Current Events > Iggy Azalea Says She's Isn't Sorry Amid Claims of Cultural Appropriation

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https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/iggy-azalea-addresses-cultural-appropriation-claims

Iggy Azalea says she will not apologize for how she's perceived. During a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, the 29-year-old Australian rapper addressed her polarizing place in hip-hop as well those who claim her career was built on mimicry. But it appears Iggy is no longer worried about this type criticism, as she believes the concept of cultural appropriation is subjective. "You could ask one person of the same race, 'Does this affect you?' and they will say yes," she told the magazine. "You could ask one person of the same race, 'Does this affect you?' and they will say yes. But another person will say no. They could be from the same place, same everything, but have different perspectives about it." In the years since she broke into the mainstream, Iggy has faced constant criticism for the way she dresses, speaks, and creates music. Many have questioned the authenticity of her image, while others have accused her of co-opting blackness to propel her career. Iggy addressed this criticism during a 2013 interview with Complex, stating:

If youre mad about it and youre a black person then start a rap career and give it a go, too. Im not taking anyones spot, so make yourself a mixtape. Or maybe if youre black, start singing like a country singer and be a white person. I dont know. Why is it such a big deal? This is the entertainment industry. Its not politics. You should be more concerned about the message, not the voices saying it Iggy reiterated her defense in the Cosmo interview, insisting she was not going to apologize for simply being herself. "Im still going to make the same type of music and still be ridiculous and larger than life," she said. "So I cant be that fucking sorry about it."
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how can someone be so disgustingly ignorant and so hot at the same time
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MisterPorn posted...

Or maybe if youre black, start singing like a country singer and be a white person.

Hmm
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Isn't she she Australian? She's immune to being racist towards our blacks

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MisterPorn posted...

f youre mad about it and youre a black person then start a rap career and give it a go, too

That bitch don't get that is the got damn point. If black person had her skills they would go no where .
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Iggy doesn't see color she's not a racist!

Her biggest offense is how her regular speaking voice is white Australian, but when she raps, she puts on an affect of how she perceives a black woman from Atlanta would sound like. Shes a reverse minstrel show, and is oblivious to it.
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keep digging that hole i guess
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She's Isn't Sorry?

changing her name or something?
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Cultural appropriation does not exist. People see clothing they like, they start wearing it. People hear music they like, they start listening to it. People taste food they like, they start eating it. The same goes for people who cook, produce, manufacture, present, etc. If there's something they find that they like, they're gonna make their own version.

For the most part, cultural appropriation is just a dog whistle for people who want to make villains of white people. (Or minorities who might not be as subject to prejudice as others.) If I dress like you, that's fine. If you dress like me, you're stealing my culture. It's bullshit. And it doesn't matter who bullshit comes from. Left wing, right wing, white, black, male, female, whoever.

Some of what Iggy has said might sound ignorant, but she's right in the long run. Be who you are and do what works for you. Fuck the haters.

Skye Reynolds posted...

Cultural appropriation does not exist. People see clothing they like, they start wearing it. People hear music they like, they start listening to it. People taste food they like, they start eating it. The same goes for people who cook, produce, manufacture, present, etc. If there's something they find that they like, they're gonna make their own version.

For the most part, cultural appropriation is just a dog whistle for people who want to make villains of white people. (Or minorities who might not be as subject to prejudice as others.) If I dress like you, that's fine. If you dress like me, you're stealing my culture. It's bullshit. And it doesn't matter who bullshit comes from. Left wing, right wing, white, black, male, female, whoever.

Some of what Iggy has said might sound ignorant, but she's right in the long run. Be who you are and do what works for you. Fuck the haters.

yikes

She cant be sorry for just being herself.
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She has hurt too many people
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Skye Reynolds posted...

Cultural appropriation does not exist. People see clothing they like, they start wearing it. People hear music they like, they start listening to it. People taste food they like, they start eating it. The same goes for people who cook, produce, manufacture, present, etc. If there's something they find that they like, they're gonna make their own version.

