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121. As a fat white american in the middle of country...

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 08:10 PM

Mar 2015

Its a stupid thing to say, but it's gonna take more than that to offend me. I've heard worse.

I didn't choose to be born in the Midwest, and I may have chosen somewhere else if I had a choice.I'm fat because I impulse eat due to stress. I have no other vices such as drinking smoking, gambling, etc, so its eating for me. But fat != racist. It means I lack self control, but I'm aware of it. I know its my own damn fault I'm fat, but I can't be perfect. Working at Kmart != racist. It generally means someone is living poverty actually and doesn't need to insulted by some idiot.

What Azealia said is pure racism and an insult to a huge group of people. She seems to have a small mind. As a result, if she was born a white person "crunched into the middle of America" she'd probably grow up to be the very stereotype she is describing.

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Azealia Banks admits she hates 'everything about this country' [View all] philosslayer Mar 2015 OP

What does that have to do with reparations? gollygee Mar 2015 #1

She's a prominent individual philosslayer Mar 2015 #6

She is 23 years old and a rap artist gollygee Mar 2015 #12

Be that as it may... philosslayer Mar 2015 #31

So she should be superhuman and never get angry and never speak out of anger gollygee Mar 2015 #32

Clearly you haven't done much research on Ms. Banks philosslayer Mar 2015 #36

Musicians have said outrageous things forever gollygee Mar 2015 #38

Seriously, it IS odd. JaneyVee Mar 2015 #47

This new DU is a trip and a half, ain't it? Number23 Mar 2015 #132

It's stunning, isn't it? Or maybe not. But it's DU. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #139

It isn't Beyonce' this time. gollygee Mar 2015 #143

Or Kanye. Or Obama. Number23 Mar 2015 #190

Hee hee...you hit the bullseye with that post! nt MADem Mar 2015 #376

agreed. it is odd. hopemountain Mar 2015 #246

So what if she does? Have you lived her experience? Marrah_G Mar 2015 #119

Exactly The Green Manalishi Mar 2015 #400

Just laugh - or scream malaise Mar 2015 #364

"...she is not involved in the reparations movement" alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #40

yep - yet the tone deaf party goes on salin Mar 2015 #66

I always wonder about those who hate the yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #301

This is her country gollygee Mar 2015 #302

Most who want to change the country yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #314

I think you are confusing her with gollygee Mar 2015 #348

She said she'd leave eventually mwrguy Mar 2015 #332

Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #117

Hey, yo! bravenak Mar 2015 #152

What the f***? F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #196

Prominent as a pimple. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #291

she's free to leave at any time. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #2

As Josephine Baker did long before her KamaAina Mar 2015 #10

Mme. Baker was one of the greatest artists and dancers of the modern era, IMHO. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #217

Yes she did.... rainbobryte Mar 2015 #427

...^ that 840high Mar 2015 #326

"I hate fat white Americans" cwydro Mar 2015 #3

but not fat black Americans? whathehell Mar 2015 #52

And the white girls who cwydro Mar 2015 #61

LOL. whathehell Mar 2015 #115

She certainly does. cwydro Mar 2015 #118

I'm not fat, just out of shape. progressoid Mar 2015 #74

round... round is a shape. nt ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #104

I'm not fat Borchkins Mar 2015 #353

Meanwhile she bares her "T and A" for Playboy and $$$ DinahMoeHum Mar 2015 #4

Huh? cyberswede Mar 2015 #30

I am not seeing how posing nude for Playboy makes her a hypocrite re what she said gollygee Mar 2015 #33

she hates white americans BubbaFett Mar 2015 #57

They hate her first. bravenak Mar 2015 #154

I agree. Wtf? prayin4rain Mar 2015 #160

I'm still smh over 'White Anerica's Money' bravenak Mar 2015 #161

It's ridiculous. I don't even get what that means! prayin4rain Mar 2015 #162

Nothing a black person makes on their own is 'theirs'. bravenak Mar 2015 #163

Appalling ignorance and blatant racism. prayin4rain Mar 2015 #169

Don't feel bad. I heard it from a teacher. bravenak Mar 2015 #170

A teacher? ! ? prayin4rain Mar 2015 #172

Well, she didn't last long. bravenak Mar 2015 #183

Yikes. Well, yeah, trying to hold onto delusions like that prayin4rain Mar 2015 #192

