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Azealia Banks Doubles Down on Slamming J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Views


Azealia Banks slammed J.K. Rowling again over her anti-trans views on X while using a slur about the community. Get details.

Azealia Banks took a break from her usual strategy of issuing pop cultural hot takes on Sunday (March 16) when she took aim at Harry Potter author and anti-trans advocate J.K. Rowling. Banks, for her part, decided to add a fake entry of her own, mocking Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric while also using a slur often weaponized against the trans community. Most recently, Banks was lined up to headline the queer-inclusive Milkshake Festival in Amsterdam before she was removed from the lineup after outcry from fans who pointed to the rapper’s past anti-LGBTQ+ comments.

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