Jamie foxx says "black people are the most talented people in the world".

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-12-2013, 02:30 PM

Having seen the context he said it in I don't think he's a racist I just think he's very very pretentious.

Arya Stark · 02-12-2013, 02:30 PM

Yeah I was just making a statement, I wasn't really disagreeing with you directly. But I do think there's a difference. I think that People of color can do it because they're people of color.

Arya Stark · 02-12-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

Having seen the context he said it in I don't think he's a racist I just think he's very very pretentious.

This.

blastingas10 · 02-12-2013, 02:36 PM

Well I think that's bull****. Black people can be every bit as racist as white people, I have black people who will attest to that.

Key · 02-12-2013, 02:37 PM

Being racist against black people is a crime, and crime is for black people.

Arya Stark · 02-12-2013, 02:37 PM

Okay we can disagree on that but it wasn't racism.
He wasn't saying **** ALL YOU WHITE PEOPLE AND LATINOS BLACK PEOPLE ARE BETTER YOU ****ERS.
He was just kind of... I don't know delusional about black people and their talents.

FRED HALE SR. · 02-12-2013, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Lol I was being sarcastic but they get so much eye roll action from me when they come out of the woodworks to speak against things that are soo "offensive".

The same double standard argument has come up with Jamie before though. If you think he's racist blastingas then stop supporting him. You won't be watching the next spiderman movie either

Oh I knew you were. I don't even take offense to his comments hes entitled to them. And i'll be checking out the new Spiderman for sure. Hes too talented an actor to just boycott.

blastingas10 · 02-12-2013, 03:05 PM

He can be racist all he wants, that's fine. I just think to double standard is a bunch of ****. I'm not convinced there isn't one.

PoorOldPo · 02-12-2013, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

I'd like to see the context he said it in before I pass judgement.

Yes context is great. In many aspects of life(architectural context is something that many people seem to ignore in my experience), but ehhh, I don't think too much context is needed here. He just flat out said it. I would still like to see the context but this is a pretty blatant statement here. If Leonardo DiCaprio said this about white people, or....I dunno, Michael Fassbender, they would be ****ed.

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Well I think that's bull****. Black people can be every bit as racist as white people, I have black people who will attest to that.

Yeah **** that. I don;t like pretention, and I don't like racism, and this was racism. It is racist to actually ignore the racism in the statement. Weirdly enough.

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Originally Posted by AwwSugar

Okay we can disagree on that but it wasn't racism.
He wasn't saying **** ALL YOU WHITE PEOPLE AND LATINOS BLACK PEOPLE ARE BETTER YOU ****ERS.
He was just kind of... I don't know delusional about black people and their talents.

Lol, never said he was saying that. What he was saying is something more level headed, and thus something that he actually believes and isn't just a mad rant. Its as bad as a white person saying that white people invented everything great.

So a delusional white racist can't be excused? Because it is pretty clear that they are delusional.

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

He can be racist all he wants, that's fine. I just think to double standard is a bunch of ****. I'm not convinced there isn't one.

Exactly, but the fact that he( a celebrity, not some lunatic racist ) is making these statements to the public, he is alienating his "white" fans to a certain degree and encouraging racism in his "black" fans to a certain extent

Franco Pepe Kalle · 02-12-2013, 03:14 PM

It all depends on what you are talking about. White got talent in some fields than whites. Pratically on music. Here is how I see it. I think white people are the best with pop music, rock music or even country music. I think black people tend to be better with rap, R&B, blues, and soul music. That is my response to Jaime Foxx's statement.

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blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	Well I think that's bull****. Black people can be every bit as racist as white people, I have black people who will attest to that.

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Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Being racist against black people is a crime, and crime is for black people.

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blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	He can be racist all he wants, that's fine. I just think to double standard is a bunch of ****. I'm not convinced there isn't one.