Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue Azealia Banks Over Graphic Tweets
Earlier this week, Azealia Banks reportedly published a series of very graphic tweets about Sarah Palin. Banks seemed to be responding to a fake news story that quoted Palin as saying things like “negroes loved being slaves.” Banks reportedly wrote, “Let’s find the biggest burliest blackest negroes and let them run a train on her. Film it and put it on Worldstar.” (Find more text from her tweets below.) Palin responded today with a post on Facebook, condemning Banks for her “bizarre, violent rants” and for the “anti-woman, pro-rape garbage that you seem to endorse.” Banks then issued a public apology to Palin: “Now since learning that the article was not published officially, I sincerely apologize for any emotional distress or reputational scarring I may have caused you,” she wrote in the open letter. Now, Palin has shared a statement with People revealing her plan to sue Banks over the tweets.
“I’ve had enough of the unanswered threats and attacks against my family and me,” Palin wrote. “So, for the first time I’m going to enjoy the only retribution some protected ‘celebrities’ seem to understand—I’m suing Azealia Banks and can’t wait to share my winnings with others who have gone defenseless against lies and dangerous attacks far too long.” Palin, who said she’s “in discussions with attorneys,” told People:
“Azealia engages in a form of racism and hate that is celebrated by some in the perverted arm of pop culture, but is condemned by those who know it’s tearing our country apart. Others may keep turning a blind eye to problems like Azealia’s mouth; I choose to take a stand against it and the double standards that result in her actually being rewarded for her divisive tactics and aggressively inciting violence. … Let’s be honest here: if a white girl were to say what this black girl is saying, the screams for the entire white population’s head would be louder than the nonsensical rap that Azealia spews all the way to the bank. The white girl would probably be locked up. … I think this time I don’t just sit back and swallow it, but put the fear of God in her by holding her accountable. As many of you have for years implored me to do, I’m finally going to sue.”
Banks responded:
LOL, if Sarah Palin actually decides to sue me i’ll only use the controversy to make myself an even larger American Cultural Figure.
— AZEALIABANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) April 5, 2016
The Sarah Palin page in history will be condensed to a footnote in the Azealia Banks chapter. Well behaved women seldom make history.
— AZEALIABANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) April 5, 2016
In her initial apology letter, Banks clarified her words:
In my honest defense, i was completely kidding. I happen to have a really crass, New-York-City sense of humor, and regularly make silly jokes in attempts make light of situations which make me uncomfortable. As the fabric of the American Nation is EMBEDDED with racism, I merely made a raCIALly driven joke to counter what i believed to be real, raCIST rhetoric. Also, i never said you should be raped. I used the term “run a train,” which is slang for group sex, NOT for “rape.” There are many distinctions between the two. As a woman, I would never trivialize something as lewd and criminal to provide myself any sort of comic relief because it simply… just isn’t funny. (and no, urbandictionary.com is not a reputable source of information to seek clarity on the aforementioned dichotomy). However, i find great irony in the right-wing media’s attempt to “victimize” you in this situation. Seeking empathy through sensationalism is something left-leaning liberals are frequently ridiculed for by the Right. But American Hypocrisy is nothing new.
Banks also wrote that she admires Palin and about her issue with censorship. “I cherish my ability to express myself freely, yet remain totally aware that for every action, there will be a reaction,” she wrote.
Here’s what Banks reportedly wrote in her since-deleted tweets:
“Sarah Palin needs to have her hair shaved off to a buzz cut, get headfucked by a big veiny, ashy, black dick then be locked in a cupboard. … Hideous. At least suk a nigga dick or summ’ before you start talking shit about ‘black people willingly accepting slavery.’ Least she can do. … Honestly… Let’s find the biggest burliest blackest negroes and let them run a train on her. Film it and put it on Worldstar.”
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