In reply to Slayty Perry (Superbowl Queen).

I think it's quite generous to label Iggy a "scapegoat." Iggy's "performance of blackness," the way she erroneously conceives the concept of "blackness," is lazy, unoriginal, and disgusting. She deserves the criticism on all levels.

Justin Bieber and Mily Cyrus received LOTS of criticism for many of the same reasons as Iggy. The difference, however, is degree. Iggy is doing far more than cultural appropriation and using black women are props (which are the main charges against Bieber and Cyrus respectively), she is ushering in a new form of minstrelsy straight from the 19th century.

If she didn't use that "verbal blackface," as Jean Grae aptly labeled it, her criticism would greatly diminish. Also, people ARE treating her as the second coming in hip hop when her catalogue has done nothing to warrant this praise. Sorry.

I'm not a relativist. I believe that some things are better than others. For example, I can confidently say that Kendrick Lamar's new untitled song that he performed on The Colbert Report is better than anything that Iggy has produced, or ever will produce. If someone disagrees, fine. I'll still stand by what I said and what music will in the future will be a testament.