More broadly, this conversation is about the elevation and adulation of white mediocrity, whilst black talent continues to flounder on the margins. This is how structural racism thrives. Finding a black face in positions of power is like playing a horrible game of Where’s Wally. This is not because of a lack of black excellence, talent, education, hard work or creativity. There are other, more sinister forces at play here. We don't live in a meritocracy, and to pretend that hard work alone will elevate all to success is an exercise in wilful ignorance. That's why Iggy Azalea’s ‘pull yourself up by your boot straps’ rhetoric smarts extra hard. The barriers aren’t metaphorical, and her success is symbolic of that. No one’s asking Iggy to stop doing what she’s doing because she’s white. Instead, they’re imploring her to recognise the historical significance of a movement she’s made a career out of.