Stacey Dash came under fire for her comments to Fox News that the Black community should not be upset at the Oscars for not nominating filmmakers of color when BET holds award shows that are targeted towards Black people. One of her detractors was Bun B, who called her “the biggest coon in the room.”
Dame Dash spoke with Dr. Boyce Watkins about his cousin’s appearance on the cable network.
“It really isn’t the best thing to hear ‘Dash’ associated with cooning,” the Rap mogul says, “but it is what it is. That’s my life.”
Dame Dash says he believes the actress was paid to appear on Fox and says that the presentation of the comments was worse than what he believes she meant with her statements.
“I think she was saying, you can’t be, ‘Yo BET we have our own Black stuff that we don’t invite White people to and then get mad when White people don’t invite us to their stuff.’ That’s how I looked at it. But then I was just like, ‘She didn’t have to say it like that or there or get paid to say it.’ I would have way preferred her, if she has that opinion, to say it on BET or have a conversation with someone Black when she was saying that and let someone Black have a conversation back with her as opposed to some White man nodding his head.”
Dame Dash also addresses Jada Pinkett Smith’s call to boycott the Oscars. Smith’s husband, Will Smith, was not nominated for his role in Concussion, which Dash says brings questions to her motives. Smith announced today (January 21) that he will be joining his wife in not attending the awards.
“Let’s say Will Smith didn’t have an Oscar or a movie out, would he still boycott?” Dash says. “I don’t have a movie in there. I’ve had movies that I felt should have been nominated, like The Woodsman and Shadowboxer. I felt dubbed. Right now, it’s kind of hard to hear somebody say, ‘Yo, I’m not going to the Oscars ’cause I wasn’t invited’ and expect everyone else not to. What about everyone that’s not invited all the time? So I would rather hear Will say that when he didn’t have a movie out or Jada. It would seem a little more objective as opposed to personal.”
Watch the interview of Dame Dash addressing his cousin Stacey Dash’s comments on BET below:
That nigga head look like a swollen doorknob lol
So does my dick head you want to see it?
Stacey Dash is right…. Anybody disagreeing with her is being exposed as a black Racist. BUT Jada is right too, don’t get me wrong. BET Awards is unnecessary
Stfu
Exactly!
BET has a white owner. So @the end of those awards it’s still a white handout. A Caucasian with the final say so. Just sayin if it’s color your interested in.
And who do you think sold BET to a “white owner” . . . Wait for it
Funny, in the bigger picture, black folks are being harassed and/or killed by imbecile and racist cops and on a personal level, your son is wearing dresses and lipstick yet you are worrying about a trophy. Okay
African’s in America are in need of a TOTAL and COMPLETE mental and aesthetic REVOLUTION.
The myth making machine of America is DIVESTED from this process by necessity, to ensure that the marginalization of Africans is tolerated and is in noway alarming by the masses of whites. .. but more importantly that the very Africans being repressed in this nation believe that it is proper to be so treated.
agreed on the smiths issue
I never liked Dame but I completely agree with this c**n. It really makes sense to look at it that way. If you filthy n*ggers want to have sh*t fair then be fair right put down your fried chicken and take the bus to cash your welfare check and stop complainin how whitey isnt doin this or doin that.
Look I’m not racist I’m just tired of u good for nothin n*ggers not doin what your told.
U white people still dont get it do you?..#whitescommentingonthispost.
#blackpeopleconstantlycomplainingabouteverything #blamegame #alwaysplayingthevictim #stopwhining
C**nd be mad these days if things dont go their way #c**nsbemadthesedays #Whitesoverblacks
smh at all of you foolish people who are only on this site because Black folk invented an artform that you absolutey worship …
all while you denounce African existence as a whole. smh ..
You people are beyond reproach. I am no proponent for intolerance – whatever its basis. But, youre type of MINDSET – a world view that would allow you to, at minimum, tread the surface of American history – and subsequently resolve yourself to the types of nonsensical bigoted perspectives being expressed in this thread – is absolutely AMAZING.
I am no proponent for violence – but YOU will have your day.
