This week I have read & viewed many thinks that show how big of an asshole Michael Richards is & how his racial tirade contributed to the national racial divide. The Blogosphere has eaten this news up offering many different views on how Richards’ message could be interpreted, some condemn him outright like me, some say it was “just a simple mistake” and others say “what’s the big deal, it’s only words”.
The Bottom line is Richards is a racist ass hole but how does he compare to Kanye West?
Earlier this week, I was on the Afrobella Blog & she detailed comments that will appear in the December 2006 issue of Essence Magazine. During the interview West stated that “If it wasn’t for race mixing, there’d be no video girls. Me and most of my friends like mutts a lot. Yeah, in the hood they call ‘em mutts.”
When I read the comment, I was totally fucked up! I mean we all know that West has no problem with making an ass of himself with retarded social behavior & comments but what the fuck made him say this shit.
His comments take me back to the divide & conquer mind set, the brighter is better mind set and the white is right mind set etc.
He stated that in the hood they call em mutts & maybe I am out of it but I am from the hood & I have never heard this term used against any mixed race person. My wife is pretty Ghetto (she would never admit) & no one ever called her a mutt.
As someone commented on the Afrobella piece, Kanye is not even from the ghetto & to make matters ghetto worse, his mom is a professor, so… I would love to know what his mom thinks about his latest slippage of the tongue.
Kanye is a ghetto wannabe be & based on his comment, I am revoking his ghetto pass until he gets his shit together.
My final analysis of the Richards & West verbal fuck up leave me to question, which one is the biggest asshole. I submit that West is the winner. Why?, Because I get pissed but not so shocked that I am devastated when a white person spills the beans on their true feelings.
I am devastated when a fellow Negro says or does something that cuts to the bone against there own people like West just demonstrated. West’s comments exhibit inner-personal & intra racial-hatred. We are all mixed, the degree may be unknown but the fact remains.
Read Afrobella’s thoughts on Kanye West here.
brunsli / November 25, 2006
Nah, I didn’t think much of KW either.
brunsli / November 25, 2006
Oh wait, isn’t KW the one who said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people?”
He should have stuck with politics.
Signed,
Not a Video Girl
PS I hope your wife *gets ghetto on you* for calling her ghetto!
brunsli / November 25, 2006
I promise – this is my last comment. But, have you seen Richards in blackface?
http://www.racialicious.com/2006/11/22/of-course-michael-richards-would-have-rocked-blackface/
Bygbaby / November 25, 2006
I told her she was Ghetto earlier & she told me to… LOL
He was the one & people (Negros) that I know loved the comment because it was so on point but know those same people really thinks he’s an ass hole & ghetto unwiped one at that.
It’s not to late for you to get into a video before you start your new job (wink).
I saw the video & of course how ridiculous!!! His life is over.
When I wake up tomorrow, I will still “Nigger” according to MR & he will be the stupid outed racist mutha fucka that people are dogging out coast to coast
Bygbaby / November 25, 2006
Hopefully this is my last MR comment but I have to post this video because it is funny as hell. I have never heard of Paul Mooney but he set this interview off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cuX2uYOi4g&eurl=
Bygbaby / November 25, 2006
OK, I had to post this http://www.ourmedia.org/node/53964
I am out!!!
Anonymous / November 25, 2006
As you say, we are all mixed. We (I include at least 99% of Americans) are all mutts! Personally, it’s hardly something I would get worked up over–being called a mutt.
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Creyole's Sisterlock Exodus / November 29, 2006
You have never heard of Paul Mooney? He’s one of my favorite political, activist, pro black comedians!!
Kanye is out of control on this one. Man must be stardom….
Bygbaby / November 29, 2006
I never heard of Paul Mooney until last week when I saw him on CNN being interviewed about the Michael Richards thing. He was very funny during the interview!
Ritagirl / November 30, 2006
DUDE!! Never heard of Paul Mooney?? He used to appear in Robert Townsend’s HBO stuff back in the 80’s.
I didn’t see/hear/ or read KW’s comments, but he is from the same side of Chicago as I. I’m a chocolate brown sistah- & in some circles I wasn’t even noticed if the lite-brights were around. Bruthas really did prefer the lighter skin… sad but true.
& his mom being a professor….. Chicago State University isn’t that big a deal… just a step up from the local community college.
Bygbaby / December 4, 2006
Ritagirl – LOL @ being a step from the local CC.
As an adult what is your experience on the Light v Brown/Dark preference?