Comments on: Irrefutable Black Truth #2: Wesley Snipes Hates Black Women.

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Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:11:38 +0000

[...] way for us to talk politics and news, and the writing is impeccable. My favorite is their post on the “irrefutable truth” that Wesley Snipes hates black women. I won’t spoil the surprise, just get over there and read [...]

By: LH

LH — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:00:34 +0000

That was constructive, SC. Bravo!

By: SC

SC — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:21:33 +0000

i was amused by the author comments because they are patronizing, condescending and ironic “just cool out on the histrionics, okay?”
he pretty much ignored or overlooked comments from people-male and female that accurately remembered wes-snip comments and made corresponding sensible responses. no, you just reduce the entire argument to whether or not he exactly said “I hate black women and wont date them anymore” and if he didnt say that, well then nearly all the objections were over-reactions. no his comments were damaging enough EXACTLY the way he said them. can you imagine a bill gates or some other white corporate president stating similar reasons why his company wont hire blacks? (putting the fact that discrimination in hiring is illegal aside)
what struck me when i read his interview was this: the bizarre internecine racist mindset that black women need white,asian or latina examples to model their behavior and black men dont need to do the same. should black men, who are at the bottom of every scale in comparision to other men (except for the stereotypical penis size), model their behavior on other groups? females of a group, like its males grow out of their enviornments, if seems to me black men need to be a asian type of man if their want to see black women become an asian type of woman, whatever that means to them. also, snipes didnt even conceed there are many black men who have psychosexual fetishes for white/light features. the skin, the hair the nose, etc and his particular fetish for the “china doll”, THAT would have taken more courage than he is capable of. ..by sin of omission he gives “successful brothers” a pass he lays it all at the feet of black women and their behavior. as far as saying black women’s behavior and attitude needs improving, what group on the planet if they are honest wouldnt say their behavior and attitude doesnt need improving? no the problem was/is that for the past 30 years black men have been spouting the snipes line and not added clarity and focus to exactly who/what a black women’s role model should be. there has been a small industry of HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of self-improvment courses books, courses specifically for black women by black women/men but jokers like snipes NEVER mention them, and what examples should be followed. i have my own list of role model behavior, queen afua, amos wilson, etc, but this post is already too long.
the interviewer, working for ebony kept the question on the most superficial and salacious and didnt put his feet to the fire and go further in depth,unfortunately the author of this blog has followed the same course.
i also remembered from the interview showing how he did have black women working for him, but for his queen he chose something else. no, snipes did “say that” he didnt have to. that was a direct hit to the heart of the black woman.
people know when they have been dissed, what did or did not come out his mouth, people sense the general feeling of what he was saying.
black men do the opposite of what other men do. historically white men made the black women his concubine, prostitute, employee servants, but kept his white woman as queen.
by the way, if anyone has the link to “society of asian women to free wesley snipes” site, please post it…lol!

By: fanatic

fanatic — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:54:01 +0000

LOL @ “them days is over.”

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By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:22:18 +0000

As we all know, the lesser privileged will often attempt to read articles, misconstrue what was truly intended, and spread mindless gossip. As for racism, I never assumed that from his comments… Maybe expressing personal preferences in public was a bad idea as regardless of what anyone said, somehow it would insult someone somewhere.
People are people regardless of race, there are bad apples in every bunch.

Snipes Sniped by Feds;
With everything else going on, all I can say is, “Poor guy…”

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Snipes Sniped By Feds. « PostBourgie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:27:41 +0000

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By: Resee

Resee — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:27:01 +0000

That’s interesting. You know, someone told me that he said he hated black women on the Queen Latifah show – now I know that this was all just a lie. I can see where he is coming from, though (and SURPRISE! – I am a black woman). A lot of us have some sort of a chip on our shoulder and some of us tend to act like we’re tough, loud and like NOBODY can say ANYTHING contrary to us when we just want to be loved like the rest of the world. I believe it has a lot to do with our communities and what we see on television. I have found an attitude in many black men that may contribute to me dating other races more often than black men (but then again, I love variety!). All I’m saying is, sisters, while we may not like it, Snipes statement did have a ring of truth. I ain’t mad at him, but then again, I’m not the type of black woman he was referring to, but I do know many who are.

By: Aisha

Aisha — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:03:01 +0000

Wesley clearly doesn’t think highly of Black women. He said this in Ebony a place where he should have been more careful. He really thought he was giving Black women some advice, some home training. Wesley doesn’t think a black woman is a suitable mate. So saying he hates Black women is not a stretch to me.

By: conseula

conseula — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:53:15 +0000

What’s irrefutable black truth #1?

By: Sister P

Sister P — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:55:13 +0000

I don’t know where I’ve been for the past 10 years but I have NEVER heard that rumor. Thanks for enlightening.

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Uh, Thanks Oprah? « PostBourgie — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:54:02 +0000

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By: 7579esq

7579esq — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:35:58 +0000

I know the Wesley Snipes comments are being touted as not about hate for black women, but no matter what, he made it clear that once you have reached a certain level of success as a black man putting up with a black woman’s purported mythical “attitude” is just no longer worth it. However, what Snipes did is communicate to men (of all races) that black women are difficult non-supportive, critical, negative women who should only be tolerated at the lower levels of the social strata, and that once you reach a certain level of society there are better trained and accommodating women deserving of bearing your children and inheriting your millions. If Snipes thought we were angry then — he’s learned the hard way – we are successful and have our own money to spend and it will not be for movies by pseudo-intellectual idiots like Wesley Snipes and the like.

By: marc

marc — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:16:17 +0000

Well, we should all rememeber this is his opinion…this is an actor, not an intellectual. If we are now looking to actors or rappers or singers for intellectualism and then become hurt by any type of opinion be it idiotic or sensible then we deserve whatever feeling we get. Who is wesley snipes? He no more speaks for the blk race then does Jesse Jackson. Let him have his opinion. Dont be hurt by it, Know your self and nothing noone says canmake or break you….

By: slb

slb — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:45:57 +0000

Tiffany-

As well said fan base should’ve. But we have to admit that the comments themselves didn’t likely do as much prolonged damage as the variants of the comments that have been proliferating through Black communities for over a decade. Anyone who’s ever quoted Snipes out of context on this issue or exaggerated his statements or added his/her own implications and spin has fueled the increased enmity between him and potential Black women viewers.