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Washington Post Breaks Down Iggy Azalea’s ‘Blaccent’

The Washington Post has really answered the call and been one of the most trusted publications over the last year or so. Especially in light of the #BlackLivesMatter coverage they’ve been doing. However, this article is a bit perplexing. The publication did a story on Iggy Azalea’s mastery of the “blaccent.” And while it agrees that Iggy went too far by appropriating blackness, the story does a few things that have riled people up. Like…

https://twitter.com/thetrudz/status/684095903125274625

Well, that’s one way to put it. Just look at some of the other people who are disgusted by the article. Why are we even talking about Iggy Azalea in 2016? Bloop.

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