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There’s a lyric on Beyonce’s new album, Lemonade, that has prompted a lot of conversation - and, it seems, has irked Iggy Azalea.
On ‘Sorry’, which addresses husband Jay Z’s alleged infidelity, Beyonce sings, “He only want me when I’m not there / He better call Becky with the good hair.”
Though fashion designer Rachel Roy quickly took to Instagram to hint that she was the ‘Becky’ in question, it’s also considered by some to be a general term for white women. So when a fan of Iggy Azalea called her Becky, she was having none of it.
@iggys_bitch dont ever call me a becky.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 25, 2016
@phagmob girl BYE. do you know how many time ppl have called me BECKY? it didnt have any kind of positive intention behind it. dont start.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 25, 2016
@phagmob generalizing ANY race by calling them one sterotypical name for said race. i personally dont think is very cool, the end.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 25, 2016
@SamMaffiaOnline I dont care. Dont call all asian women "ming lee" dont call white women "becky" dont call black women "sha nay nay"
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 25, 2016
@rNicaRo the whole becky thing "give me that becky" comes from white womens supposed love for blow jobs. so excuse me but, i dont want
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 26, 2016
@rNicaRo to be called a generalized name that gained populairty as a way to describe oral sex and then generally white women. no thanks.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 26, 2016
@phagmob @iggys_bitch and by the way, this is not bey shade. i love her and the album. but my name is iggy, and you will all call me that.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 25, 2016
You're mad if someone calls you Becky but you saying stuff like this is ok? @IGGYAZALEA @phagmob pic.twitter.com/Dqnkf9X6ZH
— sploosh (@WhatupBiotch) April 25, 2016
This isn’t the first time Iggy Azalea has shown a less than nuanced understanding of racism. When Azealia Banks broke down while discussing the prominent appropriation of black culture in America - saying, “It says to black kids, 'you don’t have shit, you don’t own shit, not even the shit you created for yourself’” - Azalea responded, "There are many black artists succeeding in all genres. The reason you haven't is because of your piss poor attitude. Your inability to be responsible for your own mistakes, bullying others, the inability to be humble or have self control. It's YOU!”
