'What's the difference between getting a hair weave & changing your skin color?' Azealia Banks defends her decision to bleach her skin

Controversial American rapper Azealia Banks has admitted to bleaching her skin and took to Facebook to explain her decision to use products to make her skin lighter. In the video posted on Saturday, July 2,  the 25-year-old explains to her fans and viewers why she’s opted to lighten her skin. She compared skin lightening to getting a nose job or wearing a weave:

"What's the difference between getting a nose job and changing your skin color? What's the difference between getting a hair weave and changing your skin color?

 Nobody was upset when I was wearing 30-inch weaves and tearing out my edges. You guys loved it, but what is the difference? I don't understand what the difference is," she said.

She further explained her decision to change her skin color, saying that it's an attempt to assimilate into American society, and that changing her skin color didn't negate her views on blackness. 

Some of her fans/viewers insulted her while a few supported her. See some of their comments and her replies below, also watch the video.