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(36,073 posts)Because there's no skill involved in doing a piss poor mimicking of another accent. There's also no skill involved in offending not only African Americans with her clumsy and tone death dismissive comments on race, but also offending indigenous Australians, Australians in general (because she sucks so much there's none of the parochial pride that happens when Australians become successful in the US), insulted Australian hip-hop, had a swipe at Lorde for supposedly not being high enough calibre to do a Nirvana cover, and the list of abject stupid and nasty goes on and on.
There's something off about an Australian faking a US accent to do hip hop. Maybe it's because it gives the impression there's something to be ashamed of with our own accent, or maybe because Australian rappers grew out of that mimicking stage back in the 90's when it was done because the hip hop thing here was immature. Back then, rappers weren't trying to be racist, and I doubt Iggy Azalea is either. She wanted to do whatever it took to make a shitload of money. My problem with it is the defensive and tone deaf way she's reacted to American hip hop artists when they try to explain the cultural connection between hip hop and African American culture.
She also said in an article that she's annoyed by Americans who hear her accent and mimic an Australian accent back at her.
Immediately talking to me in an Australian accent when I meet you is so offensive,
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/iggy-azalea-things-australians-are-tired-of-hearing#.plpLgGL51
Tough shit, Iggy. If it's good enough for her to mimic accents, she can just suck it up when others do it to hers...