Nick Cannon: “Difference Between Humour and Hatred”
For the 10 fans out there that care, Nick Cannon is set to release his first album in over a decade today, which he has titled White People Party Music. Seeing how that in itself is hardly news enough to warrant the press to emerge in droves, Cannon decided on a little PR stunt to get everyone – including his wife Mariah Carey – excited.
Using the power of Instagram, Cannon proceeded to dress as a white man by painting his face a lighter shade, and then adopted stereotypical ‘white’ mannerisms. He stated the importance to “have fun and to put it out there that, yes, we have issues with race in this country, in this world, but it doesn’t have to be with hatred.”
When responding to the ensuing backlash, he retorted, “I bet you if Eminem named his album Black People Rapper Music it would still go platinum.”
Despite the fact that Cannon has tried to defend his use of what is being termed “whiteface,” a number of questions arise in what is and is not acceptable humour. We’re sure he did not intend the stunt to be malicious and really, for anyone who had to endure terrible films in the early 2000s, there’s a great gem that pulled this stunt first: White Chicks. And if memory serves, very few were outraged about that.
http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/03/31/nick-cannon-says-whiteface-stunt-to-promote-new-album-not-racist-theres-a-big-difference-between-humour-and-hatred/
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