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In reply to the discussion: White hip hop artist under fire [View all]Violet_Crumble
(36,073 posts)Apart from that, another difference between Iggy and Eminem and the Beastie Boys is that they've got talent and she doesn't. They also showed respect for the culture rap came from, and she doesn't. I don't see how someone who grows up in Mullimbimby (small town off the Pacific Highway on the north coast of New South Wales) and then goes directly to the US to find a mentor has any understanding of African-American culture and hip hop. It probably explains the lack of depth and also the incredibly insensitive comments she's made and the insistence that she's not a racist even though lots of people are telling her that she's said racist stuff.
This article has some of her now deleted tweets.
http://mic.com/articles/91487/a-look-through-iggy-azalea-s-digital-past-reveals-something-everyone-s-overlooking
I listened to the interview she did where she talked about indigenous Australians to see if it was as bad as what the article said it was. She started off well with saying that they are ostracised and the victims of stereotyping, but then goes on to throw around some of those stereotypes eg Aboriginals destroy their homes because they want to drag their mattresses outside and sleep under the stars, etc. The stereotype she's using there is the one about Aboriginals being feral, relying on government handouts, and destroying anything they get. Urgh...
http://black-australia.tumblr.com/post/86986108822/in-this-video-iggy-azalea-is-interviewed-by-the