It’s safe to say Azealia Banks has absolutely no filter, and while that trait can come in handy when it comes to making art, it can spell disaster for social interaction.
Her latest in a long, long (no seriously, a long, long, long — what’s her problem anyways?) list of offenses comes at the expense of former One Direction member and current heartthrob Zayn Malik.
And this time, it’s already gotten her fired from her headlining gig at the Rinse Born and Bred Festival in London.
The tussle began after Zayn released the video for his latest single “Like I Would,” which Banks cherry-picked some imagery from and accused the pop star of “mood boarding the fuck” out of her.
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It was all good-natured enough, though Zayn did have a rebuttal ready:
No lies … I see you reaching but I don't care ????
— zayn (@zaynmalik) May 10, 2016
My @'s too good for you
— zayn (@zaynmalik) May 10, 2016
Well that was all it took for Banks to show her true colors once again, setting off on a racist, homophobic tirade over the next twelve hours or so, and finding new, creative ways of losing even more respect (if that’s even possible at this point).
In a series of now-deleted Tweets, she said to Zayn, “you a dick rider for real for real. Ride this dick until the wheels fall off Punjab.”
Then it was, “Keep sucking this yung rapunxel dick u hairy curry scented bitch.”
And not one to let anything rest, she then went after his Pakistani background more directly, saying, “you were the the token brown boy. All those white boys in 1D disrespected you and made you their PET,” followed by, “still doesn’t change the fact that your mother is a dirty refugee who won’t be granted asylum.”
Yikes.
True to form, she’s offered a completely half-assed non-apology that makes as little sense as the insults she lobbed:
https://twitter.com/AZEALIABANKS/status/730440704875495424
See, apparently she called Zayn a “hairy curry scented bitch,” and his mother a “dirty refugee” because she “had to remind him that we’re both in the same boat in this industry and people of color.” Wait, what?!
Two hours later, she Tweeted, “Resisting The Urge to say loads more terrible things to each and every one of u’s. But obviously I’m insanely fucking talented and have already lowered myself to the levels of ppl who don’t even deserve to share the same air I breathe.”
Talented and modest, too.
Here’s the statement Rinse put out:
.@bornandbredLDN ANNOUNCEMENT pic.twitter.com/JkwoXLChya
— Rinse FM (@RinseFM) May 11, 2016
Looks like she’ll have to hawk her talents elsewhere.
Tackle
After reading this story on other sites, I knew that Queerty would jump on it. Brace yourselves for the r@cist that are sure to come…
IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou
@Tackle: Race card denied. This is about black homophobia.
barkomatic
He’s not even gay
YoungRepublicanNYC
I love Azalea Banks, she’s the only one out there what will call out Gays and Jews about the fact that they hold Hollywood and the Music Industry in their palms.
BAD BITCHES DO IT, ALL MY BAD BITCHES DO IT
Juanjo
@YoungRepublicanNYC: congratulations on being a complete troll.
Juanjo
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou: I don’t think it is necessarily about “Black” homophobia. Homophobia seems to be quite common among all races and ethnicities. She is saying things that I have heard form people of all skin colors and backgrounds. Just look at the troll YoungRepublicanNYC for a great example of homophobia and anti-semitism.
Xzamilio
Damn girl… shut up sometimes. This was just going over the top with no chill. There’s no defending this nonsense. I just wish she hadn’t fauxpologized, because she clearly meant it, and that half-assed nonsense she tweeted out as contrition was as fake Kanye’s love for Kim
honestguy111
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou: I cannot believe that Queerty moderated and approved your comment vilifying black people. Im a black gay male and im victimized by men of every race when i leave out of my house. So don’t tell me any bull about blacks being homophobes statistics have shown that there are more homophobic white men than black. So check yourself. Not to mention Latino culture. Please stop using this as a reason to hate black people. Oh and good job Queerty for allowing a comment disparaging blacks to be post.
Goforit
@YoungRepublicanNYC: I think that I can speak for the vast majority of readers on this site. With a name like “YoungRepublicanNYC”, none of us would expect for you to add anything more intelligent to the discussion. Brian, is that you?
skcord
The tragedy is that her album is so good! It is a shame she is such an asshat! The fact that there are numerous people either explicitly or tacitly defending her behavior is mind boggling. She could of been great but she gets in her own way.
Xzamilio
@skcord: It is!!! I fucking love her new single “The Big Big Beat”… it’s such a throwback to 90’s Powerhouse Music and her singing voice is really nice. But guh… SHUT UP!!! She is the perfect example of when “keeping it real goes wrong” and that these music/movie people need wranglers to keep their asses in line.
otter2016
@honestguy111: Nobody has picked up on HER racism towards Zayn. The “homophobia” was pretty light and doesn’t upset me but the things she said about his race would have cause riots if she were white and he was black.
IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou
@honestguy111: Guess Queerty has not problem with the truth being spoken. Blacks are far more homophobic and violent about it. I bet there are black neighborhoods you won’t go into especially at night but no white ones.
Xzamilio
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou: Bull Fucking Shit!!! You clearly have never been to the deep south… or Boston.
Louis
What a psycho bitch and she is indeed bigoted .
This girl needs to get a grip and seek psychological help she is in desperate need of it.
Louis
@YoungRepublicanNYC: You are an obvious attention whore.
girldownunder
I only read this out of general interest. I do not know either of the people involved.
What I see are two very “self-important” people having a go at each other via “things 1st-world people rant about”.
I only replied because I find it pathetic & wanted to say so.
spemat
I am bisexual and I agree with her tirades. It’s perfectly acceptable for gay people to bash us and run us into the ground after guilt tripping us to do their bidding for them for over a decade (in my personal experience) but the moment it goes flying back in their direction it becomes a national nightmare about “homophobia” from the “evil bisexuals” with their so-called “straight privilege” being as we were “queers” back 10-15 yrs ago just like you guys are considered and now we are “hetero by proxy” according to gay tumblr.
You can’t treat us like shit and expect us to walk on eggshells for your crap. I mean, do you people really defend Perez fucking Hilton of all people against what she said???? That freak is a walking caricature who made millions from trashing and bullying people for a living. He represents the worst of the worst of gay men let alone the so called LGBT community, which is more of a political alliance in some areas but we are NO community. Especially since we hate each other more than homophobes hate any of us.
spemat
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou: bisexual homophobia is a relevant factor here too. But bisexual homophobia in many cases is a reaction to the nasty shit we hear from you guys… that said, I think we have a responsibility as bisexuals to stand up as our own autonomously and the Bi+ crowd isn’t always cool with LGBT and the hetero bi crowd is its own demographic too so we have a mess on our end that is the result of the divide and conquer that both homosexual and heterosexual people are responsible for. We stood up to heteros at their level and knocked them out. I was glad goth was around in school when gay people trashed bi people because people feared me and you guys did nothing while breeders bashed on you day in and day out.
I know I was a rainbow flagger for over ten years and it was “we got ours, get lost breeders”. Really, we are fucking hetero now??? I understand the distrust part as it comes from our end too but cultural homophobia is part of the issue when many of us rolled with the punches giving it back to the same homophobes you demand our allegiance to when they are at your throats and then think you can treat us like them and we won’t give it back. The token bisexuals waving flags like fools are digging their own graves. They aren’t going to get a thing either. Plus, we aren’t closeted in the hetero world either. If anyone asks, we don’t lie but if it isn’t brought up or we aren’t labeled straight or gay (minus a small minority of bi closet cases who I hate too) we don’t bother or give a shit about being bisexual. Just because we don’t mention it in every third sentence and play the victim all the time
IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou
@spemat: Well if you don’t like gays you can always go straight. Then cheat on them.
Tackle
@IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou: Actually you proved my point. And this is NOT about Black homophobia, anymore than when all those
anti-LGBTQ Whites who have been featured here on Queerty, are about White homophobia.
And when Black homophobia is displayed, it is Black LGBTQ people who tend bare the brunt of it. Not you!
footwork61
Should I know who she is? Does she matter?
n900mixalot
@spemat: Bi phobia lol. If you all didn’t play games and hide when it best suits you, then come crying to us when it gets hard maybe we’d treat you a little better. Or care a little but instead we’re supposed to be your little play things, EFF that!!! Handle your own business.
As for Azalia, she is certifiably crazy but yes talented, and she doesn’t know when to shut her mouth! But she’s angry. Very angry and she represents a very angry culture of people. I’m glad she said what others are afraid to say though it is going to hurt her more than help her. I hope she finds her true voice.
James
She has been NUTS for years.
Captain Obvious
I’m amazed only one r@cist flipped off at the anus about “black homophobia”. Maybe Queerty really is changing. Alternatively the schizophrenic r@cist(s) could just be tired of logging into sock puppet accounts to talk to themselves for 40 lines.
Tobi
@Captain Obvious: “Alternatively the schizophrenic r@cist(s) could just be tired of logging into sock puppet accounts to talk to themselves for 40 lines.” I pray that goes from your fingers to God’s twat. 😉
okiloki
So ghetto and ignorant. Seriously, no one in her life taught her that you don’t talk to people like that. Then again, I grew up with some kids who talked and acted like her so she’s not the only one. Glad that the festival took a stand, but doubt she’ll learn anything from it.
Chris
Much ado about nothing.