Jamie Foxx Racist Comment

[mancity89]

At the end of the day its a 30+ year old man calling a 16 year old girl. How can you justify that?

 

[yankblue]

In all fairness, Miley Cyrus does have freakishly large gums.

 

[emptypockets]

(Jamie Foxx) On his Sirius radio show on Sunday night, after a listener called in to talk about the incident, Foxx went on a curse-filled tirade after semi-sarcastically posing the question "Who is Miley Cyrus?" He then went on to describe her as the girl "with all the gums" and wondered if she was the one with the gum transplant.
He continued, "She's going to ruin Radiohead's career? The same Radiohead that gets paid a million dollars just to sample their song? That Radiohead?" A bunch of his guests on the show were also getting into the act, laughing at Foxx's comments and name-calling the Disney star. The group also called Cyrus a "little white b----."
Foxx then went on to compare Cyrus to other former teen queens, saying that Cyrus should do drugs like Britney Spears, become a lesbian like Lindsay Lohan, make a sex tape and "grow up." Cyrus is known to ride around her neighborhood on a bicycle, and Foxx also suggested that she "catch Chlamydia on a bicycle seat."

Sounds like a nice guy.

 

[IFeedGoats]

John Lennon, Don't be sad, we want to celebrate this white man. He belongs to us and we shared him with everyone else.

If I started a thread on Bluemoon with this as the title I would be ripped apart! I personally don't think this is racist but the way the world is now right or wrong I don't think that this is the sort of thing that can be said and be acceptable.

 

[hmmm23]

It was said at the Black Entertainment Awards. An event full of black people celebrating black culture. A little bit of of an odd thing to say, but in context of the situation I wouldn't say racist.

i love the fact everyone has ignored this, the most relevant post in the whole topic

admittedly he probably could of phrased it better but he is at the BLACK entertainment awards, a few days after the death of the biggest star the world has ever seen, who happened to be a BLACK man, and he is just highlighting that this should be celebrated

considering black people couldnt even go to the same shops as white people less than 100 years ago i think micheal jacksons status in not just america but the world, as a black man, is something to be celebrated.

 

[Bigga]

There does seem to be a thin line, I'll concede that!

However, Jamie Foxx isn't crying out that 'We should burn all de Whiteys on a burning cross and by the way, what holocaust??!!', is he? No. All he's saying that Jackson was one of their own, first and that gift was shared to the world.

What's racist about that??

I don't think MJ ever proclaimed to be "Black first, worldwide entertainer second". Isn't the fact that Foxx himself feels the need to distingush people by thier race, itself, racist/elitist behaviour?

Being Pro Black/White/Whatever as we've agreed there perhaps isn't an issue; however its surely an oxymoron? By holding more relevence of important to one race of another is to demolish many values of 'equality'.

I guess the thin line is drawn between keeping a sense of identity, history and cultural values. But, if we want everyone to truely be considered "equal" theres an arguement for needing to throw all those norms and values away and starting again, everybody, from scratch, without preconception.

Foxx was speaking for himself, not Jackson. Jackson ignored his skin colour (well... You know what I mean!).

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

(Jamie Foxx) On his Sirius radio show on Sunday night, after a listener called in to talk about the incident, Foxx went on a curse-filled tirade after semi-sarcastically posing the question "Who is Miley Cyrus?" He then went on to describe her as the girl "with all the gums" and wondered if she was the one with the gum transplant.
He continued, "She's going to ruin Radiohead's career? The same Radiohead that gets paid a million dollars just to sample their song? That Radiohead?" A bunch of his guests on the show were also getting into the act, laughing at Foxx's comments and name-calling the Disney star. The group also called Cyrus a "little white b----."
Foxx then went on to compare Cyrus to other former teen queens, saying that Cyrus should do drugs like Britney Spears, become a lesbian like Lindsay Lohan, make a sex tape and "grow up." Cyrus is known to ride around her neighborhood on a bicycle, and Foxx also suggested that she "catch Chlamydia on a bicycle seat."

Sounds like a nice guy.

No,he isn't.
He is a bit of a dick.
But I have argued that his comments do not,in themselves,make him a racist dick.
If he had been hailing the success of Jackson as a sign of innate superiority of the Afro Caribbean race over the Caucasian race,rather than cause for shared cultural identity, then that would have been racism.
But he didn't.

 

[Main Stand Hotdog]

At the end of the day its a 30+ year old man calling a 16 year old girl. How can you justify that?

Again if shes old enough to have a twenty year old cock in her gummy little mouth, shes old enough to take criticism off a 30+ year old man.

 

[Bigga]

Both were relevant events at the time…….. The issue I have is that none of the above were mentioned when he was looking for erratic behaviour from young “stars” in America!
Considering the Chris Brown story was on of the biggest at the time…I cant understand why this wasn’t mentioned………

You caught a section, in time. How do you know he hasn't mentioned it, elsewhere??

Secondly, when others have already spoken about such things at great length, why should he also put in his '2 cents worth'??

Do you know if Denzel Washington has? Or Mr Snipes? Why select Foxx in this whole affair?

Ill thought out point, Samba.

I'm disappointed.

 

[Bigga]

John Lennon, Don't be sad, we want to celebrate this white man. He belongs to us and we shared him with everyone else.

If I started a thread on Bluemoon with this as the title I would be ripped apart! I personally don't think this is racist but the way the world is now right or wrong I don't think that this is the sort of thing that can be said and be acceptable.

But, I would not find offence in that, if the point was not to put down other races/ cultures. It doesn't, so it's fine by me.

Start a thread and I'll give input!