Azealia Banks calls Irish people ‘bunch of prideful inbred leprechauns’ (Picture: Rex)

Azealia Banks has slammed the Irish people for a second time, calling them a ‘bunch of prideful inbred leprechauns who have ZERO global influence’.

The 212 rapper had earlier in the day sparked controversy by blaming ‘ugly Irish women’ after she removed herself from an Aer Lingus flight.

But her comments come hours after she performed to a sell out crowd in Dublin, during which she dedicated the performance to ‘beautiful Irish women’.

Azealia took to Instagram (Picture: Instagram)


Continuing her earlier tirade in comments to fans, she wrote: ‘The rest of the world’s white folk don’t want to associate with you lot at all and it’s because you are barbarians.’



‘I’m happiest knowing the Irish are quarantined on an isle so they can continue to inbreed and keep their defective genes away from humanity,’ she told another follower.

She then shockingly wrote: ‘Don’t you have a famine to go die in?’

The 1845-49 Great Famine of Ireland saw over one million Irish people die from starvation and disease, and one million more emigrated causing the island’s population to fall by nearly a quarter.

In other comments she wrote: ‘You lot are a bunch of prideful inbred leprechauns who have ZERO global influence and ZERO white privilege.

‘The rest of the world’s white folk don’t want to associate with you lot at all and it’s because you are barbarians.



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In a tearful video to Instagram, Azealia had complained about the alleged treatment she received from airline staff.

The rapper said: ‘Every time I come to the UK there’s always shit with these airline people, they’re always starting shit with me. I’m on this Aer Lingus flight and I don’t know what’s going on. Matthew has my bags and puts them deep in the plane and then the lady’s asking me some fucking questions.

‘She goes to the captain of the plane and says that I said, “Don’t stare at me or I’ll sort you out”. I’m from NYC, I don’t use that kind of slang.’

The rapper alleged: ‘They all just crowd around me saying, “We’re going to have a problem”.’

Caption: Azealia BanksInstagram

Azealia then used offensive slurs against the airport staff, saying: ‘I get off the plane. I’ve worked too hard in my life to be cornered by some ugly Irish bitch. They are ugly Irish women here.’

After her comments caused outrage, Azealia clarified that she wasn’t referring to all Irish women, writing: ‘I never said all Irish women were ugly. I said the women on the plane were ugly Irish women and I was speaking SPECIFICALLY about their spirits.

‘Irish women are showing their eagerness to spew racism by twisting my words to say I called the whole country ugly.

‘And no… I’m not apologising. Y’all keep showing your ugly hearts and minds, none of them DESERVE my apology.’

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