Why is there so much hate toward Iggy Azalea?

[Refractive Reflections]

So what exactly do people have against her? I mean she makes pop rap, but there have been rap artists before who have done that style of "Glam Rap". Plus I hear the criticism that she doesn't write her own lyrics, but she has co-writing credits on all of her tracks on her album "The New Classic". ...So what's the story on this?

[Davetello]

Never even heard of her, mate.

[Candy Kappa]

I've seen freestyle memes about her?

[pennydreadful]

She's a gross, racist piece of trash. Her entire career is built on cultural appropriation, and she then turns around and unapologetically sh*ts on minorities. She's an ignorant little twit who's constantly saying racist things and then refuses to apologize when she gets called out on it.

Just google 'Iggy Azalea racist', or look at a handful of some of her gross past tweets here: http://bossip.com/1035394/fancy-raci...ersial-tweets/

[pandaderek]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

She's a gross, racist piece of trash. Her entire career is built on cultural appropriation, and she then turns around and unapologetically sh*ts on minorities. She's an ignorant little twit who's constantly saying racist things and then refuses to apologize when she gets called out on it.

Just google 'Iggy Azalea racist', or look at a handful of some of her gross past tweets here: http://bossip.com/1035394/fancy-raci...ersial-tweets/

What she said, basically.

I'm a hip hop fan, I've studied it and experienced it. Iggy Azalea is not respected by the hip hop community because she gives no respect to the whole culture of hip hop. She mocks what she is fond of and negates all of its history...Hip Hop comes from African American struggles, a reaction to systematic racism and none of that is reflected in her art. But, she's not the, only, one that deserves to be spit on by hip hop fans...pretty much, most rappers on that get radio-play, that is not Kendrick Lamar, can eat a bag of d!cks. Most, just, develop the skill to rap and try to tie some privileged struggle to equate the root struggles in Hip Hop...it contributes to destroying Black culture in American, just, like Rock & Roll music was.

[Slade]

Never heard a thing from her, and I still can't say that last name. Maybe I should ask someone in real life. Ha.

I axtually listen to rap though. Not new sh*t really cus that's garbage. So she yeah.

[snake]

I....I thought she was black when I first heard her on the radio.

Why so much hate? Her music's pretty generic.

[pennydreadful]

She's a racist, suburban little white girl from Australia who play-acts at being a rapper (complete with putting on a fake accent when she "raps"). She represents everything that is execrable and cringeworthy about whitewashed hiphop that's pimped to the masses by greedy record companies.

And for the record, I'm not saying that white people can't rap - far from it. But when you take from black musical styles, use it to climb to the top of the heap and then turn around and sh*t on people of color with racially insensitive remarks, and give nothing back to the rap community... then I have a problem. She disrespects the people and the culture who birthed the musical style that put her where she is.

I mean hell, I know sod-all about rap and hiphop and I'm sure others can weigh in on it better (and more eloquently) than I, but yeah. My two cents.

[Cure]

I like her songs and I think she has a great ass.

[pennydreadful]

Yeah, I've got zero to say about her music as I've never heard her songs. My problem is with her attitude.

As far as her... other assets go, no comment.

[Jester]

All I know is when she was the musical guest on SNL it left me wanting to listen to this to clear my palate:

[Cure]

This thread reminds me of this video I saw a few months ago.



I agree with him. Getting mad for "cultural appropriation" is dumb.

[Prowler]

Isn't "cultural appropriation" something natural? I mean, we live in a globalized world. Ofc cultures are gonna influence others. Also, if you google "culture appropriation" you'll get tumblr links on the first page. If tumblr rages about it then it's just a molehill being made a mountain of, most likely.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Isn't "cultural appropriation" something natural? I mean, we live in a globalized world. Ofc cultures are gonna influence others. Also, if you google "culture appropriation" you'll get tumblr links on the first page. If tumblr rages about it then it's just a molehill being made a mountain of, most likely.

Yeah, also good points.

[Refractive Reflections]

Originally Posted by Cure

This thread reminds me of this video I saw a few months ago.

I agree with him. Getting mad for "cultural appropriation" is dumb.

Originally Posted by Prowler

Isn't "cultural appropriation" something natural? I mean, we live in a globalized world. Ofc cultures are gonna influence others. Also, if you google "culture appropriation" you'll get tumblr links on the first page. If tumblr rages about it then it's just a molehill being made a mountain of, most likely.

Apparently I guess the word has trickled down into the academic lexicon because with No Doubt's "Looking Hot" music video, there's was a lot of controversy with it where the band had taken it down a day after releasing it. Even the American Indian Studies Center in UCLA, wrote a open-letter about the video using the word "cultural appropriation": http://turtletalk.files.wordpress.co...er-nodoubt.pdf

As for the actual music video, it can be found here and people can judge for themselves:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvi...al-video_music

My position is, society (in general) is hypocritically selective about being offended by "cultural appropriation". I mean where was this same level of societal anger when it came to Katy Perry using Ancient Egyptian culture for her Dark Horse music video? Or how about when music artists use Catholic imagery (i.e. Lady Gaga in "Alejandro")? How about when college parties have "toga" parties or parties where people dress as European royalty?

It's a very slippery slope of logic, but if somebody's going to be wielding that term, I think that same person should apply it to incidents of any culture being "culturally appropriated"; otherwise double standards are formed. ...And isn't that what society is supposedly trying to avoid in the first place?

[pennydreadful]

There's a difference between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange, or even cultural appreciation.

I'd go into lecture mode, but y'all can look it up yourselves if you're interested. *shrugs*

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

or look at a handful of some of her gross past tweets here: http://bossip.com/1035394/fancy-raci...ersial-tweets/

Not a clue who this woman is other than hearing the name in passing, but based on that, what a disgusting human being.

It should be legal to toss certain people into a wood chipper...


Edit: Looked her up on YouTube, makes me curious what her mix of backup dancers think... if anyone were to ever give her a slight beat down on stage one night, well I couldn't blame them and might be strangely satisfying.

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by Cure

I like her songs and I think she has a great ass.

To make up for her nonexistent cleavage. But in seriousness, I don't mind her. My favorite song is the one where she goes, "workin on ma shiiiiiiiyt." Pretty sure it's called "Work." Not usually a fan of rap, especially mainstream, but I can dig her.

[Amaranthus]

I don't like pop music.
I'm cool like that.

[snake]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

It should be legal to toss certain people into a wood chipper... [url]http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy151/msj1997tx/Skype%20Emoticons/emoticon-0122-itwasntme.gif~original[/.

I wanna toss you into a wood chipper.