to impose their beliefs on others. Aka not all Christians.

Whore - Would by definition be someone who has sex for money. Is used as an insult for anyone who uses sex to have their way whether it be emotional abuse, better standing career wise, etc etc.

Cracker - Someone doing something in a very stereotypical white way. Usually used for comedic effect. I've never heard anyone take a real insult to "cracker" just laugh at the joke.

Dude... No

 

[Artemisia]

Eminem's fanbase wasn't a mixture of gay dudes and women. Banks is pissing off half of her own fanbase.

well over on atrl (one of the biggest music forums online), her fanbase seems pretty unfazed by these events (which sort of worries me).

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

No, those are impressively large lips, I don't see anything bannable about them.

That's racist.

 

[meltingparappa]

Dude... No

Seriously. :|


But yeah... even if there's WAS a fine line, using a hateful word for actual hateful purposes is obviously way over that line. Regardless if it's Perez Hilton.

 

[commedieu]

Eminem's fanbase wasn't a mixture of gay dudes and women. Banks is pissing off half of her own fanbase.

jep.

 

[GalacticSushiman]

It's official.

I think I like her more now. In this politically correct age, we need more disrespect.

 

[winter]

It's official.

I think I like her more now. In this politically correct age, we need more disrespect.

HAHAHAHA.

God, I've hated this chick since she first came on the scene. Starting stupid fucking feuds over everything and anything. And finally, finally it backfired in her face. Karma.

 

[Kacho]

It's official.

I think I like her more now. In this politically correct age, we need more disrespect.

Justice has been served.

 

[Discotheque]

Whack. I don't like her but Perez Hilton deserved getting shat on.

 

[Castor Krieg]

Wait Perez Hilton is still a thing in 2013?

 

[Tears For Fears]

Lol, twitter gold mine.

 

[Tears For Fears]

Even though she comes off as a complete and utter idiot/asshole. There is a small nugget in what she is saying.

Slurs only make sense if they apply to a more specific subset of the group that is being insulted. If Faggot= all gay men, then the slur literally means nothing besides the fact that the speaker does not think highly of gay men.

White trash - Does not apply to all white people when used as an insult.

Faggot - Flamboyant gay man

Nigger - Someone who fits the "ghetto black" stereotype.

Bitch - Female who is mean to others for no legitimate reason.


That said I don't think calling someone a slur is ever appropriate, but in my experience they have always been words to describe someone as an example of a bad stereotype of their sex/race/sexual orientation/nationality etc.

The same can be applied to many insults that are not necessarily slurs.

Bible thumper - Religious person who tries to impose their beliefs on others. Aka not all Christians.

Whore - Would by definition be someone who has sex for money. Is used as an insult for anyone who uses sex to have their way whether it be emotional abuse, better standing career wise, etc etc.

Cracker - Someone doing something in a very stereotypical white way. Usually used for comedic effect. I've never heard anyone take a real insult to "cracker" just laugh at the joke.

Oh ok, so which part of the south do you reside in? This is very informative information.

 

[Mesoian]

She is an up and coming rapper who is going to clock Nicki Garbaj out of the game.

212

Liquorice

Oh. So no one. Gotcha.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

the "ghetto black" stereotype.

Please define this.

 

[gdt]

It's official.

I think I like her more now. In this politically correct age, we need more disrespect.

Yikes.

I really like 212 and Liquorice (mostly because it completely lifts Lone's Pineapple Crush) though.

 

[GalacticSushiman]

Yikes.

I really like 212 and Liquorice (mostly because it completely lifts Lone's Pineapple Crush) though.

Despite the Gaf hate, which I can understand, she's very promising artist indeed, 212 and liquorice are just different and irreverant enough to raise curiosity of anyone open minded.

(it's probably the same Gaf who loved David Bowie new song, simply because it does not bother anyone, it's 'nice' ).

 

[Discotheque]

David Bowie's new song was boring as hell, I'm just happy to know that he's coming back to music again though.

And Angel Haze is much better than Azelia imo but there needs to be better female emcees out there because these ones aint too interesting.

 

[Dali]

Even though she comes off as a complete and utter idiot/asshole. There is a small nugget in what she is saying.

Slurs only make sense if they apply to a more specific subset of the group that is being insulted. If Faggot= all gay men, then the slur literally means nothing besides the fact that the speaker does not think highly of gay men.

White trash - Does not apply to all white people when used as an insult.

Faggot - Flamboyant gay man

Nigger - Someone who fits the "ghetto black" stereotype.

Bitch - Female who is mean to others for no legitimate reason.


That said I don't think calling someone a slur is ever appropriate, but in my experience they have always been words to describe someone as an example of a bad stereotype of their sex/race/sexual orientation/nationality etc.

The same can be applied to many insults that are not necessarily slurs.

Bible thumper - Religious person who tries to impose their beliefs on others. Aka not all Christians.

Whore - Would by definition be someone who has sex for money. Is used as an insult for anyone who uses sex to have their way whether it be emotional abuse, better standing career wise, etc etc.

Cracker - Someone doing something in a very stereotypical white way. Usually used for comedic effect. I've never heard anyone take a real insult to "cracker" just laugh at the joke.

Smh. Omg dude. Just wrong. You're acting as though Chris rock's usage of derogatory terms and racial epithets was the norm before he did his "love black people but hate niggaz" skit. It's not. They''re generally used to show a lack of respect or animosity towards an entire group.

 

[SaintZ]

She's doing it again.

So, Azealia continued with her MESS this morning on twitter. Seems you have to update your thread Superman (via ONTD):

I liked when she goes and has beef with people because it is entertaining but ugggggghhhhh she need to stawhp with this.

MESS.

 

[Zeppelin]

I'm shocked.