"Chelsea Handler is speaking out about being called a racist.The talk show host irked critics on Sunday night after sending a promotional tweet about her book, "Uganda Be Kidding Me," after "12 Years a Slave" was named the Best Picture at the Oscars.
"Congratulations #12yearsaslave," she wrote. "Go to Africa or buy #ugandabekiddingme http://amzn.to/1de1ka9 #aheadofthecurve #Oscars""I'm not a racist," she declared on "Good Morning America" today. "I date a lot of black people. So that would be a difficult thing to explain to them."
"Viewers would likely be best off skipping the first half of the second documentary, “Chelsea Does Racism.” There’s no better demonstration of condescending obliviousness than listening to a wealthy white woman complaining about how accusations of racism hurt her, even as she giggles mischievously about how amusing and often true racial stereotypes are.That kind of unfortunate material, which is sometimes found in the glib roundtables with famous friends that are scattered through each of the four documentaries, does nothing to either entertain or deepen what should be vital discussions of difficult and relevant topics.
Put simply, “Chelsea Does” contains a lot of filler, much of which reaffirms the self-congratulatory myopia and cluelessness that afflicts much of America and certainly Hollywood as well."
Interestingly, that was the last project she got greenlighted with herself on camera, because she has become obese and old. To top that, her last 3 development deals: all stillborn.
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“”I date a lot of black people. “
It’s twue, it’s twue!