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"Azealia Banks has defended using a homophobic slur against Perez Hilton in an online argument. The &amp;#039;BBD&amp;#039; singer, who yesterday released a retaliatory diss track aimed at Angel Haze, reacted to Twitter criticism from Hilton by calling him a &amp;quot;f*ggot&amp;quot;.   Banks and Hilton exchanged barbs after the blogger criticised Banks&amp;#039;s feuds with other female artists. The rapper went on to call him &amp;quot;d**ckbreath&amp;quot; and tell him to &amp;quot;gobble a d**k. (sic)&amp;quot; Hilton told Banks: &amp;quot;Some of your music is cute, but your attention-seeking ways are pathetic and hurtful. You drag while others choose to uplift!&amp;quot; Banks responded: &amp;quot;Whatever bitch, you tried to sign me to ur little bum ass label in &amp;#039;11 with them bulls**t ass artists...&amp;quot; She later tweeted: &amp;quot;Omg u should just kill yourself... Like for real... lol what a messy f*ggot you are.&amp;quot; Fans of both Banks and Hilton responded angrily to the term, with one follower tweeting: &amp;quot;Wow low blow banks i did like you till now. *deletes songs off ipad*.&amp;quot;  Another commented: &amp;quot;@AZEALIABANKS is going to ruin her career before it even started. Death wishes aren&amp;#039;t cute. @PerezHilton #yungrepugnant.&amp;quot; However, Banks defended her position, saying: &amp;quot;A f*ggot is not a homosexual male. A f*ggot is any male who acts like a female. There&amp;#039;s a BIG difference.&amp;quot; She added: &amp;quot;If u listen to my music and are not offended by the word nigga... We&amp;#039;re not gonna go here with this f*ggot s**t... We&amp;#039;re just not. Lol.&amp;quot; Last month, Banks said that she was planning to quit rapping as it is &amp;quot;tacky&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;unladylike&amp;quot;. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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