I'm sorry you were treated that way. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #205

It's normal in America, Joe. bravenak Mar 2015 #214

What asshole says shit like that? blackspade Mar 2015 #395

It was my third grade teacher. No names. bravenak Mar 2015 #396

That's insane. blackspade Mar 2015 #398

It was California. bravenak Mar 2015 #399

Thank you for this thread. nt daredtowork Mar 2015 #414

I don't think this is going to go the way you thought it would. Kalidurga Mar 2015 #5

That's nice. Bonx Mar 2015 #7

I would also hate a country that forced me to pose nude for the gratification of others. Orsino Mar 2015 #8

She was forced? What's your evidence for this claim? Orrex Mar 2015 #28

It's not a claim. Orsino Mar 2015 #41

Whoops--looks like I misread your intent! Orrex Mar 2015 #42

And Ferguson, MO no doubt, has some quaint antiquing spots to enjoy... LanternWaste Mar 2015 #45

Who "forced" her? whathehell Mar 2015 #55

nobody. read between the lines...nt magical thyme Mar 2015 #116

You read between the lines -- I read what's written. whathehell Mar 2015 #124

it's called irony. magical thyme Mar 2015 #127

Yeah, I'm familiar with it.. whathehell Mar 2015 #137

No it wasn't Dorian Gray Mar 2015 #269

Okay. nt whathehell Mar 2015 #279

Ah, I was wondering when someone would try and... Lancero Mar 2015 #9

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Why not? Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #88

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That's not true, she loves freedom of speech. She might not know it. Rex Mar 2015 #13

As much as it bothers you RandiFan1290 Mar 2015 #14

Did someone say it didn't? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #18

Glad it bothers you RandiFan1290 Mar 2015 #20

You're glad what bothers me? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #22

What does this have to do with the 1st amendment? NCTraveler Mar 2015 #29

Rush says, "Hi" RandiFan1290 Mar 2015 #34

Very interesting responses. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #39

I love the First Amendment. It makes it easier for the idiots to identify themselves. n/t Xithras Mar 2015 #105

You win the thread ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #113

Seems like a rather over-the-top comparison. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #242

WTF all you want ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #327

That's more understandable, then. I agree the dig at Wal-Mart workers was in poor taste. n/t nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #359

The 1st Amendment bars govenment action to punish speech. It does not in any way restrict others kelly1mm Mar 2015 #221

From one Fat White American.... Lochloosa Mar 2015 #15

Who? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #16

Exactly... demwing Mar 2015 #43

I know... cwydro Mar 2015 #165

I had to google... Phentex Mar 2015 #276

She wants reparations for what? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #17

"she is free to make money posing nude and peddling her alleged 'music.'" Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #37

"Nothing is holding her back" F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #199

What part of my post was incorrect? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #264

The part about "...obviously nothing is holding her back...." truebluegreen Mar 2015 #405

I have come to a basis for reparations. upaloopa Mar 2015 #19

You bring up some good points. My paternal grandmother's family had a plantation in the South Coventina Mar 2015 #26

There are plenty of families who kept theirs. Not necessarily planters' families, but that ND-Dem Mar 2015 #145

The United States as a nation gained wealth due to slavery gollygee Mar 2015 #27

You're correct philosslayer Mar 2015 #51

There is still your false construct about reparations. No connection with this rapper. kwassa Mar 2015 #128

The nation is the people. I agree privilege and upaloopa Mar 2015 #83

Yes, but the nation collectively, not individual people who owned slaves, and not gollygee Mar 2015 #86

