"if a black man can't lift up black women, support black women and can't proudly say how beautiful we are, why should I lift him up, support him, and think he's cute?"

In other words, she isn't the product of two Black parents - a.k.a.: "acceptable" in this post-racial society.

I've never really warmed to him the way that so many non-black people have (because he's been held up as the token Negro of the hipster set), but hearing that he's yet another one that denigrates Black women gives me more cause to pass his ass by.

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Not to mention two of the greatest performers of my lifetime who've ever hit a stage - The King and the Queen of Pop.

Pretty much...

One of the secrets of her success...

No, ma'am, you're not the only one, though my disdain applies to the entire family.

Perhaps...

Neither am I, so I'm hoping that some old-schoolers (i.e.: folks who were of age when this brouhaha was going on) can fill me in/correct me here.

While I normally have zero patience for passive-aggressiveness, I'll gladly give Mimi a pass on hers if it means constantly reminding that bootleg L'il Kim that she isn't fit to lick the soles of her Giuseppe Zanottis, let alone share a judging booth with her.

And has since Day 1 of her career, which is one of the reasons why she has never financially faltered.

Tommy Mottola/Sony, on the other hand, tried their damndest to market her as an Incognegro Whitney Houston.

Actually, folks knew almost immediately after she'd debuted that she was the product of a Black parent and white parent.

The sad part is that many actors/actresses have the chops to play those gray areas, yet aren't allowed to because the characterization/script fails them.

I actually remember how this movie was marketed when it was released in theaters almost 20 years ago and it definitely wasn't showcased as a rom-com (some may say that the studio actively avoided presenting it as such, which may explain why it was a surprise to some that there was a romantic subplot between Whoopi…

I don't think that it's pointless at all because it all boils down to who threw the first jab for me.

I don't that he's a terrible man, either. (Terrible actor, director, writer, though... absolutely.) However, I do believe that he can exhibit the theme of comeuppance / abuse is wrong without reinforcing stereotypes - something that he doesn't seem to want to do even after being criticized for such over and over.

The fact that she refers to it as a "near-" rape is a problem in itself, IMO.

I believe that it does, which is why I inquired in the first place.