Posted on 06/26/2025 6:38:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
Azealia Banks pulled out of a London festival and alleged that “the promoters” pressured her to support Palestine.
The 34-year-old singer slammed festival promoters in a lengthy post shared June 24 on X.
“So guys, I am cancelling Boomtown and Maiden Voyage, the promoters have been stressing me out for weeks trying to force me to say free Palestine and threatening to cut me from the bill because I won’t say free Palestine and I’m not dealing with the threats and I’m not putting on a f***ing hijab,” she wrote.
Banks was slated to perform at Burgess Park, London’s Maiden Voyage festival and at Boomtown, Hampshire, in August, according to The Standard.
And no, I’m not saying f*** actual Palestine. But f*** your dumb ass slogans and performative bullshit. Yall wanna make a stance so bad but stand for absolutely nothing. As soon as the media says pedophilia is “natural and normal,” You bitches will be right there talking about…
— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 25, 2025
“They’re both basically trying to extort me – by insinuating that I need to say I support Palestine or they will drop me from the gig BUT I would much rather drop them and not associate with anything that has cheap group think bullshit attached to it,” Banks’ allegations continued.
“If they want to allow some no-name dj’s to bully them into desecrating the nature of this music ecosystem and make ME the issue – whilst there being absolutely no ethical consumption under capitalism. Then that’s fine,” she said.
“More thinly veiled racism And overt antisemitism from the f***ing gays for Hamas,” Banks claimed, writing “#F***PALESTINE” at the end of her post.
She shared another post about the alleged political pressure and further clarified her stance.
“And no, I’m not saying f*** actual Palestine. But f*** your dumb ass slogans and performative bullshit.,” she wrote.
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A post shared by Azealia Banks (@azealiabanksforever)
“That war has been going on in the background for f***ing decades . Way before anyone alive today was born And all of a sudden yall are throwing around words like genocide and Zionist not even knowing the meaning of those words,” Banks continued.
“While you drive around in ur teslas and leave comments from your iPhones all built off the backs and the blood of children working in mines from dusk til dawn There is zero ethical consumption under capitalism. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING.”
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Banks blasted the organizers again. “I don’t need to be on stage stressing out to appease some dumb ass protesters who literally rely on those people in Palestine being crushed so they can solicit donations they DO NOT give to the cause. Kiss my ass,” she wrote. Festival organizers denied applying pressure on Banks to support Palestine, according to The Standard.
Ain’t gonna play Fog City!
Good picture. Says a lot.
For folks who wonder what “numerous” implies there, Dr. Peter Hammond did a study on this. The tipping point occurs once Muslims reach around 5% of a population. That’s when they cease to be quiet neighbors. They start to demand more and more. And they will include threats if they don’t get their way.
At 5% they also start to threaten organized violence.
The threats become real at around 10%. We see that now in the no-go parts of Paris.
And at 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning. We see that now in some African countries.
Side point: Will those percentage results apply in the USA? I doubt it. We have too many good old boys who understand the 2A. So the Muslims must shift their plans to quiet infiltration.
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She sounds nice.
Patiently waiting for the women of Iran to do the same. Should it be done after the mullas fall or just before to grease the wheels of the regime downfall? I love slippery slopes and poured beer coming to a head-logrithims too!
Can’t find a thing she said that I disagree with.
Thank God SOMEONE has the wherewithal (or some form of manhood - you choose) to say what needs to be said.
Can’t find a thing she said that I disagree with.
Thank God SOMEONE has the wherewithal (or some form of manhood - you choose) to say what needs to be said.
zero ethical consumption under capitalism.
Say wut? Where the ‘Ell did that come from? All extraction economies, meaning any at all, are connected to everything else.
So, yah had to spew that out to continue attending your commie trash wine&cheese gatherings? Pi$$ off.
I suspect that she’ll soon have an “accident” and die.
Wish she’d say what she really thinks!
She’s an American. Doesn’t have to kotow to Muslimes.
The LGBTQ crowd can go to Gaza and shout their slogans from the rooftops.
muslim women feel humiliated when they have to remove the hijab at an airport but what about the nonmuslim women that have to put the thing on in a muslim country
Good. More should do the same.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grimes-elon-musk-breakup-azealia-banks-1231952/
With context, this story will be more interesting...
Rather crudely expressed, but Right On, Sis.
The face at the microphone might be Muslim, but the power brokers in the smoky back room don't change.
No idea who this foul-mouthed female is. but I am glad she is giving the Nazis the business.
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