There are some individual people who profited a whole truckload and their descendants have ND-Dem Mar 2015 #149

African Americans have suffered the cost of slavery up to present day. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #69

It is part of the discussion we need to have. upaloopa Mar 2015 #87

I say start reparations from the New Deal onward eridani Mar 2015 #193

What about past and future generations? upaloopa Mar 2015 #317

Whites have housing wealth and people of color mostly don't eridani Mar 2015 #367

And ^^this^^ truebluegreen Mar 2015 #407

^^this^^ truebluegreen Mar 2015 #406

I hate lots of things about America too. bravenak Mar 2015 #21

. gollygee Mar 2015 #23

+1 lovemydog Mar 2015 #158

+1 F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #200

I hate a lot of the same things too. And God forbid I ever sound less-than-eloquent in expressing nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #243

+1000 BklnDem75 Mar 2015 #288

Hmm Egnever Mar 2015 #324

Kudos Bravenak! ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #388

wow! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #397

great post Bravenak Matariki Mar 2015 #421

Thanks. bravenak Mar 2015 #422

I feel the same way about her as I do about white people who hate black people. Iggo Mar 2015 #24

Not quite, but close enough. I don't think anyone's really arguing in her favor here. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #245

What an ugly and ignorant person. To the core. nt. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #25

I agree. LuvNewcastle Mar 2015 #239

What about the little Asian and Latina girls who work at Kmart? lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #35

IANAR GliderGuider Mar 2015 #44

So speaketh DU's Resident Climate Doomsday Prophet. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #178

Speaking as an old white woman... nruthie Mar 2015 #46

Blared butt-first from the cover of Playboy magazine while wearing a leopard teddy BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #48

So true. She is sooo American. bravenak Mar 2015 #54

Getting attention is her business. Marr Mar 2015 #49

But she loves their money... ileus Mar 2015 #53

She loves her money and wants theirs. bravenak Mar 2015 #56

The reparations movement isn't good for the reparations movement... Oktober Mar 2015 #58

No farms, no food, Iggy. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #59

Putting scare quotes around "artist" because they perform rap music Maedhros Mar 2015 #79

Yeah, I hate that too. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #247

In my personal experience, sneering at rap is dog-whistle for sneering at black people. Maedhros Mar 2015 #321

If there's anything Azealia Banks hates more than fat white farm girls... MelungeonWoman Mar 2015 #97

DU's already done Azealia v. Iggy. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #126

That was the first time I had heard of either of them. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #298

So? Solly Mack Mar 2015 #60

Agreed... MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #428

You shouldn't. hifiguy Mar 2015 #62

I don't really care what this homophobic jerk has to say about anything melman Mar 2015 #63

Sounds like she was seriuos mental health issues VScott Mar 2015 #64

"AMERICA OWES BLACKS OVER 100 TRILLION DOLLARS." EX500rider Mar 2015 #70

maybe she is just a fucking asshole? snooper2 Mar 2015 #71

Magic 8-Ball sez hifiguy Mar 2015 #72

My, what a classy young lady. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #75

Same as this one? Um, er NSFW. Like, at all. sibelian Mar 2015 #111

LOL... what the hell was THAT?! WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #125

Yeah...she's an idiot. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #81

Yeah, looks like an Amanda Bynes situation. Sad. n/t prayin4rain Mar 2015 #91

Not mentally ill romanic Mar 2015 #255

Oh, right... Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #65

You sound fragile. Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #67

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Years of experience here. Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #141

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To be nonwhite here is a demographic outlier Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #171

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*snort* Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #238

A fate worse than death, having to answer for that demagogue! freshwest Mar 2015 #417

Has Hillary Clinton said anything about this? Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #68

Not exactly. Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #90

Close enough Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #93

Maybe so... Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #110

Sex sells. Outrageousness sells. Controversy sells. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #73

Sad, but damn true. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #89

The only one of those I recognize is Coates and I agree quite a bit with him... Fumesucker Mar 2015 #166

