It's no surprise US rapper Azealia Banks has beef with Aussies. She's been involved in Twitter feuds with Iggy Azalea since 2012, which blew up at the end of last year in a race-related argument about perceived 'white appropriation of black (hip hop) culture' during which Banks referred to Azalea as "Igloo Australia". For the … Continue reading Azealia Banks’ Splendour in the Arse
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Tyler, The Creator Banned from Australia
US rapper Tyler, The Creator has joined boxer Floyd Mayweather and Insta-celeb Dan Bilzerian in being banned from Australia for 'promoting misogyny and violence against women.' Australian feminazi feminist group Collective Shout has been campaigning against the rapper for over two years because of the content of his song lyrics. He took to Twitter today … Continue reading Tyler, The Creator Banned from Australia
Whoops – New Google App Accidentally Racist
Facebook has had the suggested tagging function for a while now, so it's little wonder Google has hopped on board the tech train... except... ... yep. This user was clearly none too impressed with the automatic tagging algorithm picking up his friend's face as a primate, not a human. Erm, ya'll done goofed, Google. Luckily, … Continue reading Whoops – New Google App Accidentally Racist
Attention Liggas and Motherduckers…
Forget predictive text, BBC has got your back, yo. Whomever had the - ahem - enviable task of subtitling Kanye West's Glastonbury performance in live time clearly gave up on life while trying to live-title the performance in a PG-rating. What started as: And: Quickly became: And then, simply: We're not sure what they expected … Continue reading Attention Liggas and Motherduckers…
Social Media Shame
Australian writer Clementine Ford has become a bit of an internet sensation this week after posting the following message for morning current affairs show Sunrise regarding their "What's it going to take for women to get the message about taking and sending nude photos?" Facebook post: Ironically, Ford was then inundated with requests for nude … Continue reading Social Media Shame
Vote 1 Taylor Swift
As if we needed any more reason to love her. After Taylor Swift's open letter to Apple went viral over the weekend, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software & Services Eddy Cue (who reports to CEO Tim Cook) has tweeted the company's response: Chalk it up to a win for artists, writers and producers … Continue reading Vote 1 Taylor Swift
American Teen Comes Out, Goes Viral
*Applause* Maxwell Barrett (@maxxbarrett) posted this on Twitter a few days ago and it has blown up. The sassiest school yearbook quote this year (American school year being different to Australian) has made this teen as popular as that guy from Target, and for all the right reasons!
The Internet Giveth, Instead of Taketh Away
It's a heartwarming end to a story of cyberbullying. Last month, a user on 4chan posted a couple of images of a "portly gentleman" that was having a fucking blast dancing at a club... till he realised someone was watching... and laughing... and taking photos of him. Under the caption, "Spotted this specimen trying to … Continue reading The Internet Giveth, Instead of Taketh Away
