Bette Midler Questions Why Twitter Deactivated Azealia Banks' Account But Allows Donald Trump To Stay

One of my new favorite people to follow on Twitter is Bette Midler, after some recent shade she dished on the social media platform and on Sunday, May 15, the veteran performer questioned one of Twitters recent decisions.

As you know, Azealia Banks was recently banned from Twitter following her racist and homophobic rants against singer Zayn Malik. Almost instantly the rapper was deleted once many of his fans began complaining about her insults.

Banks herself took to IG, which is now her only source of communication with her fans and spectators, to question the fact that Twitter allows others to be vocal with their racists views. She also mentioned that she has said things regarding the African American community as well as other minorities before but Twitter never reprimanded her for those actions, now that it was against a white person, they took action.

A photo posted by Azealia Banks (@azealiabanks) on May 13, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT

This is 100% true. Black folk are the first to discard their own especially when white media/society hangs one of us out for public crucifixion. From the minute I appeared on the scene I was told by black men in black media that I was ugly, skinny, had bad hair, was weird, made music for white people etc… And those messages penetrated the social consciousness of black America very quickly. I’ve been belittled, berated, stolen from, called crazy when making clear and true observations about the world we live in only to then have all of those things reveal themselves to be truths. I’m not blaming anyone or anything for any of my actions but I think it’s really important to for people outside of us (black folk) to understand the detrimental effects of whiteness and white supremacy/white cultural pervasiveness on black peoples MENTAL HEALTH as a whole and the MENTAL HEALTH of black individual herself. Zayn feeling as though he’s too good to acknowledge me, yet not too good to STEAL and copy my art is fucking HURTFUL. And it happens everywhere. People steal and copy my art ALL THE TIME and try to pretend as if they are somehow above me when they are the ones without their own creative ideas to begin with. Music industry politics which completely mimic racial social constructs allow people like Zayn to hide behind his popularity amongst white folk when he himself is aiding in the work of white supremacy. Cultural Erasure. Another instance of a “white” artist taking credit for the black artists hard work and passion. And truthfully, it’s pushing me over the fucking edge. White society grinds down the self esteem of black artists to the point where we are expected to be silent about such obvious transgressions.

A photo posted by Azealia Banks (@azealiabanks) on May 12, 2016 at 5:09pm PDT

Well it looks like Bette is also questioning the motives of Twitter for deleting Banks but allowing other users who have made blatant racist, sexist, or homophobic comments to remain on the social network. Her main target, Donald Trump. Get into her post below.