Chester Hanks, son of actor Tom Hanks and actress Rita Wilson — who are both white — is defending his right to freely use the N-word. Oh, and he’s a rapper.
Chester, aka Chet Haze, posted a photo along with a caption containing the N-word, then followed it up with another picture with another caption explaining why he used it in the first place.
He wrote:
Click the link in my bio to my soundcloud Go Listen to my new songs #Juice ft @chillthatdude and #A100 and oh yeah bih I do say the n word in real life amongst my black friends who get me and can’t nobody tell me I can’t say what the fuck I feel like no disrespect to the struggle of black ppl during the civil rights movement but it’s 2015 now and yes there are white niggas… Asian niggas… Mexican niggas… Get wit the times bihhh lmao ???????????????????????????????????? more music coming ??
Hanks then continued to respond to his critics, writing “f*ck yall hatin as* n*ggas” while sharing a series of videos accompanied by a lengthy explanation about why he has the right to use the slur.
Chet says:
If I say the word nigga I say it amongst people I love and who love me. If I say “fuck yall hatin ass niggaz” it’s because that’s really how I felt at the time. And I don’t accept society getting to decide what ANYBODY can or can’t say. That’s something we call FREE SPEECH. Now I understand the older generation who grew up in the Jim Crowe era might have strong feelings against this. And that’s understandable… But what I’m saying is this is 2015… And even tho we are still far from where we need to be and black people are still being literally KILLED by a RACIST and fucked up system… We have also reached a point where the word can no longer have a negative connotation if we so choose. And who is to say only black people can use it? The way I see it, it’s a word that unifies the culture of HIP-HOP across ALL RACES, which is actually kind of a beautiful thing. It’s a word that can be used out of camaraderie and love, not just exclusively for black people. What’s the point in putting all these built up “rules” about it. It’s time to let go. You can hate me or love me for it, but can’t nobody tell me what I can or can’t say. It’s got nothing to do with trying to be a thug. It’s about the culture of the music. And that’s all I have to say about that (no pun intended) lol. It’s all love. Some people will get it, some people won’t. Either way, Ima keep living my life however the fuck I want. ALL LOVE.
See what else he had to say below. Chet needs to take a firmly planted seat.
And that’s it! If you still want to be mad, be mad! That’s your right. What people think about me is none of my business. But please don’t act like you know my whole story either! We are all infinitely intelligent creatures on our own journeys. It’s life. ALL LOVE ?? A video posted by ????LA / WORLD WIDE ???? (@chethanx) on
[via USA Today]
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