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Case Study in Racial Taboos in America

I wish I had written this myself, I can only quote it: Dear anti-Mayer Mob. Please read the article: http://www.playboy.com/articles/john-mayer-playboy-interview/index.html?page=2 ---------------------------------------- Since I know many of you won't bother reading all of what he actually said before condemning him, I've tried to make it easier for you by pasting an excerpt from his Mein Kampf, er I mean his interview. Please explain to me the overt, blatant, horrible racism in (the very clumsy and un-clever) things he is trying to say. Maybe I'm just an old clueless dude, but to me, it is very clear that he is trying to make a social commentary/point out of his ill-advised use of the "N-word". What is his point? That it is silly for someone to tell him he has a "hood pass" (Ed. note - I am presuming that means he has full acceptance in the black community, I'm too old to have any idea really what "hood pass" means). Why does he think the ...