Rapper Xzibit: 'Planking Is Racist, Not Funny'

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted Jul 8th 2011 02:30PM

After 'planking' seemed to have swept over Hollywood faster than you can say 'Kabbalah,' there's one lonely adversary who's standing up against those that are laying down. Rapper Xzibit took to Twitter to express his extreme disapproval of the trend.

"Planking is THE dumbest sh-t ever," Xzibit tweeted (via TMZ). "#Planking was a way to transport slaves on ships during the slave trade, its not funny. Educate."

From Rosario Dawson and Ellen Page to Justin Bieber and Katy Perry, celebrities have been laying down straight and narrow left and right.

"Don't get it twisted," he continued. "I care less where your dumb asses lay face down and take pictures of the shit, I'm just telling you where it came from."

Although the position in which slaves were transported during the slave trade was not technically referred to as 'planking' the fashion in which they were positioned on wood plank beds was not unlike the stiff, face down, palm to side style.

The celebrity world is famous for their apt political correctness but we're not so sure they're going to give up their beloved light as a feather, stiff as a board ways.

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Friday 08 July

By smithmagster

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What a Stupid and Racist remark from a man of the Same

By LUIS

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COLORED PEOPLE ARE SO IGNORANT IT'S SICKENING.

By Henry

Typical Obama-Type Species.

Saturday 09 July

By ashley

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Ok you even read what he said how is this racist ..really his is giving history

By marisol

Prepahs it's time that some of you neanderthals returned to you caves. When you were running around on all fours, sniffing each other's a**es, Africans/Eygthians were using the metric system and building pyramids. @ LUIS, I sure hope you're not hispanic because your ignorance is showing

By Oprah's massive armpit afroes.

Stupid is as stupid does. Everything is racist to dumb, insecure people.

Sunday 10 July

By JULES

AN IGNORANT BABOON HAS SPOKEN

By mnfei5

I love reading this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via agelessc'upid.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends.. XXw

By STAN ZALEN

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THAT COON????

By Real World

Get over yourself Xzibit, no one cares what you think.

By Amanda

I care what he thinks. It's offensive. Same as wearing baggy pants with your underwear is offensive- and remember the origins of that trend!

By VADER

LUIS,
IF YOUR STILL USING THE WORD COLORED, YOUR RACIST STUPID!

By Apple

I also care and do not hate on the TRUTH!!!!!!!! Xibit is merely stating the origins of an act that is offensive to him due to historical facts of where this activity originated!

By daisy mceachin

i care and he's right! i tried to tell my son about this so called new fad, wouldn't listen. black people, before u jump on every band wagon, do a little research first, or stay ignorant.

By Firebrand

The first African slaves were brought to the U.S. to pick tobacco, yet how many African Americans still smoke?

By Ava

@Firebrand, That has got to be one of the dumbest arguments I've ever heard. Slaves also picked cotton, are black people not suppose to wear clothes made out of the stuff? Get real

By cop2122

And your dumb point is ?

By EJ

Firebrand's point is that if Xhibit is so offended by things that have anything to do with the slave trade, like planking, the same should apply for everything else involved with the slave trade, like tobacco and cotton. Makes perfect sense to me.

By Betty Blue

Bahaha! I love this. You have a valid point.

By Juli

So, what is the correlation ?

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