Are you really a progressive? I don't think so. kwassa Mar 2015 #297

He's named checked Mikki Kendell on this thread and in the past too. Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #334

I originally read this and thought of Iggy Azalea. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #98

I thought of Eddie Izzard... fun with word association! n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #99

Seriously dude? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #101

I guess it's the "Z" lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #102

I think it's all those Zs. hifiguy Mar 2015 #103

That's what he said. All about the Zs. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #106

Exactly. She's a talentless, abrasive simpleton desperate to extend her 15 minutes of fame. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2015 #313

only if you pay attention to it Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #344

I dunno. Before this thread, I had no idea who she was, or in fact any reason to know. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #345

i know of her only b/c there was an ad on du promoting a cd (i guess) never looked her up Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #351

stupid celebrity says something stupid. nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #77

Honestly, I think a good bit of this..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #78

I am only aware of her regular slur laced attacks on gay men. Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #80

... cwydro Mar 2015 #136

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Deleting a double post glitch Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #84

Happened to me, too. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #85

And what country are you making most of your money from Azealia? LibertyLover Mar 2015 #94

Shocker.... PragmaticLiberal Mar 2015 #95

For sure, fat white RACIST Americans are damned ugly. hunter Mar 2015 #96

As far as I can tell, she didn;t make any such distinctions. Adrahil Mar 2015 #107

I figure that was implicit in her comment. hunter Mar 2015 #108

If that was what she was trying to imply, she did a damn poor job of it, sadly. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #206

Perhaps if she makes enough money from Playboy kiva Mar 2015 #100

I thought she was from Down Under? aikoaiko Mar 2015 #109

That's Iggy Azalia ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #114

Thank you for posting that. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #349

I really doubt she's ever eaten a Vegemite sandwich... nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #249

Nice to see the privileged Ms. Banks shit on "little girls working at KMart" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #112

Not to mention that, as someone else pointed out..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #176

And this thread is filled with a very disturbing amount of misogony and veiled racism. Marrah_G Mar 2015 #120

+1 gollygee Mar 2015 #123

The racism isn't veiled. Please notice the individuals posting these OPs. kwassa Mar 2015 #129

And the folks either yukking it up or avoiding them like the plague (but never, EVER condemning Number23 Mar 2015 #134

Many who respond accept the false premise in the OP without examination. kwassa Mar 2015 #135

+1 pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #232

There it is. MADem Mar 2015 #377

So anyone who doesn't condemn this thread is racist or something? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #325

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What racism? Where? AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #173

The mirror nt U4ikLefty Mar 2015 #188

I guessed who posted the question before seeing the username pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #231

You can start with the assumption (implicit or otherwise) that Ms. Banks speaks for anyone nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #250

Is that the new standard you are going for? Oktober Mar 2015 #208

ask yourself WHY it is being posted Marrah_G Mar 2015 #219

"WHY it is being posted" Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #292

You are wrong. All you have to do is to look at the name of the poster. kwassa Mar 2015 #295

"that agenda is 'Black People Can Be Racist, Too!'" Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #316

Calling her out isn't racist. But the misdirection employed by some posters, arguably is. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #251

It's horrible and disgusting but I have to say I'm sadly not surprised. myrna minx Mar 2015 #379

As a fat white american in the middle of country... Shoulders of Giants Mar 2015 #121

There are a lot of areas in which the United States could be improved. Trillo Mar 2015 #122

"There are a lot of areas in which the United States could be improved." That's true. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #187

All three of those would politely tell you to shove it. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #202

I'm sorry you feel that way. nt AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #213

I think a dose of humility is never a bad thing. Especially when you're not the one nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #252

Well, I hope she gets the press she was looking for... SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #130

So, this is your second dishonest racial call-out thread. kwassa Mar 2015 #133

I posted a direct headline from the Chicago Tribune philosslayer Mar 2015 #138

No, my beef is with you. You chose to post it. This is about you. kwassa Mar 2015 #142

