“A lot of gay men are way more misogynistic than straight men. The shit they say about women behind their backs, it’s like: ‘Wow, oh my God!’ You can be a straight faggot, you can be a gay faggot. A faggot is anybody that hates women. It’s like, y’all sing along to my words when I’m saying ‘nigga’ and ‘cunt’, but as soon as I call this one white man a faggot the whole world exploded. Listen, I didn’t say all gay men are faggots; I said Perez Hilton is a faggot, so don’t try and bring the rest of the gays down with your faggotry.”
— Rapper and chronic Twitter feuder Azealia Banks in an interview with The Guardian
DarkZephyr
“You can be a straight faggot, you can be a gay faggot. A faggot is anybody that hates women.”
That has NEVER been the definition of that word, by any stretch of any imagination. She is just trying to back pedal. But it sounds like she has been taking some lessons from the Rose McGowan school of straight allyship.
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
Right. You can be both a straight one, and a gay one, but not because you hate women at all necessarily you steaming faggot yourself! It has nothing to do with women at all, or about hating women, or about how you feel about women, but everything to do with your level of bitch assed ness. But typical woman: you would try to turn everything around to make it about you even though you can now see how even you as a female generously fit the bill as well. Because a man doesn’t like you enough you say? You have some nerve! You seriously are only thinking in terms of gay slurs little girl. You can stop thinking that all men are “supposed” to be so damn chivalrous to your bitch assed ness in the first place honey! That’s called a double-standard, and maybe women should start being called out more often on how they (you) are still in the business of actively shaming men into being heterosexuals in the first place. Now fix my ass a drink, and don’t forget to bow, and smile politely when gestured towards.
Ottoman
The 5000 plus year recorded history of straight men treating, legislating, beating, and otherwise subjugating women as property, sexual objects, and reproductive vessels notwithstanding…
Cam
Her comments sound like a Klan member trying to defend the use of the N-word
Desert Boy
Who is this ghetto chickenhead?
onthemark
To be fair, maybe she has been reading certain commenters on Queerty. (lol)
Alan down in Florida
Her big mouth caused her previous label to dump her before releasing an album. Amazing how she waited until after that album dropped 3 years later on another label when absolutely no one cares about her anymore. She’s just looking to self-promote.
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
@onthemark: Really? To be fair? Yeah, like I hear that onthemark guy is a real faggot who needs to stop acting like he can’t just do more to start pleasing women himself already. To be fair all of the contributors of Queerty need to be screened to make that they are atleast gay before they start homophobically shaming other homosexuals into eating pussy, and all the other homophobic straight shit that they know they themselves are into.
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
@onthemark: Really? To be fair? Yeah, like I hear that onthemark guy is a real faggot who needs to stop acting like he can’t just do more to start pleasing women himself already. To be fair all of the contributors of Queerty need to be screened to make that they are atleast gay before they start homophobically shaming other homosexuals into eating pussy, and all the other homophobic straight shit that they know they themselves are into. (lol)
Saint Law
@I’m Black, and HIV-Positive.: Bitch, you’re madder than a wig made of wasps.
onthemark
@I’m Black, and HIV-Positive.: I was sarcastically referring to certain Queerty commenters who really are misogynists, and to ONE in particular who most definitely is! (but he’ll probably chime in soon enough).
She definitely seems like a dumb twat though (whoever she is) and I particularly dislike her misspelling of azalea.
So please don’t get your panties in a twist. (lol)
Saint Law
@onthemark: I think you’ll find the loon you’re addressing actually is the same sad twat that operates the Jason Smeds, Jim Bryant and Micheal Mellor sock puppets.
jason smeds
Criticizing a woman for her behavior is NOT misogyny. Misogyny is when you criticize a woman for simply being a woman.
