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Azealia Banks vs Dolce & Gabanna (D&G), Rap Ignorance or Fashion Arrogance?



Azealia Banks vs Dolce & Gabanna (D&G), Rap Ignorance or Fashion Arrogance?

10 / 21 / 2012       writer: Dahryl Pharoah

Rap MC Azealia Banks is going head-up with high fashion powerhouse Dolce & Gabanna. The Italian clothing & accessories brand is being accused of racism by the sex-charged, female lyricist. After debuting their "African heritage" Spring 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week, Azealia Banks is outraged.

Azealia Banks made a series of tweets about what D&G professes to be the 'Sicily's African Heritage' fashion works.

"Definitely boycotting Dolce & Gabanna." said Azealia Banks in her first tweet. She then followed with more:

"Whoever designed that racist ass Dolce and Gabanna collection needs a swift kick in the mouth and a big d*** up the ass."

"I really hate when people do corny, racist things then try to justify it as 'art.'""

"It's all just really unnecessary. the clothes in the collection were fine without all the "black mammies" imagery."

Azealia Banks may have a point, however one must look at Sicily and Sicilian-Italians heritage to fully justify such statement. Unknown to most, a very high percentage of Sicilian Italians have African ancestry. According to historians, "Moors" or 'black skinned people', conquered various countries during ancient civilization periods. As any ancient empire, once gone, their DNA still remained thriving through the country's future generations.

In looking at the so-called African-Sicilian heritage fashion designs, one can see a possibility for relation to the 'black mammy' figure. However, the designs present the black woman fashioned in queen-like attire. The controversial figure used by Dolce & Gabanna is wearing luxury native headdress, adorned in precious stones.

Here is a few perspective views of this:
  • What racist would pay to wear clothing that promotes a black skinned woman, well dressed in luxury? That's not derogatory & there are black-skinned women, especially in the eastern world countries. "Moors" are black-skinned and they did effect Sicilian heritage. Various resources on-line state Sicilians faced racial discrimination from Northern Italians for their African heritage.

  • Azealia Banks graces magazine covers blowing condoms and using sex, her body, and lustful lyrics as a tool to market herself. Is that not what the 'black mammy' is supposed to represent?

  • Who's doing more destruction to the black community of today? The image of D&G's fashions or Azealia Banks portrayed image?

  • If D&G is racist, who can afford this anyway right now? Most of the world is struggling with issues of trying to feed their family. D&G nor Azealia Banks is going to feed any black households beyond those they employ.


In all reality, African-Americans wear all types of shirts and fashions that depict various white celebrities. Is this really a war on a racial issue or attention-seeking?

View the images below and leave a comment. Which image better represents a classy black woman to you. Base you response off the image you see, not influence of persuasions and outside opinion (including ours).

Is this Rap Ignorance or Fashion Arrogance ? Azealia Banks needs to check herself on Sicilian history or is D&G fashion brand arrogantly promoting racism?


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