...because how else do you explain such an ignorant, self-hating comments?
I'm sure 90% of AverageNation™ has no idea who Yung Berg is, and since I don't exactly frequent the FM airwaves, I'll admit I needed a little refreshing myself.
According to my AverageOlderBrother, Berg (I'm just guessin', that's short for Iceberg, right?) is the nameless d-bag on that Ray-J song that seems to be very popular for some unapparent reason.
Or perhaps you remember his teeny bopper hit "Sexy Lady".
Or perhaps not.
Anyways, since I caught a lot of flack for putting Lauren London out there the other day, I guess I owe the ladies some sorta weird GetBack by running these equally ignant comments. Berg was recently asked about his preference in the opposite sex, and he provided this gem.
“I’m kinda racist… I don’t really like dark butts too much… It’s rare that I do dark butts. Like really rare… It’s like, no darker than me. No darker than me. I love the pool test….Alrighty then. Here's the offending audio, just in case you wanna hear it in context.
If you can be like ‘Yo, baby. I met you in the club. Let’s go back to my house. Jump in the pool exactly like you are.’–And you don’t come looking better wet than you were before you got in the pool then that’s not a good look.”
Paper bag tests? Is that what's really hot on the streets right now?
Surprisingly, the two women interviewing him didn't even bother checking him, thus the indirect co-sign. But this being Les Internetes and all, soon thereafter, sistas were all over this moron, leading to this half-assed "apology".
Yeah, I know, in the grand scheme of things, Yung Berg is little more than a crumb in the annals of hip hop history. Still, the most interesting thing is that (according to AOB) Yung Berg mostly appeals to young black girls, who buy the overwhelming majority of his music. I'm sure dude was prolly high on syrup or something when he made that comment, but it'll be interesting to see if this effectively ethers his career or only increases his sales.
Cause you know, rap music can be strange like that sometimes.
I'm gonna go waaaay out there and proclaim this as a watershed moment for sexism in hip hop. Berg is small potatoes and thus an easy target. Men can and should be vocal about such ignorance, but ultimately women (like the two bimbettes who interviewed him) co-sign whether or not this is acceptable. If the legions of young girls whom his music targets stop buying this drivel and quit requesting his songs, it could prove to be a turning point of sorts.
It would be the ultimate "enough is enough" message. Using this lightweight as a sacrificial lamb just might send a message to true players of equal ignorance (Snoop, Nelly, Plies) that their time is nearing.
On the other hand, if we look up a year from now and see dis' bama accepting a BET Award, I'd have to consider that an admission that folks don't give a crap either way.
Time will tell.
Question: Is this a prime of example of When Keepin' It Self-Hated Goes Wrong, or will Yung Berg's preteen fans forgive and forget? Have you ever heard something so ignorant and over-the-top?
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....and he would be from Chicago.
He's a fool, a general garden variety fool, anti-intelligence and stupidity all wrapped into one dookey ball.
And yet again, this proves my point that we, as a country, need to redefine the concepts of "racism" and what does it mean to be a "racist."
Clearly, he's a fool.
I mean, this idea of a "pool test" making comments about the hair. Well, hell, the barber I went to last time made a comment about my "good hair" because I had 360s and I was like, "Lawwwwd, lemme find another topic of discussion." But apparently, he was just fascinated, took like 7 whole minutes as I tried to divert the convo.
Clearly folks still suffer from ignorance, stupidity and anti-intelligence.
Oh well, hopefully he'll the join the ranks of J-Kwan and Chingy and other nameless rabbles of one-hit wonder stupidity.
JLL
Yung Berg is the epitome of what young black men feel about young black women today. There is no respect, his apology was half assed. Like he said he mother is a black woman with a dark complexion, when he makes statement like the ones he is quoted as saying he is in a sense talking about the woman who carried him for nine months.
To answer the second part of your question because of the level of stupidity that permeates our youth today I doubt that they would have found what Yung Berg said distressing to begin with in the first place.
