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Minaj: Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13

Minaj: @taylorswift13 I'm still confused as to why u just tweeted me when I made it abundantly clear...

Swift: @NICKIMINAJ If I win, please come up with me!! You're invited to any stage I'm ever on.

Minaj: Nothing I said had to do with Taylor. So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That's what they want.



For more context, Nicki Minaj's videos Anaconda and Feeling Myself (ft. Beyonce) were not nominated in a VMA catergory that other perceived lesser videos were nominated for. Nicki called this out, feeling that she'd created a superior experience. Taylor Swift was not impressed and interpreted Nicki's tweets as an attack on her character! Swift was not too happy about that and lashed back, as you can see above.

Nicki's twitter shows to be more illuminating about her outlook on the situation. You can read more here. https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ


With the discussion heating up all across the country about the value of people of color in media, how do you feel about this? Do you think Taylor Swift's concern is misdirected?

 

[Ivan Amiibo]

edit: nm

 

[SecretMoblin]

Wow, turns out Katy Perry was right about Ms. Swift all along. Speakless...



Taylor benefits from symPathetic white media in the most transparent, obnoxious way, and she knows it. Shame Nicki will be the one attacked over this. :/

 

[Partition]

Black power.

 

[botty]

Taylor Swift making racism in music all about her. I can not believe people support this woman, but it's America. Ariana was right.

 

[TheKaeptain]

#TeamNicki

 

[Volimar]

I think Taylor is spot on. No reason to skinny shame women.

 

[btrboyev]

Who cares about music videos anymore? What is there to be proud of about them anyway? Isn't it the music that should be talked about? A video is just a commercial that doesn't even air anymore on TV.

 

[Van Owen]

What video is she mad about not being nominated for a meaningless reward? The one where she twerks the whole time?

 

[RedAssedApe]

black twitter vs. white twitter

where da asians at?

 

[Femmeworth]

Swift's tweet is super ironic given the "Bad Blood" music video.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

mess.com

 

[Atlantis]

is it true that t swift is autistic?

 

[Gaz_RB]

Who cares about music videos anymore? What is there to be proud of about them anyway? Isn't it the music that should be talked about? A video is just a commercial that doesn't even air anymore on TV.

What? Music videos are awesome and always have been.

 

[Fathom]

And Nicki Minaj celebrates big huge fake asses. What's the difference?

 

[Floridian]

 

[SteveWinwood]

is it true that t swift is autistic?

 

[entremet]

Twitter a terrible medium for dialouge.

 

[Alienous]

"Fuck those skinny bitches - fuck them skinny bitches in the club"

Your honour, I rest my case.

Spoiler

What the shit is even going on?

 

[Supermanisdead]

Taylor Swift and white music media are just so out of touch. The desperate spin on the situation when Nicki didn't even bring her up by name. That hack Ryan Seacrest weighed in on the situation as "Nicki taking a jab" while painting Taylor as a beacon of friendliness and love. Transparent and sad.

 

[RedAssedApe]

i want to know calvin harris' opinion too

 

[Van Owen]

Nicki's original tweet has nothing to do with race, so why would they expect Taylor to comment on race?

 

[Pachimari]

I don't understand what's going on?

Is Nicki blaming Swift for highlighting thin women?

Also I love Taylor Swift, but I have apparently been blind to white media tactics?

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

Taylor swift is the best even though I have no idea what they're arguing about.

 

[bryehn]

i want to know calvin harris' opinion too

holy shit i almost lost my cider there :lol

 

[SteveWinwood]

14 minutes ago

NICKI MINAJ ‏@NICKIMINAJ

I'm so glad u guys get to see how this stuff works. Taylor took her music off spotify and was applauded. We launched Tidal & were dragged.

PREACH

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Maybe if people celebrated slim bodies more in the black community, Nicki wouldn't have bought those cakes to improve her appeal.

 

[F0rneus]

Taylor swift is the best even though I have no idea what they're arguing about.

