It should come as no surprise that celebrities - specifically pop stars - are prone to exploitation of their flaws through the media. And it is rightfully so. As role models who want all the attention they can get from the world, they tend to be held to a higher standard, especially when they have such strong influence over so many impressionable young women. Azealia Banks gets plenty of just such attention, but doesn't use her influence in a positive way.
Disparaging remarks made in a fashion belittling to people by calling them homosexual are not what little children need to be doing, nor does anybody else.
This girl has gone out of her way to defend the LGBT+ community by calling multiple people who offended her "f*cking f*ggots" and tweeting the following: "LGBT community (GGGG) are like the gay white KKK's. Get them some pink hoods and unicorns and let them rally down Rodeo Drive."
Always keeping it classy for the fans.
She goes on in an attempt to defend herself by trying to explain that "one word" shouldn't make such a difference and that "offense is only taken, not given." So if your idol said your music was the most cacophonous train wreck they had ever had the misfortune of hearing, would you say that no offense was given nor intended? Some truly infallible logic.
If her PR person has not made an apology on her behalf by now not only is she a fool, but her public relations representative is an imbecilic plebeian, as well.
http://www.eonline.com/news/700757/azealia-banks-compares-lgbt-community-to-gay-white-kkk-s-thinks-those-offended-should-toughen-up
Olivia Browne (Period 6)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that public figures need watch what they say so they do not offend their fans.
I wish people would stop idolizing celebrities as much as we do. We're always looking for either someone to blame or some to look up to. I think that we don't necessarily have to stop caring about what celebrities say rather that we need to stop making it such a big deal because in our anger or disgust in what they say, we are giving them the fuel they need to keep on saying that kind of thing. Yeah it may be terrible what they say but regular non celebrities say that kind of stuff everyday and there aren't news articles written about them, I think celebrities just need to realize that what they are doing is immature, and the best way we can show that is by ignoring it when at all possible.
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