I just wrote earlier today about the beauty of the different shades of brown skin and then saw this in the afternoon. What a prick. But he is not alone in his internalized racist thoughts and beliefs. I posted his audio and then added in a statement from the late Malcolm X on my site, as well.
Have I ever heard something this foolish? Yes. You see it constantly in the women that some men choose to date/not date, you see it in the music videos (if you can stand to watch them anymore, or if they are actually being shown on a "music" channel), you see it in the comments some mothers make to their daughters about not staying in the sun too long in the summer time or not getting their hair wet so it won't "go back". It's there. It's everywhere.
I don't imagine people will get as upset as they should get over his statements. First of all, because who the hell is he? Seriously. I heard of what he said and had to search and find out who he was. So he is not a large enough celebrity to warrant people getting upset and boycotting him or anything like that. Plus, what he said resonates in so many parts of black society. There are so many people who probably will hear what he said and turn to the person sitting next to them and give them dap, or say "See, I told you that's what black guys really want. That's why I don't go outside in the summer time."
People won't even need to forgive because many won't see it as too offensive.
Sad, but true.
@jazzy
"Yung Berg is the epitome of what young black men feel about young black women today. There is no respect..."
Whoa!
You wanna back away from the great big sweeping generalizations about young black men and how they feel about black women today. I know I don't feel that way, and none of my male friends have ever let those words of "I only date light skinned women."
Please don't think all young black men think that way. And if you are still unpersuaded, perhaps you should continue your argument with the dark-skinned females who low self-esteem as a result of their skin color and with those light-skinned females who believe they're the best thing since sliced bread as a result of their skin color. Or how about you go talk to media and advertisement execs who help perpetuate the myth that light skinned is better. Or how about you go and talk to the parents and grandparents of these young women (and men for that matter) and ask why they acculturated their children to think one was better than the other. Or better yet, take up this complaint with those Europeans who came to this continent and did a VERY good job of letting African slaves and the descendants of African slaves know that we were inferior on the basis of the our skin color.
Please don't say it's all of us, because it's just not true.
JLL
This is how I feel.
Wifey brought up this dude over the weekend, and I drew a blank stare. I'm not a hard core hiphophead, so I wouldn't know this fool from the rap game or from Wal-Mart.
He's ignant, tatted up and can barely rhyme lines meant for jailbaits' ears.
Bottom Line: He's bright and shiny in their young, untrained eyes.
This sexist issue notwithstanding, they will be throwing their 'Hanes Her Ways' at him AGAIN once the new video comes out with that TIZZ-IGHT bump. He'll call the track, "Sowwy, Bootyful." It will be the next girl anthem.
I guarantee that girl models of all shades and ethnic groups will be in the video humping the Lambos and Ferraris. They will all be sniffing at his crotch, while he's spouting off about how he's better at 'shining' than our young, broke classroom sons.
And all will be 4-gotten 4-everz! LOLZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Damn, can we be any more simple?
Where's Naughty By Nature and WU-TANG when you need em?
EG
@Uppity Negro
Correction NO offense was intended at all, I was not generally speaking of young black men over the age of 25 with common sense. However I was making a generalization. What I will do is define the group as young black men blinded by the fake hip hop culture that resonates so loudly with up and coming youth. Please except my aplogozies my husband would be a bit pissed as well with my first statement.
You're wrong. He has the RE-vitaligo like Uncle Ruckus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMT3oymvmoc
Who??? It says alot when the only reference to this little dude is a Ray J song. I don't know whether to appluad him for actually having standards (unlike so many young brothers I could name) Or slap him in his damned head for having diarrhea of the mouth.
Have you ever heard something so ignorant and over-the-top?
Yes, the idiotic responses to the AKA Barbie over at mediatakeout.com
Is this a prime of example of When Keepin' It Self-Hated Goes Wrong, or will Yung Berg's preteen fans forgive and forget?
