Iggy Azalea slams line from Beyonce's Lemonade as a negative stereotype of white women and warns that nobody should call her BECKY

Iggy Azalea wants nothing to do with the drama surrounding the 'Becky' line from Beyonce's newly released album Lemonade.

In a series of tweets on Monday, the 25-year-old criticised the word for being a negative stereotype of white women.

In Beyonce's track Sorry, she sings about a cheating lover - prompting many people to assume she was talking about Jay Z having an affair - and tells him to 'call Becky with the good hair'.

'Becky' is a phrase that has been known to refer to a generic white woman with straight hair, and Iggy implied that the term is racially insensitive.

'Don't ever call me a Becky,' she tweeted to a fan, before stating that she was criticising the phrase and not Beyonce.

 

'And by the way, this is not bey shade. i love her and the album. but my name is iggy, and you will all call me that.'

When another Twitter user pointed out that she used the term herself in her 2012 song I Think She Ready, she defended herself

 

'It was used as a play on brain and brian. you would not be down if i started calling all black men "deshawns",' the rapper wrote.

The comment only seemed to exacerbate the problem. 

She then tweeted to another user: 'girl BYE. do you know how many time ppl have called me BECKY? it didnt have any kind of positive intention behind it. don't start.

 

'Generalizing ANY race by calling them one sterotypical [sic] name for said race. i personally dont think is very cool, the end.'

 

But when she angered some Twitter users further by her comment about 'calling all black men "deshawns"' Iggy stated that being called 'a Becky' is just as bad.

'its clearly not okay for me to call any other race a generalized name (i agree) so why is it okay for others to do the same to me? it has to apply to all. if anyone misses the point - their loss,' she wrote. 

Iggy added: 'The whole becky thing "give me that becky" comes from white womens supposed love for blow jobs.

'So excuse me but, i dont want to be called a generalized name that gained populairty [sic] as a way to describe oral sex and then generally white women. no thanks.'

Before signing off, Iggy made sure to clarify that she is a big fan of Beyonce's.

'I have heard it, and i love the whole album,' she wrote of Lemonade.

Since Beyonce released the album on Saturday night, Rachel Roy and Rita Ora have both been hit by rumours that they are 'Becky' who the singer is referring too.

However both stars have adamantly denied the suggestion, with Rita tweeting on Tuesday: 'I never usually address tabloid gossip but let me be clear, these rumours are false. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Beyonce. Let’s continue enjoying Lemonade.'

Fashion designer Rachel, who had sparked rumours after referencing 'good hair' in an Instagram post, told People: 'I want to put the speculation and rumors to rest.

'My Instagram post was meant to be fun and lighthearted, it was misunderstood as something other than that. There is no validity to the idea that the song references me personally. There is no truth to the rumors.'