Lil Yachty has always been known to engage in some antics from time to time. In his music, Yachty exudes youthful exuberance and this same philosophy applies to his everyday life. At times, Yachty likes to film these antics and share them with the world. Typically, it always makes for some fun viewing and it's ultimately part of the reason why he is so beloved by all of his fans.
On Friday, Yachty decided to film a friendly race with his 50-year-old father, and it was entertaining, to say the least. Throughout the video, you can see Yachty talking a whole lot of smack before considerably outpacing his father. From there, he calls his dad an "old ass man" and belittles him for losing what appeared to be a make-shift 100-meter dash.
When you consider the age gap, Yachty's win shouldn't come as that much of a surprise. However, it is important to note that next week is Father's Day which means he will have to make this up to his dad somehow. Losing a race to your son in front of thousands of people isn't fun and we're sure he's expecting a nice gift as payback for what he had to go through.
Needless to say, it was all in good fun and we're sure Yachty's dad did plenty of winning when he was younger.
CrossFit CEO Claimed George Floyd’s Death "Had Nothing To Do With Race"
Former CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman made tons of offensive comments about George Floyd on a call just days before his resignation.
Just days before resigning from his position as CEO of CrossFit, Greg Glassman made some inconceivable remarks about the late George Floyd on a phone call with a gym owner in Minneapolis, where the man was killed by police. On Tuesday (June 9th), Glassman officially announced his resignation after some thoughtless tweets about Floyd, in which he’d mocked the gravity and pervasiveness of police brutality and systemic racism against Black people in America, sparked immense outrage. Glassman acknowledged that his remarks had “created a rift in the CrossFit community and unintentionally hurt many of its members” and decided to step down as CEO.
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However, it turns out that he’d spewed even more ignorance about Floyd’s murder on a phone call with a Minneapolis gym owner just days prior to his resignation. The owner had asked Glassman why the company had yet to make a statement on Floyd’s death. “We’re not mourning for George Floyd,” he responded. “I don’t think me or any of my staff are. Can you tell me why I should mourn for him?”
“Now, I gotta say something or I’m a f*cking racist, and now this gym is gonna look like it’s reparations or something,” he said, referring to the plans he’d already had to build CrossFit gyms in “blighted neighbourhoods” free of charge, prior to the protests. When asked how he felt about these protests, he responded, “I love the rebuilding, I love the helping. I’d like to make an anonymous donation to the rebuild. But I don’t want any of it going to or supporting anything that looks like pro-rioting.”
He then comments on Floyd’s death, insisting that it was not a crime motivated by racism. “What is the indication that this thing had anything to do with race?” he asks. “I think we can make this short, pray, there is none, because it had nothing to do with race.”
Eve Gets "Trashed" For Feeling "Uncomfortable" Talking About Race With Husband
Eve addressed the backlash she's received for saying she and her white husband, Maximillion Cooper, have been having "uncomfortable conversations" about race.
Eve revealed that she's been getting "trashed" ever since she told her fellow co-hosts on The Talk about the specific challenges that come with being in an interracial relationship during this moment in time. In a preview clip for next Tuesday’s episode of The Talk@Home, Eve explained how folks have been coming after her for opening up about the "difficult and uncomfortable conversations" she and her white husband, Maximillion Cooper, had been having about race these past few weeks.
“I just wanna address something myself because I got some backlash just recently when I spoke out about myself being in an interracial relationship and saying that ‘I’m having some of the most difficult conversations that we’ve ever had’" she said. "And some people lit up the comments and trashed me and were questioning whether this was the first time I had had these conversations."
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"I want to be very clear. We have had many conversations because I’ve been in this relationship for many years. When you enter an interracial relationship, there are conversations you must have—that’s just natural. So this is not the first one. I’ve been having some of the most difficult conversations because we are in one of the most difficult places in our nation, in our world, in this time, so that’s why I said that it was difficult.”
On Tuesday (June 2nd), Eve talked about how she and her husband have been handling the events going on in America right now, as protesters around the country fight against systemic racism and police brutality. She said that she and her husband have been having "some of the most difficult and uncomfortable conversations" about race that they've ever had, but she believes that it's "a beautiful thing."
"I don't know his life through his eyes. He doesn't know my life through my eyes," she said. "All he can do is try to understand and try to ask the questions, and he wants to understand, and that's what the nation—that’s what the world—has to do. It's gonna be uncomfortable. Yeah, it's going to be uncomfortable. But we have to be okay with being uncomfortable so that we can get to a solution."
Eve Having "Uncomfortable Conversations" With White Husband About Race
Eve revealed she's been having a lot of "difficult and uncomfortable conversations" about race with her white husband, Maximillion Cooper, as of late.
Eve spoke with her fellow The Talk co-hosts about how she and her white husband, Maximillion Cooper, have been speaking about the issues of race in light of the current nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. On the newest episode of the talk show that aired on Tuesday (June 2nd), Eve told her co-hosts Carrie Ann Inaba, Marie Osmond, Sheryl Underwood, and Sharon Osbourne, as well as special guest, KCBS-TV Los Angeles anchor Pat Harvey, that she and Maximillion have been having "some of the most difficult and uncomfortable conversations" about race that they've ever had. However, she believes it's all so worth it.
"But, at the same time, it's a beautiful thing, because… I don't know his life through his eyes. He doesn't know my life through my eyes," she noted. "All he can do is try to understand and try to ask the questions, and he wants to understand, and that's what the nation — that’s what the world — has to do."
