It wasn’t long before at least one publication – Entertainment Weekly – apologized for their “insensitive juxtaposition of photos.”Īn earlier version of our post on Taylor & Nicki used an insensitive juxtaposition of photos. Janet Mock, a writer and trans woman activist, suggested flipping the script, posting a picture of an angry Swift and a calm Minaj.ĭear Let's reverse the imagery & not uphold the #angryblackwoman stereotype. See her rant: /OACYomQZBL- HollywoodLife July 21, 2015 Nicki Minaj is FURIOUS with MTV's VMAs for snubbing #Anaconda & #FeelingMyself. Users expressed disapproval with the contrasting way some media portrayed the respective artists: Taylor Swift – beautiful, pure Nicki Minaj – hysterical, angry.Ĭan we discuss picture of preference to represent nicki vs taylor in their last tweet/article? /fMe0xi3mSt- huda hassan July 21, 2015 Nicki was making an important point, they argued: Not all women’s experiences are the same, but black women don’t often get taken as seriously. Many said the stars’ exchange showed a double standard: Swift was widely praised as brave for speaking up about problems in the music industry last month – now Minaj was getting lashed for doing the same. Twitter wasn’t buying it: As “Nicki” and “Taylor” became worldwide trends, thousands of users came to Nicki Minaj’s defense. “You’re invited to any stage I’m ever on,” she said. Swift followed up with what seemed to be an attempt to smooth things over. stop using "support all girls" as an excuse to not be critical of racist media that benefits and glorifies you- 💐 July 21, 2015 The rapper then retweeted a supporter who accused Taylor Swift of not being “critical of racist media.” “Didn’t say a word about u,” she replied. It was a surprisingly barbed volley from a singer known for her meticulously crafted public image – even Nicki Minaj seemed taken aback.
#NICKI MINAJ TWITTER TAYLOR SWIFT MOVIE#
Featuring whisper-thin supermodels wielding guns, the pseudo-action movie dethroned Minaj’s video for most views in one day when it was released this year. Unlike “Anaconda,” Swift’s video for “ Bad Blood” was nominated for the top award. Maybe one of the men took your slot,” she wrote. It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. “I’ve done nothing but love & support you. That’s when Taylor Swift – who describes herself as a feminist – jumped in, apparently taking the tweets personally. Black women influence pop culture so much but are rarely rewarded for it. If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊- Nicki Minaj July 21, 2015 When the "other" girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination. If I was a different "kind" of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well. She then tweeted: “If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year.” “Black women influence pop culture so much but are rarely rewarded for it.” “If I was a different ‘kind’ of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well,” said Minaj. So the rapper had a reason to be upset when she was snubbed – and she made her reasoning clear.
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