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John Mayer 'Loves Black Women,' Offends Everyone

By Brooke Tarnoff Posted Feb 10th 2010 07:44PM

Right about now, John Mayer is surely wishing he'd used his mouth for a little more singing and a little less candid chatter. Mayer has taken heat today for some crude remarks made in a new Playboy interview. Among other overshares, the singer told the magazine that ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson was his "sexual napalm."

"That girl is like crack cocaine to me," Mayer said.

But if you think it's in poor taste to discuss the particulars of his sex life with Simpson, buckle up -- it gets worse. A casual inclusion of the 'N' word has launched a flurry of Twitter-apologies, but here at PopEater, we think the racial slur was just the tip of the inappropriate iceberg. After the jump, we look at what Mayer said and why his apology falls short.

The singer boasted, "I come on very strong. I am a very... I'm just very. V-E-R-Y. And if you can't handle very, then I'm a douche bag. But I think the world needs a little very. That's why black people love me."

Asked to clarify his definition of "very," Mayer made the unfortunate word choice: "Someone asked me the other day, 'What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?' And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a n**** pass. Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, 'I can't really have a hood pass' I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'"

Mayer used his Twitter page to offer a series of apologies, writing: "Re: using the 'N word' in an interview: I am sorry that I used the word. And it's such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there's no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged."

He continued, "And while I'm using today for looking at myself under harsh light, I think it's time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews. It started as an attempt to not let the waves of criticism get to me, but it's gotten out of hand and I've created somewhat of a monster. I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don't have the stomach for it."

Mayer concluded, "Because I don't want anyone to think I'm equivocating: I should have never said the word and I will never say it again."

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We're not certain we buy the excuse that Mayer has been too relaxed in interviews -- we've had any number of casual conversations without throwing around racial epithets -- but we appreciate Mayer's attempt at sincerity. What we don't appreciate is his failure to address any of his other, equally offensive words.

Mayer told Playboy that he has not been open to the sexual advances of the black women who so adore him: "My d*** is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart and a f*****' David Duke c***. I'm going to start dating separately from my d***."

It's not, he insisted, that black women aren't attractive -- especially if they act white.

"Every white dude loved Hilary from 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.' Kerry Washington. She's superhot, and she's also white-girl crazy," he said. "Kerry Washington would break your heart like a white girl. Just all of a sudden she'd be like, 'Yeah, I sucked his d***. Whatever.' And you'd be like, 'What? We weren't talking about that.'"

"Edgy" is Mayer's bread and butter in interviews. Just last week, the singer was quoted by the New York Post as saying, "When I get married that's gonna be my vows, 'Do you, John Mayer, take this woman to have and to hold, to wear her ass like headgear?' Yes, I do -- you're the one whose ass I wanna wear like a hat for the rest of my life."

In an interview with Rolling Stone in January, Mayer introduced his views on the kind of woman he'd settle down with. "You need to have them be able to go toe-to-toe with you intellectually. But don't they also have to have a vagina you could pitch a tent on and just camp out on for, like, a weekend? The Joshua Tree of vaginas? ... I'll be happy when I close out this life-partner thing. Think of how much mental capacity I'm using to meet the right person so I can stop giving a f--- about it."

After musing on whether the Rolling Stone piece might have gone too far, Mayer tweeted, "I say 'f--- it.' You can't go wrong if you tell the truth."

So was the Playboy interview an ambitious attempt-gone-awry by the man who dubbed himself "the new generation of masturbator" to break his own record of irreverence? Or did Mayer, at his most "raw," betray something uglier than we could have suspected in all of his previous "shock jock" interviews?

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Thursday 11 February

By danteautumn

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Mayer is a blatant racist and sexist ... and a totally third rate performer. In addition, no pity for either Aniston or Simpson. Both are old enough to recognize his game, but they both played along. Especially Aniston - who is a Prima Hollywood ho. No pity for her at all. She's an attention grabber who has played this poor little rejected Jen routine for years. Bravo to Brad Pitt .....

Thursday 11 February

By Jules

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Dude! You are gross. Any woman that goes near him is crazy. I wouldn't touch that if it had 10 condoms on it. Ick.