The behavior of women has deteriorated ever since feminism gave them the idea that they could exploit double standards in order to receive privileges over men. This privilege-seeking behavior of women is counter-productive to the cause of gay men’s rights because we gay guys fall under the male umbrella over which women seek to obtain privileges.
demented
Yay, the resident uber-misogynist is here!
alphang
While I do feel that gay men can be shady towards women at times, it’s kind of just that. Shady. Hardly misogynistic. Women are particularly vicious to other women as well, does that make women misogynistic?
jason smeds
A lot of the current black women have no talent as far as I can tell. They are a symptom of a general malaise in the music business, a malaise where no-talent women can get recording contracts mostly on the basis of a hyper-sexual image. This includes flashing their cunnies.
Sadly, gay men have enabled this. Gay men have been worshipping cunny-flashing women ever since Madonna hit it big. There is this bizarre gynephilia amongst gay men where they root for female nudity. It’s a sign of dysfunctionality and mental disturbance.
Gay men are somehow projecting their desire for sleaze onto women, encouraging women to adopt sleazy images which align with the sleazy lifestyles of many gay men.
RL4L2
She is STUPID for this – but to be far, I thing we can all agree Perez IS a faggot (ie. horrible human being)
flexdoc
We’re not more misogynistic. We just tell it like it is because we aren’t subject to the withholding of sex as a punishment by women. In other words you don’t have anything we want honey.. Oh and btw is she the N word?
flexdoc
@jason smeds: We’re not more misogynistic. We just tell it like it is because we aren’t subject to the withholding of sex as a punishment by women. In other words you don’t have anything we want honey.
mikeandrewsdantescove
I was going to buy Ms. Banks latest dance single until I read this. This is a community that she should embrace. Nick Jonas has done it. She is going to lose money on this outrageous statement.
Male Perfection I t u n e s
level75RDM
@alphang: If a woman berates another woman for being traditionally feminine, or believes that women should be subject to the whims of men, then yes, she absolutely is a misogynist.
As for the gay community being misogynist, well…we do kind of denigrate femininity on a regular basis.
wade22
Another talentless homophobe. Who cares.
Kieran
My prediction: In two years she’ll be starring in one of those “anti-bullying” public service announcements: “Bullying be wrong and it ain’t cool. Word.”
Ummmm Yeah
This little ghetto nothing tries real hard to be someone relevant. She never will be. And could it be all these women that think gay so misogynistic are in fact just pissed because they can’t use those dried up pieces of deli meat between their legs like credit cards and bait for a trap with gay men, like they do straight men?
Gothrykke
She’s gotta work to earn the title bitch. That’s our word, she don’t get to use it. Only we bitches get to use it.
Now trash, she can have that. She can take her trashy words to the streets and see if the rats care.
demented
@flexdoc: Or you subconsciously deny women “personhood” because you aren’t interested in them sexually, since in your comment, sex is all you think applies to treating women well.
Greg Garavani
Azealia who? I think she should be more embarrassed about the shitty music she produces, their hella boring and no one cares about her. Get on Brooke Candys level dumb bitch. #fagmob
Cagnazzo82
Actual artists are busy running their mouths in a studio. Not fighting with online bloggers.
This chick won’t ever even get to to flash in the pan status before her stupidity fades into obscurity.
Bee Gaga
@DarkZephyr: Azealia Banks isn’t straight, she’s bisexual and she identifies as queer. So, she’s a part of the LGBTQIA community. Not simply an “ally”
Bee Gaga
I agree with her statement. Minus the whole mental gymnastics about the usage and meaning of the f-word. Gay men are just as , and in many case more, misogynistic as straight men. And no it’s not simply being shady, it’s pure misogyny and foolishness. Just as white gay people are just as rac*st, and in many cases more, rac*st than white straight people. Just because a person is gay doesn’t make them less problematic or less bigoted.
Marc
@onthemark: you are an idiot.
Marc
Nobody talks bad about women in general. However, they probably do about this rat. She is a skank that is only here due to her ignorance. So, who do we blame for that?!
