Like donât get me wrong, iâm not a fan of the media pitting women against each other, and I  love seeing women uplift and support each other, ESPECIALLY if they have a wide audience with which to lead by example, HOWEVERâŠ. what happened here was Nicki mentioned how many award shows are handing out awards to artists who put in half the effort and are white, as opposed to artists with amazing work who are black, especially when it comes to genres like hip hop and rap (see Macklemore, Iggy, and Eminem for examples).Â
Now this was weeks ago, and at the time Taylor Swift said some fuckery, and Nicki reacted but wasnât even mean about it, and Taylor apologized and they worked shit out. It was cool. Now WEEKS later Miley is flying in out of nowhere, since sheâs been irrelevant for a while now, and comes after Nicki, tone policing her, and essentially saying âIâm not going to listen to you talk about racism in the music industry because you sound angry and thatâs not nice.â
This is especially rich coming from a white girl who uses black women as props, and even more recently (including tonight at the awards show) is appropriating culture by wearing âlocsâ in her hair. She continues to use AAVE and is dismissive and silencing garbage, so Iâm not at all surprised she pulled her attitude again tonight.
So, when I cheer for Nicki Minaj speaking up, and being very clear and vocal about her not standing for Mileyâs silencing tactics, itâs not because I love seeing women fight each other because THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE HIGHLANDER!, itâs because Nicki is refusing to let this culture appropriating, discussion-of-racism silencing, dismissive, ignorant piece of garbage talk shit on matters she knows nothing about, all in order to try and get a leg up on Nicki. She would NEVER have pulled this shit on a white artist⊠and so Iâm glad to see that Nicki isnât standing for it.Â
Thereâs a big difference between âwomen shouldnât fight, we should all uplift each other!â, and âa white woman is trying to silence a black woman on issues of racism, and no one is here for it". This isnât an argument over who wore it better, this is a matter with so much more weight and meaning. People demanding kindness and delicacy from Nicki all so we can avoid the âtwo women fightingâ issue are ignoring that women are still people and have a right to not only defend themselves, but to stand up for what they believe in, especially in matters of oppression. No amount of âcanât we all get alongâ is going to stop Miley from being a racist douche, and itâs clear that Nicki is done being silent on the matter.
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