FKA Twigs has taken to social media to confront several racist and abusive messages she received this week via Twitter. Allegedly, the hateful remarks were spurred in part from her new relationship from Twilight start Robert Pattinson. It would appear that his break up with co-star Kristen Stewart and new found relationship with the half Jamaican, half Latina pop singer has been too much for some team Edward fans to handle. Yesterday as a response the comments she tweeted:
Racism is unacceptable in the real world and it’s unacceptable online.
— FKA twigs (@FKAtwigs) September 28, 2014
I am genuinely shocked and disgusted at the amount of racism that has been infecting my account the past week.
— FKA twigs (@FKAtwigs) September 28, 2014
Twigs has also posted a photo of herself (pictured above) on Instagram with the caption “arrow jamaica latina bambina” proudly embracing the color of her skin. The picture itself has also received a handful of hateful comments as well. Including a defending remark from one of the haters themselves saying, “She better gets some bodyguards and extra security. Some will get to her. I guess she can’t take the heat since already after one week she complains about hate. Girl will have to get used to it. Whoever dates Rob pattison should be off social media. he should have prepared her for that.”
Many have taken up support with Twigs on Twitter including here London based record label Young Turks tweeting:
The racist abuse @FKAtwigs is getting on her social networks is despicable and depressingly archaic.
— Young Turks (@youngturksrec) September 28, 2014
Up to all of us to help educate the abusive parties on how hateful their views are and that social media actually links back to real people
— Young Turks (@youngturksrec) September 28, 2014
In the meantime we can all report, block, and ban the abusive parties from social networks. Love all at YT.
— Young Turks (@youngturksrec) September 28, 2014
It should be noted that cyberbullying is a criminal offense in the UK under the Communications Act of 2003, incurring either a fine or possibly even a prison sentence. In the United States, cyberbullying is handled on a state level and still not to be taken lightly.
FKA Twigs’ LP1 is out now on Young Turks.