DarkZephyr
@Bee Gaga: That in no way changes the fact that she clearly went to that school. Sorry. I stand by my statement. In fact, you went to that school as well. “Gay men are just as , and in many case more, misogynistic as straight men.” There is only ONE person that you can speak for, and that is yourself. Do NOT speak for me, or tell ME that I hold a hatred that I absolutely DO not hold. If YOU are misogynistic r*cist white cis gay male, then by all means expound away on it. But leave the rest of us out of it. You do not speak for me, you do not KNOW me. Keep your sweeping blanket statements to yourself. I certainly won’t own them.
cheetah69
@jason smeds: “current black women have no talent?” Like who? Rihanna? Beyonce? Who else is even out there? But I guess an argument can be made that Rihanna is just shock value and pretty clothes. But Beyonce has oodles and oodles of talent. And is, in fact, one of the most talented artists in the biz. But I’m curious as to why you felt compelled to mention JUST black women and not music industry as a whole.
cheetah69
@Ummmm Yeah: what makes her “ghetto?” Why is that word sprinkled throughout this comments section so liberally?
jason smeds
Azealia Banks is bisexual? LOL. Don’t you mean fake-bisexual?
Gay men are sick and tired of fake-bisexual women who are marketed to sleazy straight redneck males. These fake-bisexual women are irritating and insulting. Their appeal is based on titillation, not education.
It’s time for gay men to ditch these bitches.
arj
@I’m Black, and HIV-Positive.:
“eating pussy?” Good Lord man, have you seen one of them things close up? Ghastly, I tell ya, just ghastly…..
AnitaMann
Well this woman sounds exceptionally stupid.
Marc Andrew Smith
this photo is by Matt Barnes. Start crediting the photos you use!
Ummmm Yeah
@cheetah69: Because she and most rappers meet the definition of the word.
ppp111
This idiot isn’t even worth losing your shit over. So she hates gay men, big deal? Like we should all fall down and beg for forgiveness. Give me a break. I agree with some of the posters that while she may identify as queer, that doesn’t give her the license to spread that kind of crap. She isn’t the first idiot to spout this garbage and she won’t be the last.
Cam
@Bee Gaga: said… “Gay men are just as , and in many case more, misogynistic as straight men. And no it’s not simply being shady, it’s pure misogyny and foolishness.”
_________________
Anybody notice that the people defending this current crop of anti-gay bigots (Rose McGowan and Azailia Banks) have in common?
They keep claiming that gays are misogynistic, but they can’t provide any examples. Sorry folks but just because you know some gay guy that has called a woman a name or doesn’t want to sleep with them, that’s not mysogeny. But I guess if you’re used to being the center of attention in the club and having all the straight guys hitting on you, a gay guy that doesn’t want to have anything to do with you may be very upsetting.
The fact is, she is a bigot, and you defending her says a lot about you.
DarkZephyr
@Cam: You hit the nail right on the head.
Cee
@RL4L2: Took the words right out of my mouth. The only thing I agree with is her comment about Perez Hilton. He’s a horrible person. Worse than Wendy Williams. Both horrible people.
martinbakman
@onthemark: Exactly! LOL. We, the pot calling the kettle black!
Blackceo
Blackceo
@onthemark: Truth
@cheetah69: To be fair, I’m Blatino and I’ve called her a ghetto hood rat myself.
@Bee Gaga: Exactly…as has been shown quite often by some of the comments I’ve seen when rac*e comes up.
@martinbakman: Definitely in regards to certain posters.
@cheetah69: Oh don’t u know. If a certain segment of the gay community defines something then that’s the way it is. Never mind the fact I don’t know why her rac*e came in it at all and I can name plenty of no talent musicians across rac*es. Y’all messy as hell and wonder why she said what the hell she said. Some of these comments are actually validating what she said.
DarkZephyr
@Blackceo: “@Bee Gaga: Exactly…as has been shown quite often by some of the comments I’ve seen when rac*e comes up.”
