Face-Off -- Rev vs. Revved Up

91. 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

92. AL SHARPTON IS A RACIST CRIMINAL. HE NEEDS TO DIE.
THE BLACK COMMUNITY SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND EMBARRASSED OF HIM

Posted at 3:33PM on Jul 10th 2007 by lucky

93. I am so sick of "The Rev" making everything out to be race. I am sorry but if you don't want to be called a "HO" then don't dress like one. I think there are lots of celebs that dress like a "HO" and I love the fact that TMZ calls them out! I am sorry if Mr. Sharpton is bothered by someone being called out. I am sure there are many other choice words they could have used!!!! Get off it Rev...why don't you get pissed off about something that really matters. Geez...SHUT UP ALREADY!!!!

Posted at 3:41PM on Jul 10th 2007 by ashley

94. i think the rev. is really the racist here. why should anyone really pay any attention to him. he has society "walking on eggshells." . i think he is really promoting racial tension. he has been know to make racial slurs about the jews, the white man, and other races, but in his mind, these are justified and should be accepted. he complains about everything. he really got carried away with the "imus"situation, where imus lost his carreer for the things he said, but on the other hand, if you ever seen entertainers such as chris rock, and a host of others, who literally slaughter and use racial slurs against other races, we're supposed to take that as entertainment? i'm all for racial harmony, but i do think sharpton is doing more bad than good.

Posted at 12:23AM on Jul 11th 2007 by strom

95. By the way, isn't this the same Al Sharpton that just insulted the whole Morman religion recently by referring to it as an illegitimate religion and caused an uproar to which he finally had to apologize because of the uproar? At first, he revised his statement offered excuses, never taking responsibility for HIS "insensitive remarks." When you want to play the gotcha game, Al, somebody's eventually gonna "getcha," too.

Posted at 3:36PM on Jul 10th 2007 by jsnewyork

96. Wrong is wrong.black,white,asain etc. Im not quiet sure why My Harvey put a label on Beyonce as "Roboho". why not RobotDiva..etc...Its sad that we as consumer allow all of the madness that is published because we crave it. I don't think that after Beyonce gave a performance in a robotic type outfit and woke up the next day....to see she was called "roboho"... damn...Funny but I'm sure Mr Harvey would love to get his gay ass up in a robot outfit.... I think that any "straight" man would love unwinding Beyoncebotic(see thats sounds sexier). Its funny that a lot of this can be tongue and cheek humor..but bottom line.it sells papers,magazine and help trashy sites like TMZ.com thrive. You cannnot deny that Beyonce is beautiful, and talented..no matter how many slurs some of the readers slur at her...lots of them would love to be in here robot shoes..Wrong is wrong..

Posted at 3:39PM on Jul 10th 2007 by JanetJacksonIsHot

97. Oh yeah, Al is for free speech... That's why he likes to call the fcc so much !

Posted at 3:39PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Ratta

98. The Rev needs to stop making everything about race. Where is he when a white woman is called a ho? Ho is a bad term for anyone an it doesn't mean it just applies to black woman. Geez ho can apply to anyone!

Posted at 3:41PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Jenny

99. HARVEY DONT TAKE HIS CRAP AL SHARPTON IS A RACIST CRIMINAL... KEEP USING THE WORD HO ITS A FREE COUNTRY.

HO HO HO HO HO HO HO

Posted at 3:41PM on Jul 10th 2007 by lucky

100. "Reverend" (and I use the word very loosely) Sharpton: It's people like you who CAUSE racisim and nurture it. Where are you when BLACK people inflict injuries to any other race? Twana Brawly...WHAT A JOKE and an embarrassment to both you and Cosby. Become a REAL Christian and try to help ALL people and not react only to anti-black injustices. If you were sincere, that's exactly what you would do. Jesus even loved those that crucified him. REVEREND? Don't make me laugh!!!! It's people like you who drag down the good people of ALL races who are trying to do the right thing!!!!

Posted at 5:29PM on Jul 10th 2007 by tadadad

101. Idiotic quote of the week: "We did not call Beyonce a Roboho...... We called her outfit a Roboho". LMAO. Man up, Harvey. Now I didn't read Sharpton's article but going by the two videos that TMZ had us vote on I didn't hear Al injecting race. It's obviously Harvey who is using the "race card" (Or the "anti-race card card"). Misogyny is misogyny no matter who u're calling a "...ho". And the argument of I called [insert white entertainer's name here] a [insert racial or misogynistic slur here] to justify calling another race those things is pretty lame. People have the freedom to say whatever they want to say but I think those same people should have the class and cahones to own up to those words and not backpedal.

Posted at 2:44AM on Jul 11th 2007 by MakinMusic

102. I think Harvey using the American Flag and patriotic music to evoke patriotic feelings was a tacky ploy. It is quite apparent that the American Flag and patriotic music was used as theatrical props in an attempt to translate emotions of patriotism into agreement with Harvey's argument. But I don't think Harvey needed props to summon alliance and I think a stand-alone statement without the patriotic props would have been convincing. But as it is, use of the American Flag and patriotic music as props, in my opinion, actually weakens Harvey's believability and evokes mistrust.

Posted at 3:47PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Bodo

103. Really, why is free speech being attaccked left and right these days.
I mean, why do people need to apologize over and over and go to rehab for using a word towards someone with negative connotation? This is america, we can say whatever we want as long it doesn't intend to physically harm someone or defamate character.

So Sharpton, get off you high horse and quit playing the hypocrit. You are perpetuating racism by only defending black people and accusing everyone of beign a racist, when you can't even hold your own people to those standards. And no, by saying 'your people' I'm not being a racist, I'm just referring to a certain cultural group. So chill out and find something more important to bitch about!

Posted at 3:49PM on Jul 10th 2007 by LC

104. It'll be pretty funny when Harvey does an IMUS on Al's radio show. HE HE HE

Posted at 3:56PM on Jul 10th 2007 by po dunk

105. the rev is an ass, get a life

Posted at 4:24PM on Jul 10th 2007 by alex