An Asian American group says Toby Keith "embarrassed himself and his country" this week at a Nobel Peace Prize party in Norway when he stretched his eyes back while Will Smith rapped the word "yellow."
Besides embarrassing all sorts of people, a rep for the Asian American Justice Center tells TMZ that Keith "denigrated the Nobel Peace Prize and offended Asians and Asian Americans by using a crude, racist hand gesture." Watch Starting at :23 >>
Piling on is the Media Action Network for Asians, who believes Keith "is telling his Asian fans 'you don't matter, you're not on my radar.'"
The incident occured while Smith was rocking a rendition of 'Rapper's Delight,' and Keith began pantomiming along with the lyrics. His rep told TMZ on Tuesday that "No one at the concert thought Toby was out of line."
This wasn't the only bit of controversy surrounding Keith in Norway. Members of the Norwegian Parliament publicly criticized the country star over his uber-patriotic, let's-wallop-the-bad-guys song, 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American).'
One lawmaker said that "If Keith really means what he says in his lyrics," then it probably wasn't a good decision to have him perform.
Toby defended his song. "If someone wants to say that one song out of 30 million albums sold and 27 No. 1's is inappropriate, then you can jump up and down about the one song."
Don't people have better things to B*TCH about.. gosh dang ya have the blacks who rap calling themselves N*ggers but when a white person says it your a rasist. Some people really do need to get a grip and think about the more important things in life...
You obviously have no clue. People within a group are allowed to call themselves whatever they want. African-Americans can call each other the "n" word, the disabled can call each other a "gimp", etc. It is totally inappropriate for anyone other than people within the group to use derogatory names about others.
I'm half black and half white. I hate that word when anyone says it. Please don't generalize. Not all black people use that word. Racism is racism...even if you are bringing your own race down.
In my opinion the entire thing was out of line. I thought I heard the MF word in there. I can't believe that a ceremony as supposedly serious and solemn as the Nobel awards would include this crap in their program. They are the ones to blame.
Toby does this but wants to criticize the Dixie Chicks for saying something against Bush. Nice double standard. Guess he thinks it is ok to go to another country and do what he wants to do, but it was not alright for the Chicks to do it. Great example he set.
I agree with you, if this were a dignified event, WIll Smith, as much as I like him, wouldn't have been rappity rapping. It looked more like some club. And the slanty eye thing, well while this particular situation is blown out of proportion, in general, I would prefer ppl. not use it. I don't call anyone else out there names, nor do I use derogatory gestures and remarks in reference to them. Let's learn to treat people with respect, Toby. Even if you don't think it's offensive, I am offended.
The world has more important issues to worry about.
Toby is a great American!! Your song Courtesy of the Red, white and blue has to be one of my favorites. This song shows strength and all for one in the USA. The left wing liberals hate to see our country united. Toby put a boot up their ASS and keep doing what you are doing!!!!
What makes you and Toby more American than anyone else? People like you think you can wrap yourselves with the flag, make coded racist statements that only excite other loonies and then you wait to see how many other angry, undereducated supporters rally to your ignorant cause. Whether you like it or not, America is changing. What you're really angry about is that the sense of entitlement you've enjoyed for such a long time is disappearing.
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An Asian American group says Toby Keith "embarrassed himself and his country" this week at a Nobel Peace Prize party in Norway when he stretched his eyes back while Will Smith rapped the word "yellow."
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Don't people have better things to B*TCH about.. gosh dang ya have the blacks who rap calling themselves N*ggers but when a white person says it your a rasist. Some people really do need to get a grip and think about the more important things in life...
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First of lets get it srtaight, when blacks rap they say N*GGA not N*igger, and when a white persons says it they say N*igger which is racist.
You obviously have no clue. People within a group are allowed to call themselves whatever they want. African-Americans can call each other the "n" word, the disabled can call each other a "gimp", etc. It is totally inappropriate for anyone other than people within the group to use derogatory names about others.
Which part of AFRICA are YOU from?
I'm half black and half white. I hate that word when anyone says it. Please don't generalize. Not all black people use that word. Racism is racism...even if you are bringing your own race down.
um they definitely DO say n*gger in their own lyrics
racist even
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Ni**a, Ni**er. Same word. Same meaning. Wrong no matter who says it.
Right on
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In my opinion the entire thing was out of line. I thought I heard the MF word in there. I can't believe that a ceremony as supposedly serious and solemn as the Nobel awards would include this crap in their program. They are the ones to blame.
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Toby does this but wants to criticize the Dixie Chicks for saying something against Bush. Nice double standard. Guess he thinks it is ok to go to another country and do what he wants to do, but it was not alright for the Chicks to do it. Great example he set.
I agree with you, if this were a dignified event, WIll Smith, as much as I like him, wouldn't have been rappity rapping. It looked more like some club. And the slanty eye thing, well while this particular situation is blown out of proportion, in general, I would prefer ppl. not use it. I don't call anyone else out there names, nor do I use derogatory gestures and remarks in reference to them. Let's learn to treat people with respect, Toby. Even if you don't think it's offensive, I am offended.
The world has more important issues to worry about.
Toby is a great American!! Your song Courtesy of the Red, white and blue has to be one of my favorites. This song shows strength and all for one in the USA. The left wing liberals hate to see our country united.
Toby put a boot up their ASS and keep doing what you are doing!!!!
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What makes you and Toby more American than anyone else? People like you think you can wrap yourselves with the flag, make coded racist statements that only excite other loonies and then you wait to see
how many other angry, undereducated supporters rally to your ignorant cause. Whether you like it or not, America is changing. What you're really angry about is that the sense of entitlement you've enjoyed for such a long time is disappearing.
Asians listen to Toby Keith? Don't be ridiculous! We've got better taste than that.
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Then someone should slap the taste out of your mouth.
Yes, he's slapping it out of your mouth so that he might get even a little bit of taste. Though I highly doubt it possible.
Yes Olivia, asians do listen to country music. Any other racist remarks you want to add?
Budman and Michelle- you two sound like you're made for each other! Why not get together and have a bunch of intolerant kids? It would be adorable.
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Kat,
The last thing our country needs is more cradle-to- grave ignorance. I do get your point, though.