Harlepolis said:

You want to really set him off? Say you believe that Egypt is hiding that Extra terrestials designed the pyramids. This will create a chain reaction of exponential insults you can't possibly imagine. I witnessed a reporter asking a question in this fashion and it wasn't pretty. This guy will not be missed when he retires. Except now I will sort of miss him. Is there anyway we can bring over Prince for a photo op at the pyramids? Hilarity will ensue.

Trickology said:

Okay seriously, but if he said that it wasn't very nice or professional of him.

ScarletScandal said:

I'm sorry but though I like Beyonce, I just laughed so hard!

audio? anyone got it.

sosgemini said:

im glad someone is calling her out on it...she can't get out of this one by letting someone have their moment on stage

The nominees for quote of the year are.....

sosgemini said:

I've never seen you proven so right so fast!

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

Trickology said:

She grew up in the American educational system, what the hell this fool expect? I'm offended that he's the one trying to educate her since his Arabic ancestry has nothing whatsoever to do with ancient Egypt and the pyramids. Shiit, whatever he knows...some Brit probably taught him.

DesireeNevermind said:

How is he meant to know about the American educational system? Americans always make the mistake that everyone from other countries know everything about America. And how has his racial background got anything to do with his knowledge of Egypt? He is egyptian, and obviously an expert on the country, whether hes Arab or not. I think thats a pretty pathetic thing to say.

DesireeNevermind said:

Arnotts said:

...the hell it is. Everybody knows the American educational system sucks because we all know that American kids do not fair as well as kids from other countries when it comes to such things and world history, geography and mathematics which all play a part in Egyptology. People from other countries have an unflattering opinion of Americans and it has a lot to do with our being insulated and only knowing about our own history rather than the history of other nations. The fact that he called her stupid just because she appeared to be uninterested, IMO, makes him fair game for criticism. He said she had no knowledge of Egyptology...well isn't that what his ass was there for? To educate her?

Also, I bring up his being Arab and most likely being educated by Europeans as a negative for Bey's education because often the European stance on Egyptology totally removes the African origin. Are you aware that most people, particularly Americans, don't ever learn that the Cheops (for whom the great pyramid of kufu was built) was black/African and not arab and sho nuff not white. They don't learn that Tut was actually black and not asian or arab. Are you aware that Egypt got much of its architecture and knowledge from Nubia? Are you aware that many maps now remove the country of Egypt from the continent of Africa? Why do they do that? Hmm, I dunno...racism maybe? Are you aware that many native Egyptians (of dark skin and pure African heritage) are discriminated against in Egypt as the Arabs control the politics, education and resources?

I think this guy has a lot of nerve calling Bey out to be stupid. Whatever he learned, he learned under the teachings of someone else and he should show a little more respect and patience toward her and not call her out publicly like that. It wreaks of ignorance and lacks manners and maturity, which I presume is par for the course when Arab men have to deal with western women. I doubt if he were schooling Angelina Jolie, he would take her seemingly disinterest or lack of knowledge regarding ancient Egyptian history as an offense.

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

That is such a stupid thing to say. The educational system is no excuse for lack of knowledge (if u want to know things you will know things) and the fact that Egypt today is arabic doesn't mean that the arab egyptiologists do not know their subject.

DesireeNevermind said:

You must be a Beyonce fan

In Europe we don't learn IN GENERAL about which colour was every king and which nations were considered of african, asian or european origin. We do learn the influences of Nubia into Egypt though. I learned about it at school and I am 33.
BTW I find your whole post absurd. You cannot put the colour dimension in every historical discussion. Sometimes it just doesn't stick with the subject.
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jiorjios said:

It means they know what they want to know. the same way american educators of european descent will teach a history that favors their people and contributions, so do arab egyptologists try and teach that ancient egypt was arab. I've seen this guy's tapes.

Sure you can pick up a book (when you become an adult) but from pre-school on to the twelth grade one might not receive an accurate account of the world's civilizations and how they came to be. I don't give a fuck if Egypt is run by arabs anymore than I gave a fuck when South Africa was run by the dutch. Poor education is poor education plain and simple. This dude had some nerve calling Bey stupid just cuz she probably didn't slop on his every word.

Yeah, Beyonce is a halfwit, even by pop star standards. Some people just aren't intellectually curious and that's OK. She means well...

jiorjios said:

not for you it doesn't and that's fine and dandy.

DesireeNevermind said:

OK the effort to prove that ancient Egypt was arabic is ridiculous but Egypt today is not just run by Arabs, it is arabic:)... As far as Beyonce is concerned his issue (if this whole story is true) was not that she didn't know anything, his issue was that she was not interested to learn anything.

midiscover said:

I'm not so much a fan but I find it wholly inappropriate for this man to call her stupid and say that she has no desire to learn. That's a quite an insult to anybody, famous or non-famous. He doesn't know her well enough to make such a claim. He doesn't know her background, her level of education, or whether or not she understood him through his thick ass accent. Have you heard him speak? You almost need a translator. If she showed no interest in the teacher then perhaps it's not the lesson that bored her but the presenter and the tools.

DesireeNevermind said:

It's not like he said it in public. It was his personal opinion which then leaked. If I met a famous person and rightly or wrongly thought he/she is extremely stupid I would say it to someone I trust. And it could always leak.
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jiorjios said:

Well I will concede to you on that point. The original post says nothing about this being a leak. The way it reads makes it appear that he said this about her publicly and contactmusic.com is reporting on it. If he did say it publicly, it is totally a low class and inconsiderate thing to do IMO. If he said to a betraying friend then I can cut him a wee bit of slack. I still think he has some nerve saying that about her though. If she had no interest, she would have never shown up.

What a beautifully retarded picture!!!! This is now officially one of the reasons I don't like Beyonce JESUS CYFER HALP!!!!!

DesireeNevermind said:

Maybe, she frustrated him THAT much and he didn't hold back on how he felt

midiscover said:

well if she got to shakin' them meaty thighs and flipping the horse hair then yeah, i could see him going

DesireeNevermind said:

She probably was just braggin on how hungry she was

"I'm hungrayyy!!"

I haven't read a word posted in this thread but the title is FUCKIN AWESOME!!!

It's bitchin in a sense of utter retardation Jonhart.