Exactly, that’s what i got from it, NM may have beenr eferencing Taylor’s video(perhaps) but she was making a general point about the double standard in the music industry I guess. The MTV awards aren’t that important, but it’s as a good an award show as any to use to make that important point.

Well, then your problem is with the vessel of the message, but not the message. Her message is correct: mainstream entertainment still award thinness as it’s attached to whiteness. Nicki being a Black entertainer who has some mainstream success can speak to that. She’s not incorrect nor is it really hypocritical for…

I think bringing up Tidal was actually pretty poignant because it’s creation (or acquisition) was very much in line with why Taylor took her music off of streaming sites like Spotify. She, of course, was lauded for her choice, while Black artists, specifically, were not. It’s not petty to point out the different…

Personally I think Nicki should talk about it whenever she damn well pleases, but setting that aside, I think people are putting too much focus on this years’ nominees and not the fact that Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball was 2014’s winner. Anaconda broke Vevo streaming records, so why wasn’t it nominated? It’s not like…

There’s also a historical context to that tweet that people are blithele ignoring too. White girls who do provocative things tend to get recognition for that. This is not specific to Taylor. Miley got it. Britney, once upon a time, got it. Gaga got it. Madonna definitely got it. It’s about privileging whiteness and…

Even though Minaj references Taylor, it’s not really about Taylor, it’s about the racist media who glorifies her while dogging women of color

I've spent so much time defending Nicki against people who have literally only heard Anaconda and Starships. She's easily one of the best rappers in the game.

It’s very reminiscent of when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made a couple of TayTay jokes, and she’s all like “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help women” i.e. “there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t fawn all over me.” Also, Bad Blood is pretty weak-sauce. You’d think if you really wanted…

I like Taylor as much as the next basic betch, but she is unbelievably oblivious to her white feminism.

Nicki on Monster is everything.

I love Taylor but damn girl this was not your moment. While I do love her music I also acknowledge that she is literally the embodiment of white feminism and #solidarityisforwhitewomen so tay tay please sit down and LISTEN. Also this was me on Twitter having to see white feminists come to Taylor’s defense

Are we all the way sure that her tweet was a “jab” at Swift? Because it could have been a jab in the general direction of the industry as last year’s VMA video of the year winner was a slim white body swinging on a wrecking ball. IJS

after her verse on Monster, why would you ever even *imagine* stepping at Nikki

He saw her pull out. He turned around to follow her. He raced up on her. She moved over. Whap - he hits the lights. He CREATED THIS TRAFFIC STOP SO HE COULD HARASS A BLACK WOMAN PERIOD FULL STOP END OF STORY.

Many years ago I was pulled over for a signal light being out. I handed over my license, proof of insurance and registration and sat quietly like I was taught to do in these situations. He came back and told me to get out of the car. I asked why and he said “because I fucking said so now get out.” I was scared to…

Mary Poppins here. I fucking love everyone when I’m drunk and will sway up to you and tell you that you are the best human being alive and I respect you and also you are so pretty and nice that I don’t even deserve to know you, no, don’t look at me, I’m ashamed to have someone as wonderful as you look at me. People…

No offense Lee Daniels, I love your show but Empire is to our generation, what Dynasty is to our parent’s. Sure you might have more sensical story lines and less wedding massacres but still, you’re a nighttime soap opera. Deal.

Oh yes it does. A man who just shot up a theater full of people was apprehended without a scratch on him, while unarmed Black people, even children, are routinely beaten or shot to death because Black people are just so scary. If this man was noticeably non-white, he would have been shot onsite, not handcuffed and…