I love this ^^ photo. It looks like Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs’ prom portrait rather than Twigs and Sparkles posing at the Met Gala. The way Sparkles is lightly (almost awkwardly) touching her waist? Such a prom photo move. Anyway, as you probably remember, Twigs caused a commotion at the Met Gala because her Christopher Kane dress had a drawing of a dong on it. I don’t know… I think that’s kind of funny? A lot of people hated it though. Twigs talked about the dress and much more in a New York Times interview this weekend. Apparently, Twigs is tired of the drama that comes with being with Sparkles, but she loves him so much, she’s willing to overlook the Twihard Dramz. Some highlights from the NYT piece:

On her ‘Congregata’ performances/concerts: “It’s my life, it’s my world. In many ways, I’m still an underground artist, but why can’t I have big special shows like Drake, Beyoncé and Kanye?”

She loves the study of dance: “A lot of music artists don’t respect the roots of dancing. I never want to associate myself with something that I don’t understand. I would never want to be guilty of cultural appropriation.”

The fame that comes with dating Sparkles: “It’s really hard — I can’t begin to explain how awful it is. It makes you want to just stop everything sometimes. It makes you want to smash your face into the mirror.”

The racist crap she gets online: “It’s relentless. There’s no amount of songs I can sing or dances I can dance that will prove to them I’m not a monkey.”

She’s happy though: “I didn’t see my life going this way at all. But it’s worth it. I’m so happy.”

Her Met Gala dress: “Everyone was just like, ‘Oh, look, there’s a penis!’ I didn’t think about it. I’m so naïve. I’m like, ‘I’m wearing art!’ ”

[From The NY Times]

My mind wandered when I read that “A lot of music artists don’t respect the roots of dancing” quote. There certainly are a lot of mainstream pop stars – mostly women – that are guilty of cultural appropriation. So many, in fact, that it’s difficult for me to pinpoint if Twigs was throwing shade at a particular artist. Madonna? For sure – this particular quote came up during a discussion about the history of “Vogue” dancing. Katy Perry? She’s guilty of cultural appropriation all the time, although Katy is friends with Sparkles and Katy has been seen at Twigs’ shows before. Beyonce? I always think of Beyonce as an outright thief of other artists’ work – it’s not about appropriation, it’s about Beyonce taking credit for something she’s really “homage-ing.”

As for the rest of it… it makes me sad that Twigs is still getting racist BS online. It sucked when she was getting it when they first started dating, but it’s really awful and unhinged Twihards are STILL pissed that Sparkles and Twigs are in love.

Photos courtesy of WENN.