Rinluv said:

That's a bit out of order!!!

Luckily for him he said in London last year.. "Soo much SOUL, London' and I think the majority of the audience was white...

EmeraldSkies said:

Yeah Oprah looks like she has no rythm during Prince's concert on her show.

Watch the Aladdin Live DVD - he makes up a new "dance" called the Ozzy Osbourne (slightly altered) and stumbles around stage like a lost mentally-challenged old person.

I didn't really think that was funny - not because I was offended, it was just not funny. I expect more from a world-renowned musician (and that was only a few years ago).

And you guys lost your frickin' minds when Justin Timberlake made a joke about Prince's height ...

RodeoSchro said:

You are saying that Prince fans are excluded from this, right? I was funky back in the day, and I am just hitting my prime now.
You can't touch this

Se7en said:

right, because that show wasn't funny either.

and JT... why is it not ok to poke fun at people's height... do short people suffer from discrimmination in some way that I'm not aware of?

What about tall people hey! No-one ever has sympathy for tall people. It can really suck... the only dudes who want to dance with me are tiny men with with a fetish for tall women. It's creepy. (although if P would be into that... I'd be cool)

I'm not allowed to wear heels without being told off by everyone, and people never hesitate to call me a freak.

I deal with it. it's fine... but I still laugh at people when they can't reach something

Man this thread is making me laugh.

I can't believe how many bigoted idiots there are still around in this crazy world of ours.

Rico said:

It wasn't meant to be a trick Q

EmeraldSkies said:

Hell, there are a huge amount of black people that can't dance to save their lives. LOL I used to be street dancer and one of the best dancers I've ever seen was a white girl.

robinesque said:

This tall guy cues up International Lover and says: "May I have this dance?"

eyewishuheaven said:

actually, i have this thing for short little creepy men

Even though i like this song, that line really bothers me.
What if a white artist had sung "all the black people clap your hands"?
Sorry to say, but i find it rasistic.

He's ripped on fat girls, white people, jews, and yes even black folks.

Se7en said:

lesbians, watchers of dynasty, pretty men

so dissing everyone equally

excellent

i'm white & not at all offended - people gotta lighten up...he can crack as many white-people-got-no-rhythm gags as much as he likes, cuz it's mainly true!

I wonder what Prince thought of Julia Roberts singing "Kiss" in Pretty Woman?

I'm white and that scene made even me go !

Se7en said:

cringeville!

laurarichardson said:

You just proved supermans point...

2funkE said:

Well excuse me, mr.racist.
If i would say something simillar about black people i bet i would be banned from the forum.

This whole thread is racist...no matter what color your skin is....

Gimmesomehorns said:

Let's keep this DMSR thread on track folks.

I really, really don't wanna put this in P & R

thanks mod. I didn't mean to ask a controversial q.

I love this song, even if i am being made fun of. Perfect for grooving along to in my car and causing embarrassment when I pull up at the traffic lights

perfectly placed on the album too I think

robinesque said:

I think it's perfectly placed as well. I wrote a few threads about this song in the past. Should have been a single. But black radio played it so much, it might as well have been a single.

'snare drums pound on the 2 and 4'

so when do I clap?

Have you heard the group bumpers music?
They at least are proff that so called "white" people can be funky.

Whether or not you have rhythm also depends on the kind of music you listen to. I'm a white guy, but I love funk music and have listened to it for years. I love playing funky guitar and I've only played for about three years but my teacher tells me I have better rhythm than a lot of students he's been teaching for twice as long as me.

Also, regarding Prince's remark about white folks having "no soul"... tounge in cheek or not, it IS a sweeping racist comment and quite offensive. But hey, it was 1982 and Prince was an asshole back then.

I'm guessing it must've been tounge in cheek though considering The Revolution were mostly white.

Uhmmm.
Prince always like to tease the white folks. During the rehearsel in Holland on the ONA tour, he said something about there being alot of white folks. He then counted the coloured peeps.

I was glad somebody spoke up, saying something like "White people can be funky too" after which he laughed and said "We shall see. But if you are funky like Candy", (who was in the band at the time) , "then you are awright".

LoL

I just found it funny that after years of trying to unify people in his lyrics, he would make a statement like that. He found a huuuuge white audience with his rock angle, and in Holland he never lost that audience.

Try telling Candy that white people have no rhythm....
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MattyJam said:

Why?