Any links to the statements made? Furthermore, anymore bad news? I'm sure you have another story to share with us.
He said something about we are here to celebrate this black man, blahl blah blah and about how black folks lent Michael to the world. It sounds like nonsense to me but then again it is Jamie Foxx speaking and I'm not a fan of his intellectual capabilities. This is just me but I deplore black people who used the adjective "black" to describe other black people when its not necessary. Denzel Washington can't be just a good looking man he must be referred to, by black folks, as a "good-looking BLACK man". Malcolm X isn't a strong man, he's a strong "BLACK man". Depending on the context this use of the word "black" can be so unnecessary. Hey, Jamie. You're an African American hosting a mostly R&B/urban/rap music awards ceremony on the biggest black cable network in the world, one named Black Entertainment Television. And the telecast is being mostly viewed by black viewers. Something tells me your viewers knew of Jackson's race. There is no need to mention Michael Jackson is black unless you are specifically referring to how he may have opened doors for other black artists or how he was a trailblazer for black entertainers. Context. But just saying something like "we're here to celebrate this black man" is unnecessary. He was a man, period. No racial adjective is needed. Don't think we'll be hearing Ryan O'Neal saying to a gathering of mourners of Farrah Fawcett "today we're here to celebrate this white women." In screenwriting one interesting thing is that white folks are typically the default race to the extent that its rare, unless specifically needed, to refer to their color when describing them. What you get for a white character is something like "John, a tall, young man, enters the room." But if the character was of a different race it almost always has to be pointed out "Yao Ming, a tall, young Chinese male, enters the room." This happens mostly because the writers tend to be white, the readers of the scripts tend to be white, the potential directors being wooed tend to be white and the producers and studio execs tend to be white. And all these folks assume that all the characters are white UNLESS its pointed out that they aren't. This is insulting IMO but I guess it should be expected in that situation. What doesn't make sense is when black people follow that same type of rule when having day to day discussions amongst ourselves. Even amongst our own or even when addressing a mostly black crowd with the world watching we act as if the white folks are indeed the default race and therefore we must use adjectives when mentioning fellow black folks. The worst part is when we try to pass it off (or generally believe) tossing in the adjective "black" all the time is an example of our own black pride. If it is its a perverted form of pride. By the way...Jamie Foxx isn't in trouble for this. Hardly anyone is making a big stink about it. This ain't Miley Part Two.
I don't think Jamie Foxx would be in trouble because of that quotation. Those conservatives making mountains out of molehills and they are the ones who enable racists. I hope Foxx does not apologize for those statments since it is on Black Entertainment TV.