I am sure you are correct that there are r*cist comments, but you truly agree with her that every white gay man who posts here is r*cist? Truly? AND you think that we are, as a rule, MORE r*cist than straight people? This is how you honestly feel?
Blackceo
@DarkZephyr:
No I didn’t agree with the entirety of her comment, but surely the part about white gay men being just as rac*st, and in some cases more rac*st than some straight white people. Certainly not generalizing the whole but there are comments I see on here not so thinly veiled with rac*al overtones. We constantly talking about what other folk need to do to accept us when we have sh*t in our own backyard that needs cleaning up. For the most part, the LGBT community is quite segregated.
That said, this is a thread about Azelia’s comments, which I do believe are ignorant. But had to respond to some of the comments I saw here.
cheetah69
@Ummmm Yeah: and what definition is that?
cheetah69
@Blackceo: I don’t know if what she says is validated here. But I do find it not at all surprising how an undercurrent of racism rears it’s head among a comment section full of white gay men. And for the record, I have an idea of what “ghetto” looks like. Though this chick is about as wrong as a $21 bill, she doesn’t fit the definition. Unless the word just means “black person” in these parts.
Aaron
Azalea Banks is bisexual/queer. You say it still doesn’t give her a right to use the word. Let’s be honest here. When we are around other gay men, we don’t call out the next guy that says the word “faggot.” Don’t give me this bullshit about how high and mighty your morals are about using the word. It seems to be okay if an effeminate gay man says “faggot” but as soon as a straight man or lesbian says it, we lose our goddamn minds.
Have you noticed that when we shout at media figures we don’t like we always insult their looks or say they suck at their profession. High school never ends…
DarkZephyr
@Aaron:
“Azalea Banks is bisexual/queer. You say it still doesn’t give her a right to use the word.”
If you are addressing me, I said no such thing.
“When we are around other gay men, we don’t call out the next guy that says the word “faggot.”
1) Is this your first time posting here? Because quite a few LGBT people call out other LGBT people for using that hateful word around here, so you are simply wrong about that.
2) The main issue I had with her use of the word was her definition of it. It is NOT “anybody that hates women”. Give me a break. Here, I will re-post my original comment as you seem to have missed it despite the fact that its the very first comment posted:
**“You can be a straight faggot, you can be a gay faggot. A faggot is anybody that hates women.”
That has NEVER been the definition of that word, by any stretch of any imagination. She is just trying to back pedal. But it sounds like she has been taking some lessons from the Rose McGowan school of straight allyship.”**
If she, as a bisexual *woman*, has a right to use a slur against gay *men*, then she should at least define it correctly and certainly NOT spread misinformation about what it actually means.
DarkZephyr
@Blackceo: I appreciate your follow up comment and your clarification, thank you. We certainly do have our own sh*t to clean up, I agree there. I have definitely seen r*cist crap posted here by certain members who then later try to sugar coat and justify their r*cist words when they are held accountable for them. *Cough* MascPride *cough* (and incidentally Aaron, if you are reading this, this individual also uses the repugnant “f” word to hatefully denigrate his more feminine brethren and most certainly gets called out for it). Its too bad that we are not more unified in the face of our common enemies who harm all of us and try to legislate against each of us, Blackceo. We are all part of the LGBT family.
Sebizzar
She’s just proving to be ignorant about it, like any other person who acts like words still don’t hold extremely negative connotations against a certain group of people.
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
@Saint Law: Ha ha ha! Rejection got you down?Actually I didn’t ask you whore while you’re trying to cover up the fact my post referenced your down low eating pussy ass. Mad about something, cause you always can just mind your business clown!
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
@onthemark: Sorry about that. That is kind of funny in retrospect.
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
@alphang: Very good point Alphang!
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
The worst is when women say “Grrl Power”. It’s outright anti-male, oh but we conveniently don’t have a word for that form of sexism. Now am I right, or wrong here?