In a series of tweets, Blanco explained that shortly after posting a number of photos taken at a recent queer music festival onto her Instagram, one photo in particular received a lot of negative attention. The picture, which has since been deleted, reportedly found Blanco posing with a "Queer person of color," whom a number of women had claimed in the comments section is a rapist.
Blanco noted that she did not know the individual, having taken photos with a bunch of people at the fest, and then removed the pic because it was "obviously causing trauma and trigger warnings."
After the photo was removed, though, Blanco began receiving messages saying she was a "rape silencer." Additional messages apparently said that once screen shots of the once-live Instagram photos surfaced, the rapper's "career will be over."
"I am an entertainer. I posted photos of someone who I do not know who has a history with these people online I also DO NOT KNOW," Blanco wrote, adding that her social media profile is not the proper medium for this discussion. "Mykki Blanco is not a private investigator, specialist, therapist or the proper avenue for you to address your accuser on my INSTAGRAM."
A fan later wrote that the women accusing the individual of rape might not have a better platform to bring light to the accusations, but Blanco rebutted by noting again that "these are ALL people I do NOT know dragging me into a past history I am NOT apart of via an Instagram."
You'll find Blanco's tweets, which have now been deleted, about the incident down below.
Blanco recently performed at Halifax's OBEY Convention, as well as in Montreal. You'll find reviews of those shows over here and here.
I am currently being bullied by a group of white feminists and I need to explain the situation publicly
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
For the last 10 days until yesterday I was at a Queer music festival deep in the woods with about 400 other people
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
Social media is not encouraged so I did not take any photos or post anything about this awesome festival until the last day
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
When I began posting photos of people and places I noticed almost immediately a stream of negative comments on one of the photos
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
On one of the photo's I had taken of a Queer person of color their were multiple people telling me this person was a RAPIST
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
On one of the photo's I had taken of a Queer person of color their were multiple people telling me this person was a RAPIST
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
Now I had only briefly met this person at a 400 person festival and taken their photo because they seemed cool: I DO NOT KNOW THEM AT ALL
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
I received about 14 Instagram comments each from a predominantly white female account telling me this person was a rapist
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
Out of RESPECT for STRANGERS I do not know, I deleted the photo's because they were obviously causing trauma and trigger warnings
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
I also deleted the comments, because after the photos were gone why do I need Rape Rhetoric on my Instagram account? I have a new album
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
What came next surprised me. This group of predominately white women began calling me a "rape silencer" and scapegoating me
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
Now remember: I don't know THEM or the ACCUSED & I DELETED the festival photos out of respect for the obvious trauma it was causing them
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
But these women somehow thought I was supposed to allow them to use my public persona and platform to argue about someone I do not know
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
The level of White Female privilege they began to exercise on me was and is shocking sending me hate messages "Your career will be over"
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
"We are going to tell the world u are a rape silencer and enabler" -
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
"When people see the screenshots your going to be trash"-
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
I am an entertainer. I posted photos of someone who I do not know who has a history with these people online I also DO NOT KNOW
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
I then deleted the photos, & the comments because I am not promoting RAPE on my Social Media
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
I am sorry White Girls, you don't get to use my public persona to argue with your Accuser. That is unacceptable & not my place in your life
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
Mykki Blanco is not a private investigator, specialist, therapist or the proper avenue for you to address your accuser on my INSTAGRAM
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
I deleted the photos immediately not even knowing or questioning your claims because I hold a deep respect for Women/Fem identifying
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
Bullying me because I won't allow you to argue & vent on my entertainment platform will NOT be allowed
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
Yes, but these are ALL people I do NOT know dragging me into a past history I am NOT apart of via an Instagram https://t.co/9CxjqYdcPk
— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) June 9, 2016
