Azealia Banks has regularly found herself in hot water for attacking the queer and trans communities, but she still maintains a large base of LGBTQ fans. However, she might have lost a few after a disastrous appearance at Miami’s Wynwood Pride over the weekend.
Banks cut her performance short early Saturday morning after a turbulent set, storming off the stage after only four songs to the sound of a booing audience.
The rapper was billed as the headliner on night one of the two-night festival, and was scheduled to perform at 1 a.m.
According to several audience members, Banks finally arrived two hours late. After a couple of songs, she started to complain about the event.
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“I’m really not happy to be here,” she said. “I really don’t wanna f–ing be here.”
She eventually threw her microphone at the audience, flipped off the crowd, and left the stage.
A video of the dramatic exit soon found its way to Twitter.
Hours later, Banks took to social media to explain why she “had to bounce.”
“Wynwood Pride was way too ghetto,” she said, adding that she’s “extremely allergic” to dry ice and “photos will show massive clouds of dry ice which began to make me lightheaded to a point I could barely stand.”
She also complained that “a phone was thrown on stage — proof the festival could not afford licensed security, ancient equipment — and a pig in the front… had the audacity to spit water from his hpv lesion infested mouth.”
Reaction to the event was mixed. Many wondered why she’d been booked for a Pride event in the first place:
Azealia Banks being invited to a Pride event is the epitome of how commercially shitty and disconnected from reality corporate gay culture has become. Like how the fuck are you going to dismiss her horribly transphobic and homophobic (among so much more) shit?
— LimeGut (@LimeGut) June 13, 2022
azealia banks is the last person you want at an LGBTQ+ event. js
— Viviana (@xhyuck) June 13, 2022
Others felt it was the audience members who showed bad form:
first off azealia banks being late to a pride event, thats so on brand for her. but also i think the way the audience (esp gay men) shouting calling her a “bitch” and throwing shit/spitting water at her is VILE. and not enough ppl are clocking that. this isn’t normal behavior. https://t.co/lWvn9AklO6
— Graveyardguy (@graveyardquy) June 11, 2022
no matter who’s performing, it’s disgusting to throw water and shout misogynistic slurs. and i firmly believe black women have a seat at pride no matter what. its clear that she was disrespected by a majority of the audience. i would storm off pissed too
— Graveyardguy (@graveyardquy) June 11, 2022
James
Who was the stupid person that invited her. She hates gay people. What a loser.
G-Man
Agreed, she should have never been there in the first place.
James
SHE DOES NOT MAINTAIN A LARGE BASE OF LGBT FANS.
WHO WROTE THAT CLUELESS LINE.
bachy
Everything I’ve read about her leads me to think she’s vile. Not sure why the organizers thought of her as an ally.
Ronbo
This gay Democrat felt the same way about the Clintons after: DADT, DOMA, and “Marriage will ALWAYS be between one man and one woman.” (Hillary at 14 NY Senate campaign events).
Later, as Sect. of State, Hillary even changed the wording of State Department international adoption policy – removing all references to LGBTQ adoption. (Apparently she did not want to insult Saudi Arabia higher moral values – excepting 9/11 and Jamal Khashoggi).
Den
“Gay Democrat”, he says! HaHaHaHaHaHa!
Your inability to understand that people change, and actually own up to past mistakes reveals that you are very far to the right….all you fools live in the past. And the Clintons live rent free in your heads, with all the amenities.
monty clift
She IS vile. No talent and only known for running her mouth.
dbmcvey
Poor dear, being forced by gunpoint to perform.
If we stop paying attention to her maybe she’ll go away.
kish
“and a pig in the front… had the audacity to spit water from his hpv lesion infested mouth.”
Her mouth is reckless, but she has imagination.
I agree about the misogyny. It doesn’t have to go there.
SDR94103
who booked this hag? IDIOT.
Man About Town
I’m wondering two things: 1.) What does it mean to call a Pride event “too ghetto”? and 2.) How did she know the “pig” in the front had “an hpv lesion infested mouth”?
Murray74
Is anyone surprised? This is what happens when you hire no-talent low-class ghetto trash.
cheks
“Black women have a place at Pride no matter what”
No they don’t. Pride is for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans people. Why are we trying to make Pride a catch all for every minority and every injustice in the world. Yes, people are intersectional and have intersecting issues. But it’s ok if Pride is just for ALL people who are LGBT, regardless of their other minority status.
Ronbo
THIS black woman doesn’t belong. She was only making bank. Like when Elton John dropped everything to sing at Rush Limbaugh’s third wedding. Sometimes you have to throw people under the bus when you sing for cash. Elton was down to his last $168,000,000; It’s just like Sophie’s Choice!
monty clift
It happened when they shoehorned the black/brown stripe into the Pride flag, which only served to make it ugly. As well as the other shoehorned colors.
IanHunter
I want to hear from the person or persons that thought she was a good idea. Especially to headline. In a few years she will be lucky to be performing at the county fair circuit.
Josh in OR
So, can we stop giving this homophobic, transphobic idiot our gay dollars yet? Or does her ability to make a passably danceable pop song continue to override her obvious hatred of us?
Den
“i firmly believe black women have a seat at pride no matter what.”
The fallacy of this should be clear to anyone with a functional brain. Any black woman who is lesbian, trans, an ally or otherwise supportive has a seat at pride. Homophobes? Harassing professing Christians? Antagonistic performers with well known anti-gay pasts? Obviously not!
monty clift
“especially gay men” oh f*ck off. Sick of these lazy homophobic attacks on gay men from twitter morons. Every other tweet is always some dig at gay men.