Lazy Racists

As a kid I was obsessed with Superman. I would sit daily in front of the television and in between episodes of The Three Stooges, I anxiously awaited the moment the man of steel would appear on screen. I had the Superman lunch pail, comic books and I dressed as Superman for Halloween for both the 1^st and 2^nd grades. (Ok I know, I was a nerd). My mother had to shop for my costume twice as I out grew it in between grades. I can remember her helping me get ready, making sure my costume fit properly and my cape swung correctly from the back. But you know what she didn’t do? She didn’t paint my face white. It wasn’t necessary everyone knew I was Superman simply because of the costume.

Unfortunately, there are still way too many of those of the melanin deficient persuasion who can’t seem to grasp this concept.  Every year around this time we get inundated with countless stories of idiot White people dressing up in blackface. Also, every year there are a ton of stories about some idiot getting fired for blackface so there is absolutely no way they didn’t get the memo. They know it’s wrong. The problem is they have this privileged, entitled attitude which leads them to believe they can do whatever they want with absolutely no consequences. Simply put, not acknowledging or caring that blackface contains a huge amount of derogatory historical baggage is racist. They don’t care that it’s offensive or even care to know why it’s so. And to be clear, most famous people and celebrities have easily identifiable characteristics which make changing skin tone unnecessary. So, when you make skin color the focus and defining feature of your costume simply because you have no imagination, creativity or can’t be bothered with recognizing other distinctions that make up a character or person, you are a lazy racist.

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In the Wrong pics it’s not just that they painted themselves in blackface, it’s the coded message. There’s not even an attempt to match the skin color of either Beyoncé or Jay-Z.  These two assholes see them not as talented celebrities but as their own clownish version of the stereotypical Black ghetto hood rat. Lazy racism.

But guess what? It won’t end. Next year we’ll have yet another round of knowingly clueless nut ball racists claiming to pay homage to their idols. They will unashamedly dress up in blackface, post it on social media and then cry a bucket of White tears because they got fired. Dumb asses. 

Lunatic (lu·na·tic): An antiquated term referring to a person who is considered as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, unpredictable or crazy.

I’m no doctor but I’ve seen enough television medical dramas in my lifetime to be comfortable enough to diagnosis Kanye West. Now I don’t want to get too technical, but I believe the correct medical term is, that nigga crazy…sometimes the simplest diagnosis is best. Seriously, what the fuck? If you missed his one night only solo recital, live from the White House yesterday, please do yourself a favor and check it out: Crazy Negro in The White House  I have never seen such an incoherent bizarre unfocused display of word salad babble in my life. I couldn’t tell if he was being serious or if it was just some poorly written or unrehearsed standup comedy routine. Look, it’s bad enough that this Steppin Fetchit Negro has so publicly embraced the Orange President but to show up and then put on this performance straight from the Amos & Andy era for the whole world to see was both disgusting and embarrassing.

So, what did this mad man talk about? Well from what I was able to discern from the constant stream of nuttiness, Montessori curriculum, Trump’s MAGA slogan, illegal guns, trap doors, 13^th floors, the 13^th Amendment, fine wine, daddy issues, the Apple iPlane, Superman and mental health…and that was just in the first minute. Look, I know a lot of people want to excuse Kanye’s behavior by blaming it on mental health issues but come on, sometimes an ass is just an ass. He may in fact be a bipolar narcissist but that doesn’t excuse yesterday’s conduct. In fact, yesterday was all about the Narcissist Admiration Society whose membership consist entirely of Kanye and Trump. Their egos would not allow them to share the stage. And am I the only one who feared for his Black ass when from out of nowhere, he jumped up from his seat spread his arms and ran around the desk to hug Trump? Seriously dude, the room was full of Secret Service agents…with guns. Have you not been watching the news, or does your dumb ass simply have a death wish. When Trump thanked cuckoo for his seemingly endless aimless rant Kanye replied, “It was from the soul. I just channeled it”. Seriously, he said that shit.

My question is why he chooses, not unlike those who he said chose slavery, to idolize this despicable vile excuse for a human being and how in the hell he rationalizes the blatant racism the man consistently and vehemently espouses. How does he support or justify Trump’s hate mongering rallies or his humanitarian issues including parental separation and internment of innocent children? How does he explain the misogyny and the homophobia of Trump? How does he as a Black man reconcile Trump’s divisive rhetoric and his refusal to denounce White Supremacists and racist Alt Right groups?

Of course, I could be completely wrong. I mean perhaps he was actually auditioning for the recently vacated U.N. Ambassador position. That would explain a lot. After all, only a thirsty batshit crazy, ass kissing lunatic would be dumb enough to work for Trump and it goes a long way in explaining why he would allow himself to be so publicly exploited by this irrational racist would-be King.