Azealia Banks blasts J.K. Rowling amid transphobic rant
American rapper and singer-songwriter Azealia Banks recently slammed renowned Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for her transphobic rant on social media, stating that the writer might’ve had personal reasons for such hate towards a specific group of people.
Banks who is known for being outspoken and controversial wrote, “Maybe her husband cheated on her with a Tr***ylicious diva and that’s why she’s dedicated every waking moment to making sure her life’s legacy is dedicated to harassing people who make up less than 1% of the Global population.”
She then took a more general approach targeting transphobic individuals and wrote on Musk’s X (formerly known as Twitter), “Highkey all this anti-trans stuff is really just giving the weird people who solicit transwomen for sex and murder them more fuel to become murderous psychopaths.”
Azealia Banks further stated, “If you think a chaser psycho only limits his victims to transwomen and won’t also murder females, you’re f****ing r******d.”
Azealia Banks blasts J.K. Rowling amid transphobic rant
The American rapper also brought up topics like Transpeople in sports and public spaces and called for the shift of focus to more important subjects such as violent crimes.
In response, J.K. Rowling denounced Banks’ comments deeming it a call for attention on social media, and wrote, “It’s a matter of public record that my first husband beat me up, but you got the likes, Azealia, and I hope they were worth it.”
The Harry Potter author has always been vocal about her extreme stance on trans people and has voiced her opinion about the matter in question, multiple times on her socials.
Moreover, Azealia Banks hasn’t always been supportive of trans people and has made transphobic remarks herself in the past. On the contrary, she seems to have had a change of heart after noticing her current stance on social media.
Many social media users took to Banks’ defense after the rapper’s response to J.K. Rowling. A user on X wrote, “Azealia Banks can be hateful af but every once in a while she channels her ability to read someone to absolute filth for the greater good.”
Another added, “You know you’re wrong when Azealia Banks looks like the better person.”
On the contrary, several others took to J.K. Rowling’s side and stated that a person are entitled to their own opinion about certain subjects and are free to express them on social media.