You found the article offensive? philosslayer Mar 2015 #147

You posted the OP and then ran away, apparently. kwassa Mar 2015 #150

I found you thinking that one black person saying something is why there are no reparations. bravenak Mar 2015 #155

If thats all you got out of it... philosslayer Mar 2015 #157

Honey, my IQ is quite high. bravenak Mar 2015 #159

Azealia Banks never said a word about reparations? Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #140

OK, it is about reparations. kwassa Mar 2015 #144

I wonder what makes people more angry gollygee Mar 2015 #146

"Black people can be racist, too!" kwassa Mar 2015 #151

It's False Equivalency 101. People are being either naive or disingenuous, maybe both. n/t nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #254

many people seem to think so hfojvt Mar 2015 #300

Wonder why she stays in this horrible place....... WillowTree Mar 2015 #148

Hating on black people seems like a fun pastime for so many here on DU. bravenak Mar 2015 #153

You gotta be fuckin' joking me. Really? AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #174

What? We're putting our collective foot down? Are you serious? prayin4rain Mar 2015 #177

You bet your rear end I'm serious. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #181

Well, you were authoritarian and rude. I think there prayin4rain Mar 2015 #194

I see what you're saying, but that wasn't what this was about. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #203

A social justice advocate should have better things to do than telling people of color nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #256

His "steppin my shoes" remark made me laugh out loud pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #262

Yes! betsuni Mar 2015 #284

+1 bravenak Mar 2015 #289

White Fang. I like it. kwassa Mar 2015 #294

How many times has she had a forced vacation gollygee Mar 2015 #273

You are fucking embarassing. It is a fucking embarassment to DU and the Admins that no matter how seaglass Mar 2015 #310

AGAIN, ALERT to ADMINS... A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #375

He can't reply to you... cyberswede Mar 2015 #385

The official dealing with this guy Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #386

I am laughing at you so hard Joe. bravenak Mar 2015 #180

This reply is so full of inaccuracies, it's literally mind-boggling. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #186

You need to be banned. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #212

I'm sorry to say that you've got it all wrong. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #215

"You need to be banned." NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #280

AverageJoe90 continually inserts himself in race threads, without expertise. kwassa Mar 2015 #299

What qualifies as "expertise" in a thread about race? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #304

Deep knowledge of the issues. kwassa Mar 2015 #305

Well, after seeing posts that "white people just need to shut up and listen"... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #323

There is a middle ground. kwassa Mar 2015 #329

ALERT to ADMINS on that poster. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #373

Thank you! Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #387

AMEN! A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #403

So you're the one that made this precious miracle happen??? Number23 Mar 2015 #404

Be careful cozying up with A-Schwarzenegger Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #408

'Twould be an honor! Number23 Mar 2015 #410

Every time Oscar read DU A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #411

He did that, too, when you talked me into watching him.... Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #412

I just learned a new word. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #413

Thanks, 23, if I had anything to do with it A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #409

Chock Full o' Racists betsuni Mar 2015 #191

He isn't much older than Azealia Banks gollygee Mar 2015 #275

This 57 year old white woman would put her foot down next to bravenak's before I'd put my foot down Luminous Animal Mar 2015 #198

This. And the devil just ordered Hitler to fire up the Zamboni....that's msanthrope Mar 2015 #274

Speak for yourself. lovemydog Mar 2015 #210

I'm sorry to hear that. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #211

Your objective observation is different from mine. lovemydog Mar 2015 #244

My response. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #253

Thanks for your reply. lovemydog Mar 2015 #259

Azealia Banks is not one of the "Left's fringe elements" pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #261

Okay here's my reply to your reply. lovemydog Mar 2015 #265

"You can't lecture to someone else about what is racist or sexist and what is not." nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #257

Thanks. lovemydog Mar 2015 #260

You can't do objective. n/t gollygee Mar 2015 #268

Your foot doesn't speak for me. Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #240

