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The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea

WHO DAT WHO DAT?

Iggy Azalea doesn’t wear blackface, but that doesn’t mean her drag performance doesn’t share some essential genetic code with the old-school American minstrel show.

Amy Zimmerman
Amy Zimmerman 

Entertainment Reporter

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Amy Zimmerman

Amy Zimmerman

Entertainment Reporter

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