For the most part, cultural appropriation is just a dog whistle for people who want to make villains of white people. (Or minorities who might not be as subject to prejudice as others.) If I dress like you, that's fine. If you dress like me, you're stealing my culture. It's bullshit. And it doesn't matter who bullshit comes from. Left wing, right wing, white, black, male, female, whoever.

Some of what Iggy has said might sound ignorant, but she's right in the long run. Be who you are and do what works for you. Fuck the haters.

if everything took place in a vacuum, you would sorta have a point.

however, it does not. so you don't.
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cjsdowg posted...

MisterPorn posted...

f youre mad about it and youre a black person then start a rap career and give it a go, too

That bitch don't get that is the got damn point. If black person had her skills they would go no where .

fuck outta here with that shit, she was T.I.'s artist and she never got anywhere near as big as Nicki or Cardi.
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Fenrimis posted...

cjsdowg posted...

MisterPorn posted...

f youre mad about it and youre a black person then start a rap career and give it a go, too

She got pretty far with fancy and The New Classic tho
That bitch don't get that is the got damn point. If black person had her skills they would go no where .

fuck outta here with that shit, she was T.I.'s artist and she never got anywhere near as big as Nicki or Cardi.

She got pretty far with fancy and The New Classic tho

Id argue her whiteness is what got her in with TI first - not our fault she didnt capitalize on it and her interviews and shit exposed her

soulunison2 posted...

Skye Reynolds posted...

Cultural appropriation does not exist. People see clothing they like, they start wearing it. People hear music they like, they start listening to it. People taste food they like, they start eating it. The same goes for people who cook, produce, manufacture, present, etc. If there's something they find that they like, they're gonna make their own version.

For the most part, cultural appropriation is just a dog whistle for people who want to make villains of white people. (Or minorities who might not be as subject to prejudice as others.) If I dress like you, that's fine. If you dress like me, you're stealing my culture. It's bullshit. And it doesn't matter who bullshit comes from. Left wing, right wing, white, black, male, female, whoever.

Some of what Iggy has said might sound ignorant, but she's right in the long run. Be who you are and do what works for you. Fuck the haters.

yikes

You can yikes all you want. I'll believe "cultural appropriation" is more than a smoke screen for bigotry when I see someone accused of it who doesn't have a light complexion or a lighter-than-average complexion for a member of their ethnic group.

Colorism is a thing. Multicultural individuals and individuals with lighter-than-average complexions receive preferential treatment from society and resentment from some of those who have been hardest hit by institutional racism.

If she'd been a black woman wearing a kimono or a sombrero, nobody would have batted an eye. But as a biracial woman exploring aspects of black culture, she's appropriating culture even though it's her culture by birthright. By the same token, she'd be denying her heritage if she were a pop singer or country musician without a hint of black identity thrown in. They don't have a problem with what she's doing, they have a problem with her.

MisterPorn posted...

Many have questioned the authenticity of her image,

I question the authenticity of her ass.

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lmao shes so dumb

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"Cultural appropriation" is among the dumbest things for SJWs to get mad about, up there with "manspreading" and "mansplaining".

SJWs are just a vile, racist and sexist group and should be ignored.
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Rika_Furude posted...

"Cultural appropriation" is among the dumbest things for SJWs to get mad about, up there with "manspreading" and "mansplaining".

SJWs are just a vile, racist and sexist group and should be ignored.

You sound mad


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Skye Reynolds posted...

You can yikes all you want. I'll believe "cultural appropriation" is more than a smoke screen for bigotry when I see someone accused of it who doesn't have a light complexion or a lighter-than-average complexion for a member of their ethnic group.

oh wow

lmao

FrisbeeDude posted...

Rika_Furude posted...

"Cultural appropriation" is among the dumbest things for SJWs to get mad about, up there with "manspreading" and "mansplaining".

SJWs are just a vile, racist and sexist group and should be ignored.

You sound mad

Mad about what? Im just saying it how it is.
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