The Story of Azealia Banks

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If you have some time, I recommend watching this video! 

 

It's such a shame that her mental health ultimately got the best of her and her career imploded before she could ever explode... She is such a talent. She had to grow up so quickly, dealing with chronic abuse and unsafety in her home. And entertainment and music was her one true escape to cope. She worked hard to try and make it in the same industry that was saving her. And yet, it ended up spitting her right back out... Of course she is a firecracker with no filter. She learned it from her mother. "At home.. I had to be tough, because my mother was tough..." she never lost that unfortunately, even though it doesn't serve her now. 

 

As one user in the YT comments said:

"Look I am NOT defending her transphobic, homophobic or xenophobic comments at all, but she has had many traumas she had to deal with. This isn’t excuses, only reasons for her behavior. I can tell she tries her best to improve and I would say that she is improving. Mental health isn’t a straight line upward, its a bumpy loop that goes forward. I hope she gets back into the grind. I hope she remembers that these haters got nothing on her and she can improve at any age"

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This song IS Azealia Banks

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Also, really connected with YP ii! Back From Hell is iconic and demonstrates her struggles. She wants to go to hell and destroy what's been hurting her and she comes back after slaying the demon.

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Legend. Icon.

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How does the trauma she’s experienced explain her Transphobia. Homophobia, Xenophobia? 

 

The only reason I listen to BWET is because she doesn’t receive revenue from it. Her trauma does not excuse her ignorance. This is coming from someone who’s grown up in an abusive home, been mentally abused, been in toxic situations and has experienced racism and homophobia, etc.

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4 minutes ago, Grigio Guy said:

How does the trauma she’s experienced explain her Transphobia. Homophobia, Xenophobia? 

 

The only reason I listen to BWET is because she doesn’t receive revenue from it. Her trauma does not excuse her ignorance. This is coming from someone who’s grown up in an abusive home, been mentally abused, been in toxic situations and has experienced racism and homophobia, etc.

As that comment said, "this isn't excuses. Only reasons for her behavior" 

Edit: I understand you're asking how does that explain/justify her behavior. Perhaps it doesn't justify, but it can give a glimpse into why she suffers with mental health and is so inconsistent with what she talks about.

The video alone talks about how she left her house at 14 to go live with her at the time "gay" sister who later in life would transition. She's not 100% black and white a transphobic, homophobic person. She has said things that have been transphobic and homophobic for sure though.

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17 minutes ago, holy scheisse said:

As that comment said, "this isn't excuses. Only reasons for her behavior" 

Edit: I understand you're asking how does that explain/justify her behavior. Perhaps it doesn't justify, but it can give a glimpse into why she suffers with mental health and is so inconsistent with what she talks about.

The video alone talks about how she left her house at 14 to go live with her at the time "gay" sister who later in life would transition. She's not 100% black and white a transphobic, homophobic person. She has said things that have been transphobic and homophobic for sure though.

nah she’s 100% a transphobic person. just because you don’t physically assault every trans person you see doesn’t mean you’re not a bigot. everything she’s said about trans people, trans women specifically, in the last several years has been straight up violent and hateful. 

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Tbh  I just think she is a genuinely unpleasant person. She would have to experience something humbling to change and I just doubt that will happen. 

I do love her music though and her confidence is inspiring in ways.

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I watched this earlier it's great.

It leaves out some stuff though, like just before shooting her 1991 music video her boyfriend/manager at the time (30+ years older than her) physically beat her. The way she shines so bright in that video is incredible.

I'm sorry but she's a radiant survivor with a great spirit. I don't care what "problematic" thing she's said. Words are just words and actions speak louder. Her WHOLE FANBASE is gay and she has celebrated and leaned into that from the very beginning. I won't name the name but she financially helped a transgender fan who was facing homelessness. Her brother is a transgender man. She herself is a bisexual dark skin black woman. She is a survivor of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

WHO CARES if she insults some people in a nasty non-PC way, they probably deserved it. She's as real as it gets, she's authentic, unafraid to stand up for herself and fight back. Everyone judges her without the context but she doesn't exist in a vacuum.

As the Vixen famously said:

You police how she reacts to the world without considering how the world has treated her.

Anyways stream Broke With Expensive Taste.

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2 minutes ago, communistmanifesto said:

nah she’s 100% a transphobic person. just because you don’t physically assault every trans person you see doesn’t mean you’re not a bigot. everything she’s said about trans people, trans women specifically, in the last several years has been straight up violent and hateful. 

I won't argue with you bc I know she's caused much harm to people with her language 😌 

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11 minutes ago, Stephen said:

I watched this earlier it's great.

It leaves out some stuff though, like just before shooting her 1991 music video her boyfriend/manager at the time (30+ years older than her) physically beat her. The way she shines so bright in that video is incredible.

I'm sorry but she's a radiant survivor with a great spirit. I don't care what "problematic" thing she's said. Words are just words and actions speak louder. Her WHOLE FANBASE is gay and she has accepted and leaned into that from the very beginning. I won't name the name but she financially help a transgender fan who was facing homelessness. Her brother is a transgender man. She herself is bisexual dark skin black woman. She is a survivor of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

WHO CARES if she insults some people in a nasty non-PC way, they probably deserved it. She's as real as it gets, she's authentic, unafraid to stand up for herself and fight back. Everyone judges her without the context but she doesn't exist in a vacuum.

As the Vixen famously said:

You police how she reacts to the world without considering how the world has treated her.

Anyways stream Broke With Expensive Taste.

Did not you not read AZ’s post telling people not to stream her album? 
 

its not “non-PC” it’s DISRESPECTFUL. What she says is no different than me calling her racist names. Like idk, how she called Zayn Malik a “terrorist”. She is PROBLEMATIC.

 

she’s is no way deserving of the abuse she has dealt with, but she has no excuses regarding the straight up disrespectful sh*t she’s said.

she has not right to use terms like “fa*got” or “fa*gotry”. She has no right to call people “dirty black church fa*”. She has no right to call anyone a “SAND N*****” AND THE FACT THAT THATSHE HAS THE NERVE TO CALL SONE A “CURRY SCENTED B*TCH”

 

please stop.

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1 minute ago, Grigio Guy said:

Did not you not read AZ’s post telling people not to stream her album? 
 

its not “non-PC” it’s DISRESPECTFUL. What she says is no different than me calling her racist names. Like idk, how she called Zayn Malik a “terrorist”. She is PROBLEMATIC.

 

she’s is no way deserving of the abuse she has dealt with, but she has no excuses regarding the straight up disrespectful sh*t she’s said.

she has not right to use terms like “*******” or “*******ry”. She has no right to call people “dirty black church fa*”. She has no right to call anyone a “SAND N*****” AND THE FACT THAT THATSHE HAS THE NERVE TO CALL SONE A “CURRY SCENTED B*TCH”

 

please stop.

But at the end of the day it's just words. It's not illegal. 

Do I think she can be extreme with her anger and word choice? 100% but everything else I wrote above just matters to me MORE. You just can't make me care about insults 

Anyway you must have missed her update about the album. The royalties situation has been fixed for a while now. She said to stream away.

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5 minutes ago, Grigio Guy said:

Did not you not read AZ’s post telling people not to stream her album? 

She also posted 1.5 months ago acknowledging 2 million monthly streamers and thanking for support lol you might wanna stop steaming her music