Do you think you own DU? gollygee Mar 2015 #267

Funny...I'm a white DUer and I'm not slandered. Don't pretend to speak for me. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #271

Well imagine seeing you in this thread. Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #303

Ohhhhhh he says white DUers are going to put their foot down! CreekDog Mar 2015 #415

Well it looks like DU has collectively put our feet down Bjorn Against Mar 2015 #425

Indeed. lovemydog Mar 2015 #182

I know. bravenak Mar 2015 #224

You mean offline, lovemydog Mar 2015 #233

Is your crown of thorns too tight? romanic Mar 2015 #184

Hey there, romanic. Excellent reply, if I may say so. nt AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #209

Laughing at you too. bravenak Mar 2015 #216

Laughter romanic Mar 2015 #258

I'm so sad. You do know you replied to me, right? I would never talk to you on purpose. bravenak Mar 2015 #286

Being lectured by a newbie I see...your patience is impressive NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #354

I try my best. bravenak Mar 2015 #356

YOU have been here SIX days Marrah_G Mar 2015 #223

I've lurked on here for a couple years. romanic Mar 2015 #235

I'm much the same way myself. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #237

yup- sure you have Marrah_G Mar 2015 #277

. romanic Mar 2015 #282

I don't believe you are a person of color. kwassa Mar 2015 #311

BAZINGA NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #355

I'm not a black American. romanic Mar 2015 #374

It's fine not to agree. It's fine to have your own opinion. kwassa Mar 2015 #382

Interesting that you ignored Ms. Banks's "Uncle Tom" comments toward Pharrel and others. ARMYofONE Mar 2015 #185

So what? bravenak Mar 2015 #218

This is all so confusing. Is there a rule book on when it is okay to call people ARMYofONE Mar 2015 #335

Yes. bravenak Mar 2015 #337

Nice assumptions! You have no idea about my racial identity. And for all I know, you're lily white ARMYofONE Mar 2015 #346

Well, I AM 30% Irish. bravenak Mar 2015 #347

I'm mixed race, thank you very much. Assumptions are cool, as long as one claims to be Black ARMYofONE Mar 2015 #357

Dude? bravenak Mar 2015 #358

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Lol! bravenak Mar 2015 #361

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. bravenak Mar 2015 #365

You are wrong in so many ways. kwassa Mar 2015 #369

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #371

From one Latino to another. romanic Mar 2015 #378

Do you think you are the only Latino/a here? bravenak Mar 2015 #393

I am not saying that you are not a minority ... kwassa Mar 2015 #383

It is one person's words being used to try and balance out hundreds of years of racism Marrah_G Mar 2015 #226

I usually read all comments before commenting myself, but not this thread. betsuni Mar 2015 #195

"Why would anyone get upset at what Azalea said?" Plenty of reasons, actually..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #204

Don't listen to them and don't let your voice be silenced Marrah_G Mar 2015 #220

I just get irritated and have to say something. bravenak Mar 2015 #222

Ignore as many as you have to Marrah_G Mar 2015 #227

I will. bravenak Mar 2015 #229

You're not the only one who sees it pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #241

Thank you. bravenak Mar 2015 #287

Like Pinboy said stage left Mar 2015 #368

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Well, I remember some pretty racist comments about Iggy Azalea a while back. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #278

Iggy made racist comments. She got told and played the victim. bravenak Mar 2015 #285

White supremacy Matrosov Mar 2015 #293

I think that most posters understood that this is about one person. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #319

Why should she like anyone that seems to hate her first? bravenak Mar 2015 #328

I like you. I dislike her. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #330

It doesn't matter if it was MORE racist then. It is VERY racist now. Look at how our men are treated bravenak Mar 2015 #333

I think the comparison between the consequences of the OU frat racists words lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #336

She is being lambasted all over the place. bravenak Mar 2015 #338

why dont you start a thread on iggy azalea Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #350

