John Mayer Should Apologize To Kerry Washington For His Offensive Racist & Misogynist Comments About Black Women In Playboy Magazine!
Recently, John Mayer made some racist and misogynist comments about black women in an interview with Playboy Magazine. First, John Mayer is a white heterosexual male sex symbol in white culture not black culture.
The mainstream white media have constructed John Mayer as a heterosexual symbol of desire for women.
However, if Mayer looked like Don Imus or Rush Limbaugh would the media be even more angry at him? I am suggesting that Mayer’s youthful appearance is part of the reason the media are not ripping him to shreds.
Most black females are NOT interested in John Mayer so I feel the Playboy Magazine interview is just bizarre.
I read black women magazines and John Mayer has NEVER been mentioned as a sex symbol.
Playboy Magazine is a white heterosexual male pornographic magazine that “claims“ to be “beyond“ pornography.
The way the questions are framed is offensive because it presents this racist perspective that black women are “inferior“ to white women.
I know this might be a shock to some white heterosexual men, but“ most“ black heterosexual women are NOT interested in them.
However, throughout American history, white straight men have not only desired black women,they have pursued black women for relationships.
Obviously, the journalist and John Mayer have never heard of Thomas Jefferson or Strom Thurmond.
Jefferson and Thurmond were two of the most powerful men in American history and two of the biggest racists.
Of course, Jefferson and Thurmond kept their interracial relationships and their mixed race offspring a secret.
John Mayer needs to get over himself! Why would any black woman waste her time with this piece of garbage anyway?
The interviewer makes the racist assumption that black women “chase” white men and that’s false.
If you read black women magazines, you would know that “most” black heterosexual women “prefer” to have relationships with black heterosexual men. Black heterosexual women are actually the group most “resistant” to interracial relationships.
The patriarchal messages from the John Mayer interview isn’t surprising but are abhorrent.
Since the days of slavery, white heterosexual men have raped, beaten, exploited, and murdered black women for economic profit and sexual gratification.
The truth is, it is often the other way around, white straight men “chase” black women. Mayer’s comments about the actress Kerry Washington are cruel and just mean-spirited. John Mayer is a misogynist racist and an insensitive jerk!
Kerry Washington she is an intelligent, beautiful, and talented black actress she doesn’t deserve to be treated by Mayer like this. John Mayer should apologize to Kerry ASAP!
PLAYBOY: Do black women throw themselves at you?
MAYER: I don’t think I open myself to it. My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I’ve got a Benetton heart and a fuckin’ David Duke cock. I’m going to start dating separately from my dick.
PLAYBOY: Let’s put some names out there. Let’s get specific.
MAYER: I always thought Holly Robinson Peete was gorgeous. Every white dude loved Hilary from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And Kerry Washington. She’s superhot, and she’s also white-girl crazy. Kerry Washington would break your heart like a white girl. Just all of a sudden she’d be like, “Yeah, I sucked his dick. Whatever.” And you’d be like, “What? We weren’t talking about that.” That’s what “Heartbreak Warfare” is all about, when a girl uses jealousy as a tactic.
Is Xtra Magazine Racist By Exploiting African LBGT People In Uganda Just To Appear Noble?
Since is February black history month, this means Toronto’s white gay and lesbian newspaper Xtra Magazine will focus “one” or perhaps “two” issues on black gays and lesbians.
Wow! Isn’t Xtra considerate? How many issues of Xtra have non white people on the cover other than February? I think the answer is pretty easy to figure out!
Of course, for the rest of the eleven months of the year Xtra Magazine is “white” all the time. I rarely read Xtra Magazine because Xtra has nothing to do with my black gay existence.
I surf the internet or read books when I want to learn about the African LBGT diaspora. I certainly don’t waste my time reading the white gay press to learn about black gay issues that’s for sure!
Recently, Xtra sent a white gay freelance writer Kaj Hasselriis to Kampala Uganda to write a series of articles. The reason Xtra sent Hasselriss to Kampala is because the Uganda government passed anti gay legislation.
The anti gay bill states gay people, HIV positive people, and same-sex acts with people under the age of eighteen may be executed.
However, although some people may think Xtra Magazine is “noble” , I think Xtra’s actions may be deleterious for several reasons.
First, I question, why did Xtra Magazine send a white gay Canadian man to Uganda to write about African LGBT issues? Does this make sense?
The danger is, Xtra Magazine will impose their Eurocentric perspectives about African LBGT issues without thinking about the complex issues of the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality.
Second, why wasn’t an African writer hired to write the series on Uganda? Someone that is actually black and gay from Uganda would have been a more suitable choice to write the piece.
The actions of Xtra Magazine just proves some of these white gays have tunnel vision. Xtra Magazine’s decision to hire a white gay writer to write about African LGBT issues is racist and myopic but not surprising of the white gay media.
Xtra doesn’t want to understand the importance of “difference” and how “race” and “class” are also interlocking forms of oppression against black LGBT people.
A black Ugandan journalist has the racial life experience to understand Uganda better than a white person ever could. The story is now “polluted”, “diluted”, “tainted”, and is no longer “authentic” because Hasselriss is white.
Since Hasselriss is a white gay man, he doesn’t have the life experience to truly understand black gay issues due to his whiteness.
Regardless of how open-minded some white gay liberals in Canada think they are, they not black.
A white person does not have the racial experience necessary to truly understand the nuances of blackness and the black experience.
Third, Xtra Magazine published the photos of gay black Ugandan men this is outrageous! The gay black Ugandan men’s lives could be in danger if the Ugandan government sees their photos online! Anyone, can visit Xtra’s website.
Obviously, Xtra Magazine is typical of the white liberal gay media they impose their white gay privilege and ignore their whiteness and use it to exploit black gay people for sensationalism.
Some Xtra readers disagree with Xtra for publishing the photographs of the black gay Ugandans. Xtra’s responses is typical, racist, and just not surprising about their attitudes towards black LGBT folks.
Xtra Magazine doesn’t care about these black gay Ugandans, this white racist gay newspaper cares about is “getting” the story. Shame on Xtra for exposing and taking advantage of these innocent black Ugandans!
Link: To Xtra Magazine’s incendiary article about Uganda:
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Xtra_reports_from_Uganda_Finding_Kampalas_gay_bar-8226.aspx
Here is Xtra’s response:
[Editor’s Note]
RE: photos seem like bad idea
Hey Rich, the people pictured in this piece consented to have their photos used. It’s a clearly risky decision, but I think it’s brave of them to put a face to this story. As you’ll see in the next update, Blessed (who is pictured with Kaj) is an activist who remains proudly defiant, despite anti-gay threats.
02/10/10 4:46 PM EST
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