I do find it amusing how many white racists come to a rap page to make comments on stuff. It’s actually much more amusing than it is offensive. Don’t get me wrong, the shit they say is bogus as hell, but like you said, it’s amusing they’re probably huge hip hop fans but talking racist shit on here.
Why are whites even on here giving their $0.02? You ppl don’t get it and, NEVER will. And, for the person who commented on BET somehow being “racist” against whites, here’s a little history lesson for you…
BET was created by Bob Johnson b/c MTV refused to air videos by black artists for the 1st two yrs. of its inception (that is until the “Billie Jean” video came out) so, calling BET “racist” when it was just a response to MTV’s racism is stupid and, a cop out. Just stop! And, we (blacks) should have our own Acedemy Awards show, if you will b/c I’m tired of this same ol’ “OscarsSoWhite” discussion EVERY year! That show was NEVER intended for us. Also, I can’t believe that I agree w/ Dame Dash on something but, I agree w/ on his stance on Jada’s motives for wanting to boycott that show. She’s only doing it b/c Will wasn’t nominated.
But even when you win an award you find a reason to complain about such as what role you won it for or how long it took etc..
You know, I can never claim to know the experience of being a black man, because I am white. But…I have a mother who is homosexual, and I know what it’s like to be persecuted and made fun of and belittled for something you have no control over. I am a felon, been to prison a few times, I know what it’s like to struggle to find a job and be looked down on by my community and get told we won’t need you here at every interview. I know what it’s like to be looked upon with fear because I’m a pretty good size dude that grew up with thugs and hence presented myself in the same manner. White people have a voice and the internet lets us say stupid shit the same as you, at least the internet isn’t racist lol
Maybe…just maybe…WIll Smith didn’t get nominated because he’s kinda overrated and his performance in Concussion wasn’t one of the top 5 or even top 10 roles by a male this year. His accent in that movie was garbage. Did he do a good job? Was it a good movie? Sure. But was it one of the 10 best in the last year? Not even close. Dude from Creed did a great job, I feel like he DID get snubbed though. The whole BET arguement, which I hate to even get into, but have to…If a cable channel came out and called itself White Entertainment Television. There would be an uproar. Don’t front like there wouldn’t. There’d be protests and petitions and all that good bullshit. I like the BET awards, I don’t give a damn that 99% of white people aren’t invited, don’t attend, and don’t get nominated. Eminem being their go to token white guy, they do include whites. Here’s my problem with the whole Oscar thing. You get that once you are nominated for an Oscar you become a part of the Academy that votes on what gets nominated. There are plenty of black Academy members. They didn’t vote Will Smith in. Fuck Will Smith and his wife. So What? It’s not a fucking war. It’s not a brutal attack. Nobody died. They just didn’t vote any black folks as having had the best roles and acting abilities this year. Get over it. Have WIll Smith do a movie that’s completely out of his comfort zone, change his appearance, do something like Charlize Theron did for Monster, and he’ll get nominated. Oscars are given to “the best of the year” not to shitty fake accents. People are still getting blown up and killed every day. Fuck all that Oscar and BET awards bullshit. SMH fuck is wrong with you people?
Beast you had some good points, but this will give you another perspective. BET was created in the 1980’s because black music was not getting on MTV as a hole. The only artists were Michael Jackson and Prince so I guess Hip hop, House, funk, R&B and soul music would not have a platform in the new video age. Thank God for BET we finally can play the music that we want and love. The Negro baseball league was created because whites would not let us in, get the point? Blacks have always made a way to have our own stuff until the white man comes and steals it or takes credit for it. What about the country music Network ??? How many blacks or black shows do you see on that channel ??? When you’re the majority and the one who owns everything you can’t get mad at the minority for wanting a piece of the pie.
you made some valid good points but here’s my retorte*minorities have long been shafted/shitted on for untold years*so it’s not a double standard imo regarding blacks having there own station & it being fine*where as Yes there would be outrage if a channel surfaced called w.e.t*call it part of reparation*now onto the Oscars*fuck them homo racists*Denzel out of all his good to great performances receives his first for Wait*Training day?*hally berry gets her first for Wait*Monster ball?* cause the way she fucked Billy Bob was such an astounding & ah inspiring role*I get the theron reference which was good but what was so dynamic & different for Denzels role*it was fucking stereotyped*so you homie are off base some*
Dame is just constantly angry at the world and life cause Jay out-hustled him and he lost all his money now he broke like the ppl he been looking down on the last 20 years lmao karma aint fun is it dame
He brings another valid point to this…but hey, he also didn’t speak out on it. If he felt a certain way, he should’ve spoken out on it.