Why don't you? I already did an article on her in January. bravenak Mar 2015 #352

Good post. And don't leave DU. DanTex Mar 2015 #381

I won't. It's sad tho. bravenak Mar 2015 #384

Yes! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #402

Please DON''T leave bravenak! Your posts are among the ones I come here to read. tblue37 Mar 2015 #390

Well, AverageJoe90 is gone, so... bravenak Mar 2015 #391

Good riddance to bad rubbish. It took too long, though. anyone who accuses liberals tblue37 Mar 2015 #392

And Rad Fems. bravenak Mar 2015 #394

... freshwest Mar 2015 #418

So nice he left so soon after putting his collective feet down. bravenak Mar 2015 #419

A little gift for us from DU2: freshwest Mar 2015 #423

I love that stupid gif. bravenak Mar 2015 #424

A F'ing Men! NOLALady Mar 2015 #416

What reparations movement? BainsBane Mar 2015 #156

Your concern for the "reparations movement" is noted. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2015 #167

sounds like she is being honest G_j Mar 2015 #168

I doubt she hates the part of America that made her rich and famous. That undoubtedly includes ARMYofONE Mar 2015 #179

She certainly is entitled to her opinion, Jenoch Mar 2015 #189

Your comment about reparations is ignorant, imho. lovemydog Mar 2015 #197

T3D n00bg3nt is a fuckin' moron, for sure. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #207

Well, we disagree here AverageJoe90. lovemydog Mar 2015 #225

Racial blindness pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #236

He claimed it gollygee Mar 2015 #270

There aren't going to be reparations. Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #201

i don't give a shit about Azaleia Banks and wish she would go away JI7 Mar 2015 #228

the comment about Reparations in the OP is something you would usually find on right wing sites JI7 Mar 2015 #230

Yup. With a lot of people going off about all sorts of nonsensical shit. lovemydog Mar 2015 #234

I kind of get what she's saying, but she definitely chose the most inflammatory means possible. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #248

well isn't that special DrDan Mar 2015 #263

Well, she's certainly entitled to her opinion. nt raccoon Mar 2015 #272

I like this part from the article. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #281

she needs to go to Starbucks Enrique Mar 2015 #283

LOL...I saw something about the whole Starbucks thing yesterday. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #322

I won't be spending my bucks at Starbucks. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #389

Just another Snow Leopard Mar 2015 #290

I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but: LeftinOH Mar 2015 #296

Then leave Kurska Mar 2015 #306

According to the article... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #307

So what you're telling me is. Kurska Mar 2015 #308

"Sweet, I'll start the collection." Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #339

yes, those who think the US is racist and oppressive should just leave! TheSarcastinator Mar 2015 #342

People who think there is absolutely nothing redeeming about this place Kurska Mar 2015 #372

"I'm going to call you a f-g" Kurska Mar 2015 #309

That does bother me a bit as well. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #331

It seems to be willfully overlooked. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #340

which does not detract from her argument about racism, at all TheSarcastinator Mar 2015 #343

It does detract from her argument. romanic Mar 2015 #370

I thought this OP would have pulled out specific quotes to make her look bad or stupid, hughee99 Mar 2015 #312

I also hate America d_b Mar 2015 #315

I don't know wtf this has to do with reparations. HappyMe Mar 2015 #318

Because it's part and parcel of her words from the Playboy interview linked in the OP Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #320

b/c it allows an effective ad hominem attack against the idea of reparations & AA culture in general TheSarcastinator Mar 2015 #341

If I knew who this idiot was I might care. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #362

Wow Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #366

Yeah, I almost wonder if the cats had to be sedated for this. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #380

Interesting, the antithesis of what Martin Luther King stood for. Racists come in all colors still_one Mar 2015 #401

Wow. Looks like Azealia has gotten what she wanted if she is being discussed on DU. Lilyeye Mar 2015 #420

As Anton Chigurh would say... deathrind Mar 2015 #426