It was just a few days ago that semi-literate, wanna-be intellectual (never gonna happen) LeBron James compared NFL owners to slave owners declaring, ““In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality and it’s like, ‘This is my team. You do what the f*ck I tell y’all to do. Or we get rid of y’all,’” In other words, NFL owners are racists. Of course that’s ludicrous but mouth-breathing LeBron sees racism everywhere, he hates it, and he won’t stand for it . . . except when he’s guilty of it himself.
Referring to Donald Trump, he once said, ““The guy in control has given people and racism, and negative racism, an opportunity to be out and outspoken without fear,” James said. “ Well I guess James really believes that because on Saturday he took to Instagram to make an anti-Semitic statement.
LeBron Apologizes for Reciting ‘Jewish Money’ Lyrics from 21 Savage Album on Instagram
Hip-Hop has long served as a refuge for misogyny, homophobia, violence, and otherwise questionable behavior, but reciting lyrics from 21 Savage’s “ASMR” got NBA superstar LeBron James in some hot water this weekend over accusations of anti-semitism.
It’s well documented how much LeBron loves him some Hip-Hop. So much so that he frequently posts clips of himself turning up to whatever song is beating up his speakers at the time.
However, the Los Angeles Lakers forward picked the wrong lyrics to recite on Instagram to his 45.8 million followers when he shared himself delivering the following: “We getting that Jewish money, everything is Kosher.”
Which was a surprising gaffe considering the 3-time champion’s penchant for avoiding controversy.
“Surprised LeBron, who makes very few mistakes, put this out,” Action Network business reporter Darren Rovell tweeted in response. “Does quoting lyrics from a song absolve the person quoting from the responsibility behind the worlds? I’d argue no, especially with a following of 45 million.”
But keenly aware of how his video could be misinterpreted, and likely aware of how Marc Lamont Hill was fired from CNN in November for what were deemed racially insensitive remarks, LeBron apologized Sunday night.
After losing to the Memphis Grizzles, he told ESPN:
“Apologies, for sure, if I offended anyone. That’s not why I chose to share that lyric. I always [post lyrics]. That’s what I do. I ride in my car, I listen to great music . . .
Insert the sound of a phonograph needle scratching across a record here. Excuse me, but hip-hop is not great music. It’s garbage. Period. As for lyrics, let’s look at what some of the other lyrics contained in that wonderful song, “ASMR” It’s just your typical celebration of gang violence, racism, and misogyny. Here are some excerpts . . .
“Roll the window down, stick the Glock out (Stick the Glock out)”
Drive by? Nah, we the walk-up gang (21)
I come from the 6 where they chalk up lames (On God)
Playin’ ’round with Savage, you get shot in the kidney (Shot in the kidney)
Head so good, she not even white, I still call her Becky (Yeah, yeah)”
Quite cerebral, isn’t it? So it’s not surprising that this is a dumb-ass like LeBron’s preferred genre of “music.” He continued,
. . . and that was the byproduct of it. So I actually thought it was a compliment, and obviously it wasn’t through the lens of a lot of people. My apologies. It definitely was not the intent, obviously, to hurt anybody.”
Is he that stupid? He thought that was a compliment? LeBron is a dolt but no one is THAT dumb. What those lyrics were about blacks, fried chicken, and watermelon? There would be outrage and there would be no apologies accepted. It’s the same thing here, but this was about Jews, and it was LeBron so everything is cool now.
While Rovell accepted LeBron’s apology, he also took to Instagram to explain why he found the lyrics in question offensive to the Jewish community.
“’Getting that Jewish money’ might be seen as a compliment, as in Jews disproportionate to their population (1.4% of the US), on average, have a significant place among the nation’s most wealthy individuals,” Rovell wrote to his 31k followers. “The issue is that ‘Jewish money’ is actually a derogatory term that, throughout the history of the Jews, has led to hate. It contributed to hate by the Nazis and along with the long nose in cartoons, it contributed to a stereotype that Jews would do anything for money. I spent all day yesterday battling people on Twitter about why the lyrics were not OK and why quoting the lyrics didn’t absolve LeBron from responsibility.”
Mr. Rovell, don’t bother trying to explain to LeBron, he doesn’t have the brain power to understand and the words you’re using are way to big for him. Try to keep it monosyllabic when talking to this dunce.
