Rapper Shuts Down Interviewer's Push to Get Him to Apologize for 'Cultural Appropriation': 'Social Justice Warriors Can Kick Rocks'
Chet Hanks, who dabbles as a rapper when not making headlines as the son of actor Tom Hanks, is refusing to offer an apology for speaking with a Caribbean accent. Hanks trotted out the accent at the Golden Globes in…
Chet Hanks, who dabbles as a rapper when not making headlines as the son of actor Tom Hanks, is refusing to offer an apology for speaking with a Caribbean accent.
Hanks trotted out the accent at the Golden Globes in January 2020, according to CNN.
Although the accent landed him a gig on the show “Atlanta” as a white man raised by a Caribbean woman, there was also some outrage that a Caucasian would imitate a Caribbean accent. For example, he was accused by one social media user of “verbal blackface,” BuzzFeed reported.
The affectation became the subject of a recent interview with Hanks hosted by internet personality Ziwe Fumudoh.
“Are there any marginalized communities you want to apologize to?” asked Fumodoh, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Nigeria. “I don’t know, maybe the Patois community?”
Hanks appeared to consider the option.
“No,” he concluded. “I don’t feel like I’ve truly done anything offensive.”
“You don’t see it as cultural appropriation? You see it as a celebration of Culture