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Quote of the Day: Kimbo Slice

Kimbo Slice can best be described as a cross between Lil' Wayne and Kunta Kinte -- a runaway slave with a mouth full of gold teeth playing up every single stereotype of an African-American male in exchange for short-lived adoration from a soulless media with ADD.

In a recent photo shoot with ESPN The Magazine, a shirtless Slice makes a variety of menacing/coonish facial expressions that are uncomfortably close to those of a caged animal, which he is routinely referred to online. Fortunately, the Mag opted not to run most of the shots, but there are still various clips on the Internet that refer to Slice being from the wild jungle, including photos of a gorilla instead of his headshot. And the YouTube clip mentioned earlier is pretty close to a lynch mob environment. All of which he seems to be playing up as part of his act.

While LeBron James unintentionally striking a King Kong-like pose for Vogue is disappointing, I find what Slice is consciously doing downright disgusting.

And unquestionably profitable.

....... Branding once was something slave owners used to punish my ancestors. Now it's being used by the descendents of slaves to punish their memory.

-- LZ Granderson, senior writer with ESPN, says Kimbo Slice is typical of the wrong kind of branding.

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Re: Quote of the Day: Kimbo Slice
That is a little bit of an exaggeration, huh? What about boxers & NFL players giving menacing looks? It's about intimidation for opponents & marketing for fans. If Vanderlei Silva was doing the shoot, he'd be making the same damn faces? Since Kimbo is black, he's supposed to be held to a higher standard??? Preposterous!

by frickshun on May 2, 2008 12:23 PM EDT   0 recs

Re: Quote of the Day: Kimbo Slice
Seems kinda political for a Senior writer with ESPN.

by nitro on May 2, 2008 12:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Re: Quote of the Day: Kimbo Slice
It's for Page 2. Pretty much the norm there.

by Tonley on May 2, 2008 2:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Re: Quote of the Day: Kimbo Slice
Wow. If you look at Kimbo Slice and think "coonish," you're the one with the problem.

Kimbo is a "runaway slave" only in the mind of LZ Granderson.

by cagepotato on May 2, 2008 12:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Re: Quote of the Day: Kimbo Slice
By the way, a co-worker of mine turned me on to a funny website (he's black). It's called www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com & much like all stereotypes, it's based on real observation, not absurd speculation about Kimbo bringing down an entire race b/c he likes gold "toofeses". Oh, and I used to listen to a great song from Showbiz & AG called "Runaway Slave" from their 1st album (yes, I'm white!!).

by frickshun on May 2, 2008 12:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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