Kevin Hart has used the words of Martin Luther King to defend himself against the on-going heat he is facing following the unearthing of his homophobic tweets.
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The quote in question?
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
The actor/comedian used quote to respond to the ongoing media hurricane he is weathering after he was forced to pull out of his hosting gig at the forthcoming Oscars.
Unfortunately, his decision to pull Mr. King into the fray saw him met with a festival of insults struck up by critics.
The most scathing came from one who noted that Hart conveniently omitted the second half of the quote which reads:
“The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.”
Suffice to say, the debate surrounding Hart’s initial comments, non-apology, and use of MLK verbiage isn’t likely to quell anytime soon. As always, what are…
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As less as I care for his tweets, I hope he will vanish because of them. He is such a horrible actor and not funny at all
The problem here is that GAYS pick and choose whose comments they take offense to. If Kevin were a white male they would have no issue with what he said. He is a comedian so what he said was in jest! He already apologize. He needs to move on and let it go! Simply put, whites and blacks have a DIFFERENT sense of humor. White humor is dry and sometimes querky. Black humor is more straight-forward and the opposite of querky. Bottom Line: Apologize and Move On.
This is not a white or black issue, so please keep race out of it. It was offensive to the gay community and not everyone heard his first apology.
It is DEFINITELY a black vs white issue. If a white man made said the same exact things he would be deemed a funny comedian. GAYS pick and choose whose comments they take offense to. Plenty of white comedians say the same sh|t about gays and they take NO offense to it cause they are white:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmTgpsvkqt8
And HISTORICALLY gays have never had an issue with comedic insults about gays unless it is somebody BLACK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dKpHtc9F9M
Please read my article on #KevinHart, #LGBTQI, #Oscars2019, white America and black upbringings entitled: “Kevin… Stop that’s Straight!”
https://hitnhomeboy.com/blog/2018/12/10/kevin-stop-thats-straight
He needs to just shut up and collect his checks for more of his terrible movies. He’s only digging himself in a deeper hole… Get Dave Chappell to host, he’s actually funny.
@Sux… – Hahahahaha to ALL that.
Hopefully all this will save us from seeing sooooo much of this corny and unfunny ass.
Kevin Hart is doing himself no favors. He should have just kept it cute with the apology and kept it moving from the start of this fiasco. No need to bring Dr. King into his mess!
Kevin you have nothing to apologize for since others can use Martin L. King quotes so can you.
Let’s be clear, Kevin Hart offended the “White Gay Community.” It was ok and considered “acceptable” when he was just “black folks famous.”
Yes, there is a difference. Black gay community vs white gay community. But hell the white gays don’t include the black gays either. We’re trophies for some to sleep with, say they’re friends with, but black gays are not included and the way gay Communities. #NoFats #NoFems #NoBlacks are on the heading of millions of gay profiles on dating sitesm
Now that he is “White Folks Famous” it’s a different ball game.
Black folks tell white folks what’s offensive to them and not acceptable behavior then those same black folks do to gay folks what they accuse white folks of doing to them.
He ain’t have 60 million followers when he apologized. And outside him saying he apologized we don’t remember.
He had an opportunity to use his platform to speak out about unknown Injustice the most famous black entertainers won’t talk about Which is homophobia in the black community.
Now you don’t get to use the race card when you were wrong first.
If you apologized once, why not just reiterate that apology? #EGO
And let’s be clear, the only reason why he’s being criticized for his comments is because he’s black.
But I digress.
you f****** black people will desperately grasp at straws to make yourselves the victim, racism will never die because black people will never let it die. it’s time you all took some f****** responsibility for your actions and quit pointing the finger at others and acting like poor little innocent victims.