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"It's gonna be uncomfortable," she continued. "Yeah, it's going to be uncomfortable! But we have to be okay with being uncomfortable so that we can get to a solution." She went on to express how the protesters fighting for racial justice around the country have been a comfort to her. "There are some people that are having beautiful, peaceful protests, with their fists in the air and their hands in the air and all different colours and genders, all together, on one knee, wanting to get past this," she said. "That's what actually keeps me from getting too emotional."
On Sunday (May 31st), Maximillion shared a post on Instagram in support of these peaceful protestors. "These are challenging times," he wrote on an image of the phrase "F*CK RACISM" written in crayon. "A global pandemic, on the brink of an economic depression, and now America is spinning out of control following George Floyd's horrendous murder. The rioting is unacceptable but the emotions and voice of protesters is loud and clear and needs to be acted upon. This injustice can't be ignored. It's all of our responsibilities to stand up against discrimination and racism, and to treat each other with respect and dignity #blacklivesmatter."
Pharrell Williams Explains Why COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects People Of Colour
Pharrell Williams spoke to Jimmy Fallon video chat on “The Tonight Show” about how race relates to coronavirus.
Pharrell Williams was the latest guest to chat with Jimmy Fallon over video chat on The Tonight Show, and the famous producer used the opportunity to shed light on an important topic pertaining to the coronavirus. Between the postponement of his music festival, Something in the Water, and his partnership with the World Central Kitchen, Global Citizen, and the One World: Together at Home special, Pharrell discussed how the coronavirus has been disproportionately affecting black and brown people around the world due to racism within the health care system.
After Jimmy asks him to elaborate on his previous remarks about the “misinformation” and “misconceptions” surrounding COVID-19, Pharrell explains that “there’s this narrative that people who look like me, darker or lighter, brown and black folks, that we don’t know how to take care of ourselves.” However, he clarifies that the higher rates of coronavirus affecting people of colour has nothing to do with their lifestyles, and everything to do with the health care system. “It’s just that the healthcare is disproportionate and you’re seeing the effects of that right now in the way that this thing is spreading and who’s getting the help and how they’re getting the help,” he explained. “There’s access. You know, there’s historical injustices with healthcare with people of colour. And those things systemically contribute to the disproportionate access.”
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“This is definitely affecting people of colour in a different kind of way,” he continued, “and I appreciate you asking me this question so that we can use your platform so we can get it out there. We’re human beings. If we were we to be treated like that from the very beginning, we wouldn’t have disproportionate problems, but we do.” Props to Pharrell for getting this message out there.
Lil’ Kim Responds To Bhad Bhabie Call-Out
Bhad Bhabie compared her situation to Lil' Kim's, which did not sit well with the iconic rapper.
To Bhad Bhabie's credit, this girl has a clap-back ready for anybody who wants the smoke. She's basically fearless.
The seventeen-year-old rapper has been under fire for the last month -- who are we kidding... she's been under fire for the last three years, pretty much -- for allegedly being a poster child for cultural appropriation. The teenager has been accused of speaking with an unnatural accent, darkening her skin with make-up, and wearing wigs to "black-fish" her fans.
In her most recent fight against her critics, Bhad Bhabie brought Lil' Kim and Tarzan (!?!?) into the battle.
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"Lil' Kim wears a foundation - no disrespect to Lil Kim, I'm actually a fan of hers - but the girl wears a foundation that's too light for her face. The girl went and got a nose job to have a smaller nose to be like white people. Y'all don't see that? She literally got surgery to make herself a white person... and y'all don't say a goddamn word about her. But I put on a foundation that makes me look tan," she said about Kim."
As expected, the iconic rapper has responded with some shade of her own.
"That Lil Kim hate different," she wrote on Instagram Stories. "How tf I become a target in the middle of a pandemic? There's more important things going on in the world but you better believe when this is all over ima put a date and address on it and seal it with a kiss."
Oof. What do you expect to happen between Kim and Bhabie when the pandemic ends?
Rihanna Encourages Other Races To "Pull Up" For Black Issues At NAACP Image Awards
Rihanna gave an impactful speech as she received the 2020 NAACP Image President’s Award.
We may not yet have a new album from Rihanna, but we did get one hell of a speech when she took to the stage to accept the President’s Award at this year’s NAACP Image Awards Saturday night. The honor is historically bestowed upon an individual who has made a clear and vested commitment toward promoting diversity and working toward the advancements of minorities in their communities and beyond. As Rih accepted the prize, she extended on these same tenets to deliver on a stirring speech before the audience gathered in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
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“Tonight is not really about me. The purpose is bigger than me. It’s not bigger than us together, but it’s bigger than me. My part is a very small part of the work that’s being done in this world, and the work that is yet to be done,” Rihanna began, receiving warm applause within her first remarks. “We can only fix this world together. We cannot do it divided. I cannot emphasize that enough.”
She went on to touch on the pitfalls of casting off another race or gender’s problems if they don’t necessarily apply to you, urging the crowd before her and the fans at home to encourage their friends of other races to get involved in the issues that matter to them.
“This is their problem, too. So when we’re marching and protesting and posting about the Michael Brown Jrs and the Tatiana Jeffersons of the world, tell your friends to pull up.”
Watch her full speech below.