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OPINION: Is It OK When White People Pull “Kanye” Moments?

Written by RK Byers on March 10, 2010 10:54 am

Elinor goes crazy

When I was growing up, “acting Black” was synonymous with acting ignorant, slow, uncultured and uncivilized. What’s crazy is that all Black people should have known even then that this was wrong. “Acting Black” is only a problem when you’re Black and you’re doing it. If you’re white and you’re “acting Black” your behavior could very well lead to fun and profit.

I just watched Cadillac Records yesterday and I recalled—as if this ever has to be drawn back into my memory—how Elvis Pressley became, for all intents and purposes, “the King of Rock & Roll” simply by “acting” like Chuck Berry. The Rolling Stones “acted” like Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Willie Dixon. And Dusty Springfield “acted” like Etta James.

Of course, even when you imitate something ridiculous that a Black person has done, if you’re white, it could end up ok.

David Letterman was able to make jokes at his own expense when his Tiger Woods-like behavior with female staffers was uncovered. Heck, Letterman was even able to successfully sue for blackmail that man that had threatened to bring his boorish behavior to light.

When Peyton Manning refused to shake hands with the winners after his Indianapolis Colts lost the Super Bowl to the New Orleans Saints, some commentators went as far as to suggest empathy for Manning’s pain. These were clearly not the same dudes that nearly crucified LeBron James when he left the floor after refusing to congratulate the Orlando Magic team that beat his Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals last season.

Lastly, it probably would have been too much to expect Twitter to light up with the word “cracker” the way that the “N-Word” lit it up in the wake of Kanye West’s famous stage-stealing moment when he protested Taylor Swift’s VMA award by snatching the mic from her and ranting like a cocaine-fueled zombie about Beyonce, but when the fat, white, purple-clad Elinor Burkett pulled the exact same stunt on Roger Ross Williams during Sunday Night’s Oscars, I don’t want to say that it was celebrated, but it definitely wasn’t criticized.

Williams, Oscar winner for the documentary Music by Prudence, was onstage giving his speech when the big, Barney-dressed broad—who because of a dispute, had been virtually removed from the project in every capacity except associate producer—bumrushed him took the mic and started spittin’.

Elinor Burkett is now being regarded in some circles with an interest that borders on enthusiasm.

Should anyone be surprised?

Tags: David Letterman, Etta James, Kanye West, LeBron James, Peyton Manning, The Rolling Stones, Tiger Woods
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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ChocolateCoveredLips/ ChocolateCoveredLips

    makes you think….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MsLenLvs4/ MsLenLvs4

    Makes you pissed in my opinion….especially with all these so called black site, politicians, media personalities, not taking more of a stand about the double standard that’s been around for years. Look at the damn tea party extremist, they organized and came together when are we as a people going to do the same, never yeah I agree

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dxknows/ dxknows

    From the preveiws.It looked liked it was,part of the show…But the jokes, are now on yall house negroes.It was a comedy show,on here when “Farrakhan”.Pointed out these devils.But today we laugh at yall from here on out.Now that cavie is showing his true colors.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    Elinor Burkett is a woman, who used the woman propaganda to start off her bumrush, during this pro woman’s month and pro woman’s Oscar theme this year. So she used her “gender-card” on this dude. That’s another reason no one is saying anything. You can’t tell a woman she is out of line, in America, specifically if you’re a male. That’s a shame. Now, the VMAs are NOT on the level as the Oscars, and Kayne and Taylor swift are young people, so you’d expect MUCH MORE OF A LASHING towards Elinor, as the Oscars are a “grown-up serious persons’ event”. People’s careers get wrecked for not complying at Oscars and whites will ignore this episode because now the Kanye sh1t pales in comparison, and THEY seriously look bad here! The President of the United States didn’t call Elinor a jackass, did he? Hypocrisy is what they’re trying to avoid everyone seeing. lol

