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'Basic': the biggest insult of 2015

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Kate Moss made it the diss of the year but being basic has a long history, reaching back through Lil Wayne to Sylvia Plath

On the evening of Sunday 7 June, an easyJet flight from Bodrum, Turkey landing at Luton airport was met by police who escorted passenger Kate Moss from the plane for disruptive behaviour. The internet discussed little else for days, for this was a story with many talking points.

Kate Moss flies easyJet, for a start. Kate Moss carries vodka in her handbag (allegedly). And controversy: was Moss throwing her weight around on the flight, demanding attention from the crew because of her celebrity? Or did easyJet throw the rulebook at Moss because she was a woman in the public eye who had had a few drinks?

Related: Crew overreacted to Kate Moss incident, say passengers

Related: Why I'm proud to be a 'basic bitch' | Daisy Buchanan

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