Thursday 11 February

By soldag

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For those of you who think that John Mayer is racist, that's ridiculous.

The guy is young, talented, and edgy. He plays progressive guitar, and speaks progressive TALK.

He is trying to be creative, like everything else he does. It's playboy magazine, and it's all about nickels and dimes people.

I'm outta here. C-ya.

Thursday 11 February

By FraeFrae

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He is just sorry he got caught out there. Isn't his 15 minutes almost over anyway. I'm more than bored with him.

Thursday 11 February

By valeskas

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I guess if America knew how he really is, they would have never bought his music. He talks about his women and he just should shut up and hide somewhere. No more spending my money on his CD's. Does he have parents, they should talk to their son, he is a disgrace. You enjoy and after shut up, not like him, he wants the world to know, who he was and is messing around with. Too much information from this dumb guy.

Thursday 11 February

By Lindi

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he's a no talend pimp and Anniston hasn't any self esteem to have dated such a bastardo, says a lot about her character, she must have needed a lay...Simpson too needed a lay, she'll settle for anything, note: Roma.....need I say more? He made her like an idiot and she kept running back for more, where is their pride? How weak are these biatches?

Thursday 11 February

By rich

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what a punk . its real simple people should just boycott his concerts and CD's. then he wont have to worry about who is playing with his private parts...he will be playing with himself, id love to meet him and just slap the snot out of him!

Thursday 11 February

By robin

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sounds like this jerk needs sex rehab

Thursday 11 February

By Lisa

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This guy seems to always go out with very high profile women who obviously have low self esteem. I don't understand why Jen Aniston is always portrayed as the girl next door type. She'll sleep with anyone who won't run away, and Jessica Simpson is a joke and dumber than a stump, and Taylor Swift...too early to tell. He's a bit sexually obsessed, and after awhile that gets majorly boring. He seems to think talking shock makes him look cool. As for him being an intellectual, it sounds like most of his intellect is in his white d**k.

Thursday 11 February

By Black Original Man

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Mutant inbred albino. I am not surprised.

Thursday 11 February

By snosbig

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Hey John!....I always thought you sucked, but now I'm sure of it.

Thursday 11 February

By snosbig

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Hey John!...I always thought you sucked, now I am sure of it.

Thursday 11 February

By laura

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Playboy has a dwindling audience now a days. He was interviewing for that audience and speaking on terms he felt were appropriate for those readers. I would have never known about it if it were not on the internet, the media blows stuff up. The whole business about the N word is overrated anyway. Unless you are calling someone an N word it does not have to matter that much. Grow balls world and stop being so sensitive. It's just words stop appologizing for being yourself!

Thursday 11 February

By Pk

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What a waste, I admired his music, but I am convinced John Mayer is an idiot,an insecure,pathetic little boy trying to b a man.Intelligence for him doesn't exist and hopefully he can find a bag full of humility and grace and learn to stop playing stupid.John Mayer has loss a fan in me.

Thursday 11 February

By Pk

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John Mayer ia an idiot,I am convinced he is a boy trying to b a man.He should find some humility and grace and stop playing stupid.His insecurities are a bit much and I am no longer a fan of John Mayer, what a waste.

Thursday 11 February

By Alisha

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John Mayer IS a douchebag, but he obviously doesn't care. Let's see if he cares when the dumbA is homeless in a couple years. Let bums pee on him, might do him some good. Let's hope he gets busted for drugs, some prison bubba can use johns a-- for headgear.

Thursday 11 February

By Just Me

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Shut up and sing you stupid little pig

Thursday 11 February

By Frankie

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I don't feel it was racist. I just feel he choose the wrong choice of words. He was trying to say oine thing and it came out wrong. You can tell that from his explanation

Thursday 11 February

By Lady L

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John Mayer go home!!!! He makes me sick after hearing what he said about Jennifer,Jessica and playboy. Stick him in jail to be gang banged....that's all he good for! What a jerk!!! Mayer you SUCK!!!!!!

Thursday 11 February

By Technium

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HAHAHA!!! Thats why Black people love him....I'm Black, and never heard of him in my life....

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