Posted on 08/24/2007 10:01:30 AM PDT by Perdogg
“Is he really going to jail?” Jamie asked Shaun about Michael Vick.
“Yes, he’s going to plea bargain,” Shaun said.
Although Vick has been almost universally condemned since agreeing to plead guilty to dog fighting conspiracy, according to Foxx, people should not be so quick to judge the NFL star.
“It’s a cultural thing, I think,” Jamie said. “Most brothers didn’t know that, you know. I used to see dogs fighting in the neighborhood all the time. I didn’t know that was Fed time. So, mike probably just didn’t read his handbook on what not to do as a black star.”
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One more person added to the ‘scumbag’ list.
Jerk! ...same handbook as the White star!
Who's the racist bigot now Jamie?
do these people live in some parallel universe?
Who cares if this scumbag Vick broke several laws and killed his unwanted fighting dogs. He’s a black “star”. Jamie Fox is like Will Smith. Both are racist.
What an embarrassment, stupid celebs and jocks just can’t resist reminding us what idiots they are.
Didn’t know that about Will Smith. What has he said that is racist?
They owe their superstardom to millions and millions of white people supporting their work.
This is very beneficial - but if they are seen to be too appealing to white people, they will be perceived to have lost their "realness" and black people will no longer support them.
And, paradoxically, if black people no longer support them, they will lose their cachet among white people.
So they need to say and do militant and activist things to retain their black fanbase - but if they are too militant and confrontational they will lose their white fanbase.
They have to maintain just the right degree of edginess.
This is Jamie Foxx being "edgy" and time will tell if he had a little too much edge here.
Making stupid comments like that, I guess Jamie skipped that handbook as well.
They are not racist. they are prejudiced.
Racist is believeing one race is inferior to another.
Get it straight. It is ‘prejudiced’ and yes there is a difference. Most of the black shaprtons and jesse types don’t use the term right either.
Excellant analysis. Good points!
This is all depressing. I wish these ‘stars’ would keep their mouths SHUT!
It is hard to go see their movies, etc when they say and do stupid stuff. You can’t see them in their role, or character in the film. they ruin it by becomming idiots that we can’t seperate from their roles anymore.
Well said. Even though we disagree on the Paul threads, I’ve found that most of your posts are among the most insightful here on FR.
No, it’s not a cultural thing — it’s a criminal thing. Not only is it a criminal thing, but it is a clear indicator of the the individual’s total lack of character, honor and decency.
Unless it's done by someone whose culture is based in western europe.
We disagree about a lot of immigration stuff too, but I've certainly learned a lot from your comments on those threads.
Many thanks, sir.
Contrary to popular myth, us white folks were not always a bunch of tight-assed Ward and June Cleaver types, living in sterile environments.
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