Over the BET Awards weekend, Lakeith Stanfield was catching a lot of flak for an Instagram video of himself rapping lines like, “Take that choke chain back/ That’s some gay shit,” and “Fag, I don’t really like to brag/ But I’m straight rich,” into his phone.
After a few days of being dragged online, he posted another video to apologize on Tuesday afternoon (June 26).
“I apologize if it hurt anybody, sincerely,” he said. “That wasn’t my intention to just be somebody that was out here just slinging arrows and hurting people, so I want them to know that I apologize that they had to feel sadness from that. So my sincerest apologies.”
Stanfield says he often posts videos of himself freestyling to his social media, which he later deletes, but the character he adopted for the one over the weekend did not sit well with many viewers. In his apology, he explains why he used those lines: “I assume characters that have different viewpoints and different views on life and just different perspectives.”
Stanfield starred in Atlanta, Get Out, and the upcoming film Sorry To Bother You.
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He should drop a freestyle about how the president is a kid snatcher
So edgy
But I’m sure you were silent while the same laws were in place under Obama and 4,000 kids went “missing” on his watch. You fuckin buffoon
You peddle lies while I deal in truth. You defend a man that had committed crimes against humanity according to the UN.
You’re right, I underestimated. It was 4,156 kids in just the first six months of 2016. Get off Instagram and CNN and check other sources my bro. —https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/illegal-immigrant-cages-bus-for-babies-lost-children/
Editorials are not fact you moron
Here’s the study they cited, written by the Inspector General of the US Dept of Health and Human Services. Read up yabich: https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-16-00260.pdf
Here’s the study the article cited, written by the Inspector General of the US Dept of Health & Human Services, yabich:
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-16-00260.pdf
Obama never separated parents from their children. Children that came alone or with other minors were housed by the government. Much different than separating families
Bro. You confused? These laws have been in place since Bill Clinton was in office. It’s not hard to look this stuff up. Bill, Hillary, Bernie, they were all vocally against illegal immigration. Now it’s politically expedient to be pro-open borders. That’s all it is. But guess what? This pussy shit will get Trump elected again.
You are confused. And terribly wrong. Where do you get your alternative facts? Crossing the border illegally is a misdemeanor, and for that you lose your kids? I can’t beleive you are complicit with this bullshit
An official US Government report is alternative facts? You’re so indoctrinated it’s embarrassing. Also, name one crime you can commit where you are locked up with the rest of your family, including your kids. I’ll wait. And it’s a 20-day separation, you mutt.
An official US Government report is alternative facts? You’re so indoctrinated it’s embarrassing. Also, name one crime you can commit where you are locked up together with your family… I’ll wait. And it’s a 20-day separation, stop being so dramatic you woman
It’s Trump’s zero tolerance policy that was separating families. No other president did that. And that’s a motherfucking fact
Trump just changed the policy to where the families are now being held together because of the outcry against his inhumane policy. The UN said it was crimes against humanity you soulless piece of shit! Oh, and now they can be held indefinitely, so prepare for more public backlash on your boy Trump
I guess Obama is a soulless piece of shit too. He said this at the 2013 state of the Union: “Real reform means strong border security, and we can build on the progress my administration has already made — putting more boots on the Southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years.
Real reform means establishing a responsible pathway to earned citizenship — a path that includes passing a background check, paying taxes and a meaningful penalty, learning English, and going to the back of the line behind the folks trying to come here legally.“
That falls in line with the Democrat stance on immigration. Democrats wanting open borders is a republican talking point. And notice nowhere did he say taking children from parents.
Because he wasn’t doing that. That was a Trump policy that was stopped. That is the crimes against humanity issue. Are you actively not paying attention?
We have an ideological difference of opinion. Trump is actually following the law as it exists. What other crime can you commit where you’re jailed with your family? If you take your underaged son on a crime spree and get arrested, are you two going to bunk together? Unlikely. This is a deterrent for future illegal immigrants crossing the border. All of the aforementioned statements by Obama meant nothing if he didn’t back up his words. Which he did. He didn’t always separate families from his children, but it did happen. It’s just not being widely reported because it doesn’t fit the narrative. Listen man, both sides have their problems. But in an every increasingly unstable world, strong borders are necessary. No ones saying keep everyone out. You just need to enter through the proper channels. Just like Obama said
So you have no proof or evidence that family separation took place under Obama, you are just assuming it did. Even though there was no UN investigation like there is now with Trump. Sounds like you are the one trying to “fit a narrative.”
You’re a fucking queer. Here’s a USA Today article: “Brown told us that while the Obama administration “did separate some families,” it also tried to detain families together.” – eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/23/trump-obama-administration-separate-families-immigration/728060002/ – WOW, seems like he did separate families. The only difference between now and then is that the current administration is ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THE LAW. Look up Flores v. Reno from 1997.
Thats not an apology that was an excuse. He played a character??? GTFOH
who fucking cares. ppl so sensitive.
If I call someone who drinks alot a drunkard does that necessarily mean I hate him?
So if a white person made a video where they say the n-word repeatedly could they just make an apology video and be totally forgiven? If that’s not the case and this dude continues to have a career then I’m calling bullshit on all these social justice warriors crying about white privliedge. How is this different than a white person saying the n-word and claiming there just playing a character? It isnt. Fuck outta here Lakeith with your dumb ass sounding name.
Go back to school idiot
Please teach me wise master! If a well known white actor made a video where they rapped the n word repeatedly what would be the response? I know I still need some schooling according to you but I think in today’s society their career would never be the same. I’m just waiting for SJW’s to end his career like they would a white persons.
See: Jake Paul. Any more questions? Learn and study before you respond and make yourself look anymore foolish than you already do
You’re gonna use Jake Paul as an example? Haha wow I’m actually offended that someone as dumb as you would call my intelligence into question. What career does Jake Paul have besides making youtube videos for toddlers? Youtube shut down his account for the offensive videos he made. Safe to say the SJW are on full alert whenever Jake Paul makes a move. Thanks for helping me make my point.
Yet he still has a career and a movie coming out this year
because its not the same. im not saying what he said is right, it definitely isn’t. but the situation you present and the situation at hand are very different. the n-word is offensive because it’s attached to a time (about 150 years go) when black people were mass enslaved, raped, and in some cases murdered by white people in america with little or no repercussion. i think the differences between the two situations are pretty apparent. it seems like you are grasping at straws to justify your opinion. also dont ask a question and answer it in the next sentence, it makes you sound like a dick
This shit is dumb. Obviously it was Satirical-Making fun of today’s rappers. Y’all SJW need to relaxxxxxxxxxx.
These are scary times ahead. Rappers now gotta WATCH WHAT THEY SAY IN THEIR SONGS. Understand what’s happening here! Because some sissified punk bitch on Twitter got offended, MCs gotta apologize now
Idgaf if Stanfield is talented or not, IMO this is bigger than that. Hip hop lyrics now under the microscope more than ever before #stayalert
That’s not anything new they always have been
Soooooo, you can say racial slurs AGAINST your own people, but if you “offend” members of The Agenda, then you are labeled homophobic. But the n word shall be tolerated. smfh Black people that identify as gay first and black second are the biggest sellouts of this generation.
why dx post my comment with a white dude pic????
and then delete my original post…