Friday, October 01, 2004

Prism of Racism

A sorry tale of Hilton's latest tape
'DUMB' AND DUMBER? A newly surfaced Paris Hilton video reportedly includes an ugly racial remark.
-->Paris Hilton has two faces - and one of them is very, very ugly.
In a recently surfaced 12-hour videotape, Hilton is shown in a rather disturbing scene with two African-American men who ask her if she would model their fashion line.
Hilton, standing with pal Brandon Davis, is polite to the men, but calls them "dumb n--s" after they leave, according to British reporter Carole Aye Maung, who reviewed the tape.
"Two ... guys begin talking to her," Maung told us. "She's being very, very sweet to them. [But] she definitely uses the N-word. It's so cruel, because they were so lovely, and she was being so lovely to them."
Hilton's reps refused to comment when asked about this specific incident on the tape, first uncovered by Star magazine.
According to Maung, the marathon recording includes footage of Hilton "making love" with Nick Carter in the back of a car, greeting one-time boyfriend Jason Shaw in the nude and rolling a "cigarette."
She jokes: "It'll be Paris Hilton Two: How to roll a joint."
It's doubtful she's laughing today.

The above blurb was in The NY Daily News yesterday and proved to be very disturbing to many. But for some it validates what is already intrinsically known to many minorities. One can be as dignified and polite as is possible when in the company of a person who is of another race, and who is being equally as dignified and polite, and know that they are being thought of as less than by that person. Many instances in my life I have been treated amicably by someone and have found out later that they did things behind my back and/or conveyed thoughts about me to others that were racists.

A medium that misrepresents whatever is seen through it is the definition of Paris Hilton. She is the manifestation of a prism as she is a blond, blue-eyed White woman who is a beneficiary of The Hilton Hotel legacy and fortune. As such she is thought to be wholesome via her background. What is seen through her is a life that is wholesome. She had a home video made with her knowledge that showed her cavorting, sexually and under the influence of drugs, with a man, and was forgiven. Her public relations people were able to spin the tale of a young impressionable girl who was taken advantage of by her older former boyfriend.

But from the aforementioned blurb the prism that is Ms. Hilton is being seen as an entity within and of itself. That prism is the manifestation of hate. The vileness and hatefulness of her comments are such that conjure memories for many who have strived to be the best they can be and are thwarted by small minded persons who talk the talk but live a life that is racist and when having the ability, choose to subjugate those who are just trying to live honestly. Why did she not just say she did not want to deal with the men who approached her? Instead she pulled the subliminal racism that is often practiced by those who feel they are educated. She acted as if she was interested, and was accepting of their views. But when the men left, she spewed her hateful comments. I have always been a proponent of allowing people of the KKK the right to freedom of speech as I want to know who my enemies are. I want them to be easily identifiable, and what easier way in which that can happen than for my enemies to voice their views. Persons like this Paris thing who never voice their views publicly, who whisper in private their racist thoughts, after speaking sweetly to the face of the person they think they are superior to, is the supreme enemy in the fight against hatred.

How does one fight an enemy that one can't see, that one can not identify? Well this particular enemy, P. Hilton, subliminal racist that she is, busted herself, live and in color. It can only be hoped that everything she touches is boycotted and her 15 minutes of infamy is up.

Videos are a wonderful invention, aren't they?

12 Comments:

Blogger Radmila said...

You know, I would be upset if she wasn't a rich slut with air between her ears.
The phrase "Money does not equal class" was never better applied than here.

11:06 PM  
Blogger TLC said...

Radmila, agreed! LOL!

Thanks for commenting.

11:09 PM  
Blogger Radmila said...

You're welcome....oh and another thing...Paris Hilton's thin, but her body is shapeless.
She has no ass at all...with all that money, you would think she would snap to it and do something about that. I mean, it's not like she has to work or anything, she's got all the time in the world to have it repaired and recover...oh wait...that would cut into her boozing, screwing around, flashing her non-existent boobs at paparazzi, and handbag designing.

12:10 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Remember the days when somebody needed to do something to become famous. I mean Paris can't act, has no musical talent, has no discernable intellect, has no personality(other than being self absorbed) and isn't even pretty (unless you go for the just got out of a concentration camp look) and yet she is an A-List Celebrity all of a sudden with a tv show and book? I'm not really surprised about the ugly racial remark that she made. Paris and ignorance walk hand in hand.

Chris

12:16 AM  
Blogger Kerry Doyal said...

So, let's not prolong her 15 minutes with further discussion. What made anyone expect anything from her?

Next topic please...

12:24 AM  
Blogger TLC said...

Thomai, Chris, Kerry, and Radmila, you all have such excellent points. Why even think about her? Why did I expect anything different from her? I really don't know why it struck such a nerve other than the comment that the men were so sweet and it (Paris) was so ugly. That just got to me.

Thanks all for your comments.

P.S. She is skinny isn't she? I thought I was the only one who found her unattractive. Though I've never seen an alien, I would imagine she looks like one, with the edges, and not curves, that are what make up her body.

8:17 AM  
Blogger TLC said...

Thanks for commenting TheBlackNewYorker. You've made excellent points. Under educated defines P. Hilton expertly.

3:36 PM  
Blogger The Humanity Critic said...

That girl is just vile, vile I tell you!!!..lol
Just passing through, just wanted to say that I enjoy your blog. Take care..

6:54 PM  
Blogger TLC said...

Hey Humanity Critic, thanks so much for commenting. I like your blog, also. Loved the post about ex-girlfriends.

8:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What I want to know is who were these two "lovely" black men that wanted her (of all people) to model their clothing line? That's what's disturbing to me.

Sandra
http://sann.typepad.com/cause_whats_real/

4:19 PM  
Blogger TLC said...

Sandra, too funny! LOL!

Thanks for commenting.

9:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

as a african-american who travels as part of my job, I have stayed in a Hilton hotel, but I say no more and would advise others to do so

2:26 PM  

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