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    rofl as soon as she got up there im like “Kanye get off the stage”

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Splash_Waters253/ Splash_Waters253

    Everything is ok for pale pilgrims in their eyes and even in house negros eyes. eminem and his wack a.ss is prime example. Kanye will still be him and as he should be. He’s dealing with the loss of his mother and this may be his way of dealing with things. Not giving a f/uck!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    the following quote says something SOOOOOOOOOO POWERFUL !!!
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    When I was growing up, “acting Black” was synonymous with acting ignorant, slow, uncultured and uncivilized.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MiTCH1991/ MiTCH1991

    Man you already know white people always get the “Get Out Of Jail Free Card” and I totally agree with Rich on all his points too.Think what you want and say what you want but this stuff is true.Especially the recent stuff and Elvis stealing the shine from the brothers who actually made rock n roll.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_NANASTROKER/ MR_NANASTROKER

    Thank You 4 pointing that out also SFlarez but it seems like only me and you NOTICED that one line

    and as I always say…there is one of the many reasons “why”

    I’m just waitin on President Obama 2 call her A jackazz!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pure_playaz44_2/ pure_playaz44_2

    NOT A DOUBLE STANDARD….DOUBLE STANDARD IS IF SHE WOULDA SAID SOMEONE ELSE SHOULDA WON… SHE JUST ADDED TO HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH… GIVING EVEN MORE PROPS TO THA WINNER.. THE WOMAN WHO WAS STILL IN THE STAND WAS THE WINNER…DUDE JUST WENT GOT THA AWARD AS THE CALABO LOL…. NOW IF SHE WOULDA SAID OOO NO U SHOULDANT HAVE WON… THEN YES THATS A KANYE MOMENT… BUT IF KANYE WOULDA WENT ON STAGE AND AND CUT TAYLOR SWIFT OFF TO CONGRADULATE HER AND SAY HE WAS PROUD OF HER…. THEN HE WOULDNT HAVE GOT THE NEGATIVITY HE DID…. STOP BEING DUMB PEOPLE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2close69/ 2close69

    I’M SAYIN WHAT HE SHOULD HAV SAID B***H STEP THE F**K OFF;F**K OUT OF HERE…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mr_Afrikan_Love/ Mr_Afrikan_Love

    It is evident, IN PART, by the articles and responses on Blackplanet that the U.S. is officially the world’s biggest insane asylum… This coupled with race-based, race-obsessed words and actions of an entire nation of people. I don’t give a damn who it is. Afrikan, European, Mexican, Chinese, etc. Racism is altogether stupid and ignorant. The older this country gets the more it tells on itself. This is NOT (nor has it ever been) one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and just for all. And it definitely was NOT found of the principles of the Most High. Anyone who believes this nonsense is kidding themselves. As a nation of people, we are going completely backwards and apparently no one seems to care. We have no respect for the next human being because we don’t know what it is to have respect for the person in the mirror FIRST AND FOREMOST. It is so overwhelming sad that in 2010 that the human family is still obsessed with skin color and ethnicity. And yet we call ourselves “civilized”. I really hate to see what savages act like….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/U_NV_ME/ U_NV_ME

    OMG ppl Kanye NEVER said she shouldn’t have won his words were and I quote “Imma let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time” At no point during the interruption did he say she shouldn’t have one. This is EXACTLY the same thing except its partially worse if you were REMOVED from the project then start giving YOUR speech as if you put your sweat and teras into it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/U_NV_ME/ U_NV_ME

    And even if it was a comedy stunt the reaction is not funny

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AsileeDotCom/ AsileeDotCom

    Why does everything have to be so racial with this blasted site? Grow up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TheRealDimeo/ TheRealDimeo

    Yeah f**k whitey. And f**k all those nig nog defending whitey too saying things like “grow up” maybe you could tell the slave owners of your grand parents to grow up you disgusting sell-out traitor s**t bag.

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