And using West's logic, it can be argued that "black people don't care about black people." After all, many able-bodied young black men in New Orleans stayed behind, after the evac order, to take advantage of the situation and prey on their fellow black people and attack their rescuers. And it took the white president to send predominantly white forces in to save the black people from these other black people as much as from the natural disaster.
You could say that, using West's logic, but that would be racist, wouldn't it?
Right, Kanye? Right, Jim?
West and Mike Myers had been paired up to appear about halfway through the show. Their assignment: Take turns reading a script describing the breach in the levees around New Orleans.
Myers: The landscape of the city has changed dramatically, tragically and perhaps irreversibly. There is now over 25 feet of water where there was once city streets and thriving neighborhoods.
(Myers throws to West, who looked extremely nervous in his super-preppy designer rugby shirt and white pants, which is not like the arrogant West and which, in retrospect, should have been a tip-off.)
West: I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, "They're looting." You see a white family, it says, "They're looking for food." And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I've tried to turn away from the TV because it's too hard to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help -- with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way -- and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!
(West throws back to Myers, who is looking like a guy who stopped on the tarmac to tie his shoe and got hit in the back with the 8:30 to La Guardia.)
Myers: And subtle, but in many ways even more profoundly devastating, is the lasting damage to the survivors' will to rebuild and remain in the area. The destruction of the spirit of the people of southern Louisiana and Mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all.
(And, because Myers is apparently as dumb as his Alfalfa hair, he throws it back to West.)
West: George Bush doesn't care about black people!
(Back to Myers, now looking like the 8:30 to La Guardia turned around and caught him square between the eyes.)
Myers: Please call . . .
At which point someone at NBC News finally regained control of the joystick and cut over to Chris Tucker . . .
Sorry Jim. You can play ignorant all you want while being a "music critic" but VERY FEW people had even heard of this moron before his out-of-context "outburst" for the Red Cross. Now, everyone knows who his is. That out-of-context "outburst" was about CD sales. Nothing more. CD sales Jimmy boy. Money. $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
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I wonder how many people who thought about giving are not going to give now because of what he said.
>>>"If you see a black family WITH A TV IN THEIR HANDS, it says they're looting. See a white family WITH WATER AND CHIPS IN THEIR HANDS, it says they're looking for food. ... They've given them permission to go down and shoot us."
That is not true in all cases because there were plenty of black people who were not looting for anything but food, and plenty of white people who were also taking advantage of the situation and stealing merchandise, but HE is the only one not seeing the difference.
Off Topic Side note. NBC knew she was going to tear up a picture, and they were happy with it. She had told them it would be a picture of the sitting President, George the Elder. They flipped when they saw it was the Pope.
He made "Jesus Walks", so he can't be all that bad. And what's so bad about "All Falls Down"? He did bash black people for being materialist, after all.