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Face-Off -- Rev vs. Revved Up

The Reverend Al Sharpton and our very own Harvey Levin went head-to-head over RobohoGate.


TMZ used the word "Roboho" two weeks ago in a humorous fashion review to describe an outfit Beyonce wore in performance at the BET Awards. In a statement to TMZ, The Rev said the use of the word was racist and misogynistic. TMZ respectfully disagreed.

Listen to both arguments -- and vote!




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421. oh by the way whites do understand black people...remember those boys that district attorney prosecuted so harshly over what a prostitue with problems accused them of ?...well one of them made a statement like this...you don't know how it feels to be treated so unjustly and have no power to prevent it....see you guys do understand...

Posted at 9:28AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

422. Please Al, go away. Everything is racist with you. Everyone knows Beyonce is not a "ho'. and no one meant that. Get a life.

Also, I would vote for Obama if it were not for Al Sharpton always hanging at his side. Al is bad promo for Obama. And so is Jesse Jackson and all the other black leaders that are always yelling racist. I am sick of it.

Posted at 2:34PM on Jul 10th 2007 by inside info

.....yeah inside...i'm sick of racisim too.

Posted at 10:06AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

423. Al Sharpton (I refuse to call him "reverend," because he hardly conducts himself in such a way) is an idiot. An inarticulate, blowhard, windbag, idiot. Dude needs to time warp his fat self back to Jim Crow days so he can find something real to complain about.

Posted at 2:37PM on Jul 10th 2007 by On Harvey's Side

....douglesvill georgia.....it's not on the news but there's a boy there being treated unjustly as well....even tho you don't seem to know...jim crow's still here baby...

Posted at 10:05AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

424. I think Al Sharpton needs to mind his own business, back off and look at himself. he's an egotistical reverse racist. He only deals with stuff that will get him publicity and he's not worth it. He has no place in putting his nose in something that has nothing to do with him.

Posted at 2:37PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Robin

...you know robin...the shame is that he's the only voice being heard in a country rife with racisim...gotta robin it's the bat signal

Posted at 10:04AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

425. Al Sharpton is a flipping moron who would find any reason to he could to get his mug on TV. What really saddens me is the "sinister minister" types such as Sharpton are all over the media and only seem to deepen the wounds by holding counter productive dialouges and pointing fingers. Lets start at home folks, change comes from within not from loud mouths like Sharpton.

Posted at 2:39PM on Jul 10th 2007 by ??????

yes change dose come from within...and real change shows itself abroad......even in the electronic missives we seem to love so much...down with the sinnister subtlty of racisim...

Posted at 10:03AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

426. OK I know a lot more black people have been coming to this site. How come the poll numbers haven't change? It is fixed?

Posted at 9:56AM on Jul 16th 2007 by Jo Jo

427. I'm a black woman and Al was really stretching it on this one....funny how TMZ has called white women derrogatory names before and he never said anything....he's obviously trying to start some kind of race drama.....

Posted at 2:41PM on Jul 10th 2007 by brijett

he didn't start the race drama...and white people know where to draw the line with each other...it's black people that get no respect from them....and it's in the little details like this where it should be made plain...with us it's differnt...myancester was repeaditly raped by her white slave masters making all kinds of light skined blacks...she was seen as less then a hoe....beyonce dersrves respect as a woman as do you...so this is where the line should be drawn concerning blacks...theirs should be a higher standard....

Posted at 10:01AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

428. As a Black woman tell All to shut the Hell up - AL does not speak for the Black people of the world-He is an embarrassment to our people and has absolutely no permission to speak on behalf of Black people. I got what you were talking about t. It was funny as hell along with being true. Do not answer to Fatass Al Sharpton. Harvey stand your ground. Harvey tell Al Sharpton to go to Hell!! Beyonce's outfit looked liked Roboho outfit. It was so funny.

Posted at 2:47PM on Jul 10th 2007 by truthhurts

...you sure do sound black...'cept you don't quite have the self hate part right....any way exacttly what ground is harvy holding ?...is it possible black people are gaining ground in some way ? is that a bad thing ?