Sadly, Buddy has what the young brothers want to be and what the young sister want to smash, so he'll be forgiven unless someone else in the industry with a bigger name calls him on it. The main problem is that of these "bigger names" half are married to white women so they haven't a leg to stand on. Don't trip, I'm all for interracial dating(I'm one of those just be safe and happy people) but in this case it's limiting the number of people who could actually teach this little fool the error of his ways. I mean *thinks* Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington,... I know maybe Reverend Run could step up and pour some sense into this clown's head.
I understand :-D
It's a frustrating situation all around.
JLL
While I certainly think what he said was deplorable, I think it's good in that it throws a lot of commonly held ugly and ignorant ideas in our faces. We as black people still perpetuate a lot of the colorism and 'racism' that is left over from slavery. It is a major part of what keeps us from progressing. Skin color and hair texture and what not has been an issue in my family for as long as I can remember. I've always been told that it's okay to date white girls but marry a black girl...but make sure she's not too dark for the children's sake. My mom was barred from playing in the sun as a child by her damn near white grandmother who certainly reaped the advantages of her skin tone and features despite her nappy hair. And the attention that my cousins' blonde, green eyed and very light skinned son gets from family over his much darker little sister even though his ass is bad as all hell is certainly a little disturbing. We all need to love ourselves and each other despite what others think before we can get over this. If Yung Berg's dumbass comments are really affecting our sisters, daughters, girlfriends etc., then it's our fault for not telling them they are beautiful just as G-d made them. Light-skinned, dark skinned...we're all black in white folks' eyes (yes even you Beyonce) and all human in G-d's eyes so lets get over ourselves.
I agree. It is the parent's fault for not telling their children they are beautiful no matter what their skin color is. I am light skinned and also have light eyes. I would be one of those people who everyone else automatically assumes I think I'm better than everyone else. But fortunately my Mama taught me that we are all beautiful from my light skin to her dark skin, black is beautiful :)
Young girls who heard this were probably comparing themselves to one another right after the comments were made. I can hear it now "girl too bad you dark cuz he sure can get it!" Just a shame...
Yung Berg is a wack midget. As a "light skinned" brother, this brother has made our stock with the beautiful sisters sink to an all time low since Snipes stuck a knife into Christopher William’s hand and delivered a famous quote that agitates all light brothers. I hate to mention it so I won’t. By the way, where in the hell is CW. Is this brother still alive?
Personally I prefer women who are god-fearing, intelligent and radiate inner and outer beauty. I have dated all colors of black women. I have met very beautiful brown and dark completion women along the way who blew my mind away and were very secure. I have met a lot of light skinned women who appear to have it going on, but later I notice that they are extremely insecure. (I am not generalizing.) That is a turnoff for most brothers. These are just my personal experiences. Don’t hate.
I would expect Yung Berg’s comment to come from Brother Snipes or Diggs, but from this clown, I think he has a problem being Black period. I expect in a few years he will get a nose job or lighten his skin.
I have written, on my current blog and others time and time again, about the racist remarks that Kanye West made in Essence magazine and from the comments that I get, folks just don't seem to think it was that bad (He said that if it weren't for video girls -those of lighter complexion- there would be no music videos. He also called women of mixed-heritage "mutts" along with other things). As I see it, perhaps the younger his fans don't give a d*mn. I'm not into hip-hop which makes my personal boycott rather null and void. I refuse to give up and will continue to put the story out there until I, at least, hear an apology from West. Imus apologized. Richards apologized. I have heard nothing from West except "cha-ching". I rarely generalize, but, this time, I have to go a step further than Jazzy and make that blanket statement, since no other brothers want to step up and make things happen. Peace.
One just has to look at the many hip hop videos to see his opinion borne out. Dark butts shaking in the background while the faces of the light butts smile and receive the adoration of the rapper.
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