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Gwyneth Paltrow Defends N-Word Tweet. The Dream attempts to eat the charge.
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Dark Octave
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I'm not mad. And about the RE5 thing, I was more shocked about there being more than 2 black characters in the same game, even if they were there just to get shot up a whole lot.
First, the concert was in Europe so apparently people outside of the USA knew of the song and artist. Second, I didn't need twitter to know about the song since it's been all over the radio, internet, and music stores for almost a year.
I understood that you had never heard it before, but claiming it was viral marketing wasn't the right term, since that would have been done when the single was released to get it attention.
It's probably not the kind of music you like, so there's no reason for you to have heard it.
alex chilton
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It's true and I know this because we went six pages without someone even bothering to post a single pic of her. How often does that happen in a thread about an actress?
I, for once, agree with phoenix dark on this...
la flama blanca
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Where are my Paltrow pics??
Liquidsnake
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She has sexy legs man.
Unless my assumption is wrong, the majority of outrage is coming from white people. Probably people who don;t really understand the concept of racism and lack racial sensitivity who have made the binary decision that the N-word is only to be used by black people and people who are racist.
People who don't understand context.
To me as a white person, it is sad that this word creates a barrier between black culture and the rest of the world.
Mammoth Jones
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This.
Future Foundation
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jordan0386
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She is white, she should have known better.
Too bad about her face and personality.
here's the photo she linked to when she posted the tweet.
this photo looks like it was taken that same night, sometime before she tweeted
WanderingWind
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If you keep people outraged over stupid shit, it makes building bridges that much harder. They don't want unity, they want segmentation and chaos.
Liquidsnake
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I told you she has crazy legs.
you people
chaos
*i don't think its segmentation and chaos if they get itchy over a word that obviously has a little more weight than many can even bother to describe. i do think that people need to chill - but its hard when so many things prod you on regular basis, its easy to get into the mindset of "here we fucking go again"
SouthernDragon
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So?
Bay Maximus
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Un-freaking-believable people are on here defending this. I never expected her to stoop this low. Can't believe she's friends with The Dream. As for her saying Niggas.....eh, don't really care personally. But I understand
And what would that have to do with a celebrity saying it to millions of people?
And what would that have to do with a celebrity saying it to millions of people?
Quit it lol. You gotta be kidding. Its the name of the damn song bruh.
I'm black and I don't use the word casually but this is really one of those times where she does not need to be vilified.
This goes against everything I've heard about black people hivemind thought linking.
Interesting...
blame space
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he was making a joke about The-Dream.
Dreams-Visions
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Bay Maximus
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And I was just curious why Measly equated friends and family with a celebrity Twitter page. I'm constipated about this 'issue' personally.
broadwayrock
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I didn't realise Spike Lee was so short. (5'5)
Would it make a difference?
When she hops on twitter and says "LOL NIGGAS" then sure. That isn't what happened though. The black performers of the song "Niggas in Paris" performed "Niggas in Paris" while in Paris.
It was cray.
thesoapster
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Completely agreed with.
jordan0386
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Niggas in paris...for real.
She referenced black men as niggas. Its a goof up on her part because she has to be more PC.
Song about black guys in Paris. She then says, yup they are right here in front of me. She wont be losing any future work over it though.
Bay Maximus
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Absolutely it would make a difference. Of course, I was speaking in general terms to Measly. I don't personally have an issue with this particular instance.
jordan0386
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You see, THATS how you are supposed to do PC. Paltrow didnt do this. Now we have this thread.
Simple...
cutmeamango
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Some real black brawl going on here, gonna get my white popcorn.
When said black men, use the word so cavalierly, even titling their song and referring to themselves as niggas, I don't see a problem. I don't think there's much of a highground to even get outraged over. This is some straight onion grade bullshit.
I'm not endorsing white people using the word whenever the fuck they want in public with impunity, but this is well...just kinda dumb.
Easier said than done, a lot of people for example can make self deprecating humor at their and people who look like they do's expense and it be exceptable. While the N word is on another level, it's not like people have a monthly black council meeting to discuss these kinda things.
D'ultimate
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Why was a single, solitary f**k given?
Even if she did purposefully tweet that and it wasn't the name of the song? So what? Do we honestly think that Gwyneth is a racist? I mean really? She is hanging out with Jay-Z, Kanye and The Dream!
She should be allowed to say the word if she damn well pleases (Nigga, not nigger). It's a word used everyday by millions of people. We need to get over it. The word only gives us as much power as we let it and if we go all up in arms every time someone says the word then we are just empowering it.
Even if she did purposefully tweet that and it wasn't the name of the song? So what? Do we honestly think that Gwyneth is a racist? I mean really? She is hanging out with Jay-Z, Kanye and The Dream!
She should be allowed to say the word if she damn well pleases (Nigga, not nigger). It's a word used everyday by millions of people. We need to get over it. The word only gives us as much power as we let it and if we go all up in arms every time someone says the word then we are just empowering it.
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