So, Toby Keith stuck his boot in his mouth recently. Video below. So Will Smith was singing Rapper’s Delight’s on stage in Norway with Toby Keith dancing next to him with several others. Now remember that, Toby Keith is on stage in Norway to celebrate Obama, his political hero, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, with Will Smith, a popular black entertainer.

When Will Smith gets to the part that says, “to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow”. Toby points to Will, then himself, then in other directions on the other colors, except when he gets to yellow. When he gets to yellow, he puts a peace sign over his left eye with his left hand sideways to signify slanty eyes.

Will Smith didn’t miss a beat, and kept going.

So, now everyone is going nuts over whether or not this was “racist”. Will Smith didn’t seem to think so at the time.

When Will Smith sings “bang, bang boogey”, Toby cocks his finger and thumb and makes a shooting motion at Will Smith. Anyone think he wants to kill him? He was just gesturing along with the song, which he himself takes up and starts singing.

Considering the lyrics, I think he was just trying to show some love as best as he knew how. I mean, was he racist by pointing to a black man when Will said “black”? No. At least, no more than calling an Asian person “yellow” is racist, which I would assume might be. Nobody to my knowledge in the Asian community is boycotting Rapper’s Delight for calling Asians yellow. The song, after all, is pointing out acceptance of diversity with those lyrics.

Toby, of course, is a big supporter of Obama and a Democrat. That surprises most people. But, his “I’ll kick your butt Saddam” songs alienate many liberals. To throw him under the bus as a racist is going too far.

Yeah, maybe not the “smart” thing to do. I certainly wouldn’t do it, but I’ve seen Asians do it themselves as a joke. Self deprecating race humor rarely gets such attention. But a joke told by Chris Rock retold by Larry the Cable Guy would certainly get a protest march.

I think it’s way overblown. Here’s the video, tell me what you think.

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