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what did john mayer say that got him in trouble in his interview?

explain it to me please because I didn't read the actual story

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  • 1 decade ago
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    He gave an interview to Playboy magazine. In one of the questions, somehow the topic of interracial dating came up and he made a joke (which he thought was funny, but it wasn't and came out completely racist) about how his d-ck was equal to a white supremacist and he also said the 'N' word, referring to a black guy coming up to him earlier saying he had a "hood pass" (meaning he is welcomed/supported by the black community).

    John's point was that the majority of the girls he has slept with were all white. After the comment, people accused him of being a racist. He's not a racist, just a douche bag. He even mentioned in the interview that he thought Kerry Washington (a black actress) and Karyn Parsons (also a black actress) are beautiful.

    He makes good music and the majority of his band is actually black. He also has a lot of black influences. But he makes a lot of inappropriate comments, he's a known womanizer and talks about subjects he shouldn't (like who he has slept with in Hollywood) which is why he's a douche bag (not my words, but everyone else's rather). But he's obviously not a racist. He has also since apologized for the comment more than twice.

  • 1 decade ago

    PLAYBOY: If you didn’t know you, would you think you’re a douche bag?

    MAYER: It depends on what I picked up. My two biggest hits are “Your Body Is a Wonderland” and “Daughters.” If you think those songs are pandering, then you’ll think I’m a douche bag. It’s like I come on very strong. I am a very…I’m just very. V-E-R-Y. And if you can’t handle very, then I’m a douche bag. But I think the world needs a little very. That’s why black people love me.

    PLAYBOY: Because you’re very?

    MAYER: Someone asked me the other day, “What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?” And by the way, it’s sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a ****** pass. Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, “I can’t really have a hood pass. I’ve never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, ‘We’re full.’"

    PLAYBOY: It is true; a lot of rappers love you. You recorded with Common and Kanye West, played live with Jay-Z.

    MAYER: What is being black? It’s making the most of your life, not taking a single moment for granted. Taking something that’s seen as a struggle and making it work for you, or you’ll die inside. Not to say that my struggle is like the collective struggle of black America. But maybe my struggle is similar to one black dude’s.

    PLAYBOY: Do black women throw themselves at you?

    MAYER: I don’t think I open myself to it. My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I’ve got a Benetton heart and a ******’ David Duke cock. I’m going to start dating separately from my dick.

    PLAYBOY: Let’s put some names out there. Let’s get specific.

    MAYER: I always thought Holly Robinson Peete was gorgeous. Every white dude loved Hilary from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And Kerry Washington. She’s superhot, and she’s also white-girl crazy. Kerry Washington would break your heart like a white girl. Just all of a sudden she’d be like, “Yeah, I sucked his dick. Whatever.” And you’d be like, “What? We weren’t talking about that.” That’s what “Heartbreak Warfare” is all about, when a girl uses jealousy as a tactic.

    Source(s): http://globalgrind.com/channel/gossip/content/1373... I'm not sure what he was saying. I don't even think HE knew he talks like he's on drugs. I don't think he meant that he doesn't like black people--think he was trying to say how "hood pass" is just as derogatory as the n-word, then he admits how he doesn't get intimate w/ black women, insults his penis as racist, then says he wants to start---If I try to clean up what he said...He's just real stupid with words and thinks he's good at it.
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    4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Something with the N word in it. He's a creep. Some of his songs make me think he likes little girls. Listen to the lyrics to "Wonderland." It makes my skin crawl.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I think it was something about having no pubic hair and making a reference to it being a nazi or skin head or something.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He doesn't date black girls

    He has a N***ger pass

    Jessica Simpson is awesome in bed

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    He don't date outside his race.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He used the 'N' word.

  • dg
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    he said he likes pudding

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well atleast we know he's an honest person

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