Seriously, it's hard to take a side when I have no idea what the hell they are saying. Both of their twitters aren't helping. What happened? I next context here.

 

[Holmes]

Ne touche pas.

 

[botty]

When all is said and done, white media will turn this into "big scary black rapper nicki minaj attacks innocent little white pop tart taylor swift."

ugh... let me just pre-order moonlight.

 

[And_Gignac]

Isnt Bad Blood all about "pitting two women against each other" (aka a rant agaisnt Katy Perry)?

is it true that t swift is autistic?

whats the relevance of this? Shaming autism?

 

[Floridian]

Taylor has a song that's indirectly about her feud with Katy Perry and used celebrity friends of both for her video that emphasizes having beef between one another. So her tweet comes off as hypocritical to me.

 

[Kinyou]

So who exactly was Minaj addressing with "your video"?

 

[Supermanisdead]

Nicki's original tweet has nothing to do with race, so why would they expect Taylor to comment on race?

Because Taylor inserted herself into the situation to try to make it all about her own video nomination.

 

[StoopKid]

 

[Ovid]

I wouldn't be surprised if this was viral marketing for the "Bad Blood" remix featuring Nicki.

 

[Galang]

It seems like Taylor was perched to say something vile, especially considering Nicki's tweet was a general statement rather than directly at Taylor. I thought Taylor didn't even follow Nicki

 

[Alienous]

14 minutes ago

NICKI MINAJ ‏@NICKIMINAJ

I'm so glad u guys get to see how this stuff works. Taylor took her music off spotify and was applauded. We launched Tidal & were dragged.

PREACH

Tidal. The thing with the white spider-lady stretching herself across a table to sign the contract? "We".

What?

 

[ivysaur12]

did they used to have mad love?

 

[Van Owen]

Because Taylor inserted herself into the situation to try to make it all about her own video nomination.

What other video that's nominated has skinny girls...?

Nicki was clearly referring to Taylor's video and is trying to act nice while favoriting tweets calling Taylor a cunt.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Nicki be digging instead of climbing. You don't beef with the Swizzle.

 

[Plasmid]

TMZ GAF in full effect.

 

[twobear]

Wow, turns out Katy Perry was right about Ms. Swift all along. Speakless...



Taylor benefits from symPathetic white media in the most transparent, obnoxious way, and she knows it. Shame Nicki will be the one attacked over this. :/

yep. she's a record industry stooge.

 

[jelly]

I don't get it.

What's the beef between Swift and Perry?

 

[F0rneus]

Because Taylor inserted herself into the situation to try to make it all about her own video nomination.

Ok so Nicki Minaj posted something that had nothing to do with Taylor Swift, but Taylor Swift felt like she was being aimed at? But it was just a generic statement?

If that's what happened, then I sure as hell will be on Team Nicki.

 

[outunderthestars]

Two vapid talentless puppets throwing a hissyfit nuanced issued via Twitter just seems to create the perfect storm of "who gives a shit?" for me.

Neither of the two are evenly remotely qualified to carry on a conversation about the fucking weather, let alone on body image, sexism in media, or any of the other half dozen or so of issues that this brings up.

They are two string puppets having a slap fight on stage while a million idiots erupt into applause because their outfits are shiny and the stage has bright lights.

 

[Meowster]

Nicki eventually got to a point but she seems just incredibly bitter and passive-aggressive by digging in at Taylor Swift. There is a wide variety within the VOTY category for once and she is making it all about herself to feel vindicated.

 

[freshair]

Minaj clearly talking about T.Swift here. No need to "didn't say a word about you"

 

[Frecklestein]

Maybe if people celebrated slim bodies more in the black community, Nicki wouldn't have bought those cakes to improve her appeal.

damn

 

[Floridian]

Tidal. The thing with the white spider-lady stretching herself across a table to sign the contract? "We".

What?

Tidal had nothing to do with anything, but I guess it was to support Nicki's race rant. Race wasn't the reason why Tidal was a flop.