Posted at 10:01AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

429. roboho? racist?
puh-leez come on! enough with this what's right and wrong to say in america!
where is our freedom of speech?



Posted at 2:59PM on Jul 10th 2007 by grapeape73

it's right there in your mout...besides freedom of speach goes both ways...don't it ?

Posted at 10:00AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

430. I'd like to quote one of our favorite rappers Ludacris in this situation, this is for you Mr. Sharpton:
Hooooooooo (Ho)
Youza Hoooooo (Ho)
Youza Hoooooo (Ho)
I said that youza hooooo (Ho)
You doin ho activities
With ho tendencies
Hos are your friends, hoes are your enemies
With ho energy to do whacha do
Blew whacha blew
Screw whacha screw
Yall professional like DJ Clue, pullin on my coat tail
an why do you think you take a ho to a hotel?
Hotel everybody, even the mayor
Reach up in tha sky for tha hozone laya
Come on playa once a ho always
And hos never close they open like hallways
An heres a ho cake for you whole ho crew
an everybody wants some cuz hoes gotta eat too

Posted at 3:06PM on Jul 10th 2007 by AbbyJ

...and i'd like to quote those rich record label owners...we're in the money...

Posted at 10:02AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

431. Amazing that you can't be really be a black woman and feel this way?? Last I check I was definately black, african-american or afro american. However you want to spin it!

I think its BS to have the Race Card played when other cultures use the term HO in any fashion when poking fun a Beyonce or any other Black Woman.

You have the following:

Ludacris can say "I got Ho's in different area codes"
The Backwoods Boys can sing about "Pimpin Yo Ho"
Naughty By Nature says "Let the Ho's Go
Scarface has "Use Them Ho's" AND "Dog these Ho's"
Uncle Luke "Where Them Ho's At?"

These songs are then blasted all over the radio because every Ho needs another anthem...right? I mean really.......... who do you think these Black Men are referring too??????? Who's going to speak to the obvious?? NOBODY that's who! Because it's okay to be racist and misogynistic when its "black on black"!

WTF is really going on????

Posted at 3:28PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Ghetto Peach

now that's a very important question...just what the hell is really going on ???

Posted at 9:59AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

432. OK I know a lot more black people have been coming to this site. How come the poll numbers haven't change? It is fixed?

Posted at 9:56AM on Jul 16th 2007 by Jo Jo

...huh ?

Posted at 10:00AM on Jul 16th 2007 by terrence

433. Terrence are you talking to yourself? You made so many posts. I don't know what the hell you're talking about. Let people have a chance to response. Luda is rapper and like other rappers his songs are for entertain. Did you protest againist the records company for his tyrics? When they do play that song on the radio the words are change. 80% of people who purchased hip hop. rap and hard rap CDs are young white males. So twhite folks must love hearing the n-word, h-word, f-word and b-word. I think you are obsessed with Al and Jesse. It's not about them but Harvey disrespecting Ms. Beyonce by calling her a ho directly or indirectly.

Posted at 11:00AM on Jul 16th 2007 by Juanita

434. We need more people like Mr. Levin who speak out against Civil Rights leaders who try to turn almost everything into a racial issue. I mean, the origins of the word "Ho" in my book started with Santa Claus. I am not a racist. I have a few Arab American, African American, and Asian American friends. Just look at my facebook page if you don't believe me: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=694856810 I am a realist. We have something in the USA called the Constitutional 1st Amendment which allows for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Enough said.
Ben

Posted at 3:14PM on Jul 16th 2007 by Ben_darkpikachu02

435. darkpikachu02. We have freedom of speech and freedom to protest too. It's not about Al or Harvey. It's about TMZ/Harvey disrespecting a black women. If you are into degrading women, I guess that your thing but I am for uplifting of all women. No women should be called a ho.

Posted at 7:36AM on Jul 17th 2007 by Nita

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