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

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 08:11 PM

Mar 2015

Seriously improved. Hopefully Ferguson acted to show us how a city could be turned into a prison without walls. How LGBT people have been treated, particularly by Christians, could be vastly improved. How kids in America are treated in general, like little ants to be stepped on and nearly exterminated, could be improved. How our media puts airbrushed stars on front page spreads for reasonably good pay while ignoring the plight of average working people making minimum wage, could be improved. How our economic system says you too can be an Horatio Alger, just keep working and you'll make it into the upper 1%, could be improved, since it's not the truth. There is a great deal of deception in our media and our economic system that have perpetrated great injustices for quite a long time.

All of that said, I don't know you, don't watch TV, nor ever particularly cared for rap music, so if it's all the same to you, I think I'll take a pass on hopping out to the local convenience store to buy the latest issue of Playboy. You probably have a considerable number of fans who would would like nothing more than seeing you, their heart-throb, naked.

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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

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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