Is ‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson a racist?
Robert Pattinson, the heartthrob from the "Twilight" series, has upset a few people...
From Boyce Watkins, PhD of Black Voices:
Robert Pattinson, the heartthrob from the “Twilight” series, has upset a few people. I admit that I am probably the only person on earth who has not seen his movie, but there might be a few others who join me after hearing his recent comments about black people.
During an interview with Details Magazine, Pattinson sat down with Jenny Lumet, a black journalist, and made some comments that just didn’t make any sense. The dialogue between Pattison and Lumet went as follows:
Details: Rob, did you know that every time you say actor or acting you lower your voice to a whisper?
Rob: (He’s genuinely startled.) “I do?”
Details: Yes, so quietly it’s like you’re saying Negro.
Rob: (He laughs, lightens up.) “What if we were ‘acting’ like ‘Negroes’? Then we’d be f*cked-we couldn’t hear anything. . . .”
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