In another article people thought I was just a white bitch trying to incite more racism. Funny thing is, we can say anything we want against white fucks. We don’t have to hold back. Whites are used to being bitches that they can’t fathom that as a black man I can say “fuck white people” lol. And in all seriousness, we do fine without white people in the rap game. As for the Hollywood shit, I don’t really give a fuck about that.
OK, if you say so . Happy now you’ve had some attention old ass weirdo
DAME NO DAT BITCH ah SELL-OUT……
she’s actually one of the few not selling out, its the other way around, Dame and Boyce are the sell outs, just recheck Malcolms philosophy on being independent of the state
that self hating, bird brain bitch made a good point the first 30 seconds she spoke. then it was all downhill from there. we have to collectively agree if we want to be part of the system or not. and since they’ve showed us that they don’t want us as equals, we have to boss up and stand up on our own, with out needing them. black people are the 1# purveyors of culture in america but we never reap the benefits. these phony ceremonies don’t mean shit anyway.
BET was created because “Non-Whites” have been feeling excluded for a long while, and not just with Oscars.
Trillville!!!! Nah mean, Nuqqa Duece!!
Crai firstly Debra L. Lee, Esq. is an African American businesswoman. She is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET, the parent company for Black Entertainment Television. Jada Pickett Smith your husband film was a big semi, spike lee you haven’t made a decent film in 20 years. BET is racism at its finest (black entertainment television ) plus you have awards for blacks only. To call the oscars racist is so stupid seeming past winner have been Jamie Foxx, Forrestwittaker etc. stop the bullshit when there is no problem people acting like children because they didnt get nominated for a award.
Um, Eminems not white and he’s been nominated for BET awards. Like this shit even really matters though…aren’t there signifigantly more important things to be in an uproar about like the rise of heroin deaths in America? The wars we are and “aren’t” involved in? The people starving 3 miles from these famous fucks homes. The 18 million empty homes across america that could house every single homeless person in the country. The fact that Donald Trump very well may be the Republican Presidential nominee. We have bigger things to worry about than if the BET awards and the Oscars are racist. Christ.
Your the mark here.. BET hasnt been black since bob johnson sold the company to Viacom the parent company of mtv, vh1 and several other outlets… so on a frontline level bet is ran by a black woman, but then again its not… in addition are ppl here ignoring he fact that the bet awards.. which i believe totally suck and have for years… have white winners and attendees??? So that makes the whole bet thing null and void.. bet hasnt been BET since the early 00s… thanks bob for selling us out… how those wackass hornets doing?
My bad meant to say *missing the mark
This guy gets it! Well said.
Can’t believe all this black against white shit is coming up on music black people people over years have won awards after awards probably cos at time they brought blinders of films or music out but cos no mother fucker has peaked a film it’s racism… Not racist it’s just life not racism Tarantino always puts a man from da hood in his films but yet spike lee don’t like it cos he can make it as you wanna see it all black rappers top of the league always will be … Media feeding the small minds want lacks to win yeah compton straight up.. Bring us colours … Bring us trading days … Bring us boys n hood or new jack city or juice … All because Pinkett or smith or Lee don’t agree bring some more culture to black origin out bet all you stupid mother fuckers watched Star Wars or sickario thought never had a problem … Lbc fuckin word up have a word with yaselfs cus
so true, hows Dame just openly selling out his own sister, he is the most shameless piece of shit next to Jay Z
dog that concussion was not that hot…come will and jada