Azealia Banks' fans help shake accusations of homophobia

UK journalist Patrick Strudwick got involved in the row ignited by the singer's use of the word "faggot", and she responded to him. Here's how her fans responded. It's pretty horrific.

  1. I'm now getting astonishing amounts of abuse from fans of @AZEALIABANKS for daring to challenge her for using the word "faggot".
  2. @PatrickStrud @AZEALIABANKS How bout you challenge not getting a dick forced up your ass? and your mouth.
  3. @PatrickStrud lol faggot good bye, why did Azealia even bother to tweet your irrelevant ass.
  4. @slav_ @patrickstrud um no, more like the other way round idiot. Azealia Banks is and ALWAYS will be more relevant than that fag
  5. @PatrickStrud is one of those people who lives to be a victim @AZEALIABANKS it's not you it's him some gay dudes like to be butt hurt lol
  6. @PatrickStrud @azealiabanks Patrick Strudwick, whoever the fuck you are, FUCK OFF U GOON
  7. @PatrickStrud shut the fuck up perez career has been built of insulting others. Jump off his dick. You irrelevant as fuck anyway gaylord.
  8. @PatrickStrud @azealiabanks leave Godzealia alone and kill yourself you aids infested filthy faggot
  9. Thanks to those sending support. And to those Azealia Banks fans still tweeting abuse, I'll block and where necessary, report to the police
  10. If the responses of her fans don't show Banks why what she said was a problem, frankly nothing will.

    If reading the above spurs you to some kind of action against this kind've stuff, there's plenty you can do, incidentally:

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