Guest Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Jay-Z has long been an advocate for paternalist entrepreneurship as the solution to Black deprivation in USA. He popularised the phrase "buy up the block" to describe wealthy Black people investing back into the working class community they grew up in. He's also said that "capitalist" is now akin to the n-slur or monkey when applied to Black men like himself. Showing how defensive he is about skepticism of his ideas. So what has his buying the block resulted in? Well his major investment so far into the Marcy Housing Project he grew up in has been to open a Bitcoin school there. That's it. A fucking Bitcoin school. To teach the adolescents there "bitcoin litetacy". He's not so much a case of hypocrisy, I suppose. More an example of talking and delivering absolute shite while being lionised for it by sycophantic media. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wilkos Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 31 minutes ago, scw1987 said: On the other side of the scale you get the likes of Paul Heaton. Well, you get Paul Heaton. Shares out all the income equally to all band members, leaves money behind bars for fans to have a drink on him and keeps ticket prices at sensible levels. Paul Heaton wrote "Perfect 10" and is therefore automatically one of the worst "human beings" to ever have existed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Is hypocrisy not an inherent human trait ? Everyone will have been guilty of it at some point at whatever level. Most people in the public eye will have already compromised some of their beliefs in order to get where they are anyway, no point in stopping now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Terrapin Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Gillespie is c**t. Not surprised he's been caught out doing cunty things. He was described by Stevie Van Zant as a 'Junkie' and unable to tour america because of his habit. To sack someone for being drunk is not outrageous but considering the state of the c**t it's hypocrisy at it's height. I remember he did an interview where he tried to make out his secondary school was like war torn Beirut. He went to Mount Florida FFS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Michael W said: Lewis Hamilton. Preaches about veganism and the climate, whilst flying all over the world, probably with a lot of private flying, to drive a car around a circuit. He's absolutely loaded as well, so doesn't need to be doing it to make a living. Hamilton despite happily and constantly waving and wearing the UJ, and singing GSTQ/K, When he bought the private jet he flew to the Isle of Man to ensure he didn't pay tax on it and stuffed HMRC. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/06/lewis-hamilton-avoided-taxes-jet-isle-of-man-scheme-paradise-papers Happy to wear and wave the flag, but pay into it. No thanks. Edited June 8, 2023 by MEADOWXI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 58 minutes ago, 10menwent2mow said: I read this somewhere this morning. I have 1,000 mars bars in my fridge. My mate has 1. I persuade him to give his to a homeless person. This is how celebrity charity appeals work. Pretty much sums it up for me. Giving homeless people Mars Bars doesn’t solve anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Bob Geldof and Bono surely? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 20 minutes ago, Herc said: Is hypocrisy not an inherent human trait ? Everyone will have been guilty of it at some point at whatever level. Most people in the public eye will have already compromised some of their beliefs in order to get where they are anyway, no point in stopping now. 90% of Twitter is folk calling each other hypocrites. Often juxtaposing screenshots/tweets from someone to gotcha them for it. I haven't actually decided if this is a good or bad thing yet. Its just really noticeable, that claiming hypocrisy scalps is highly prized on Twitter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post coprolite Posted June 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2023 Lionel Ritchie said he was going to party all night long but now attributes his youthful good looks, in part, to getting a good night's sleep. Scum 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, throbber said: Bob Geldof and Bono surely? Didn't Bono and his band throw a wobbler when the Irish changed the tax laws which favoured Irish 'artists' and move it all to the Netherlands or somewhere? Texas were another band that two (guitarist and drummer)were allegedly on a wage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, coprolite said: Lionel Ritchie said he was going to party all night long but now attributes his youthful good looks, in part, to getting a good night's sleep. Scum I used to live in a flat above Lionel Ritchie. Never got a wink's sleep. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 46 minutes ago, Herc said: Is hypocrisy not an inherent human trait ? Everyone will have been guilty of it at some point at whatever level. Most people in the public eye will have already compromised some of their beliefs in order to get where they are anyway, no point in stopping now. True, it is a rare person who spends their whole life adhering to a set of principles in everything they do. To err is human, the perfect is the enemy of the good etc. But I think it's definitely worth pointing out that there are many people who build a persona out of their principles and then, when they aren't in the public eye, behave very poorly and against those principles. I think one thing that's increasingly clear is that lots of people who succeed in entertainment, in whatever part of it, are often quite odd people and this, combined with the money, drugs and indulgences provided these people, often results in them being complete arseholes. Quite a few people who I really liked back in the day are, looking back, clearly total dickheads. Ian Brown is a good example, there's a man who doesn't have any real mates left to tell him that he's smoked too much weed and the vaccine isn't an implant and the Nazis weren't all gay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 It wood be hypocritical of the OP to pick up on any spelling errors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 45 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Hamilton despite happily and constantly waving and wearing the UJ, and singing GSTQ/K, When he bought the private jet he flew to the Isle of Man to ensure he didn't pay tax on it and stuffed HMRC. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/06/lewis-hamilton-avoided-taxes-jet-isle-of-man-scheme-paradise-papers Happy to wear and wave the flag, but pay into it. No thanks. Hamilton is a fucking epic gammon baiter and so to me at least he's sound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I'm hypocritical about celebrity hypocrisy. I moan when other people don't see the obvious hypocrisy in celebrities I don't like, while ignoring hypocrisy in celebrities I do like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Granny Danger said: Giving homeless people Mars Bars doesn’t solve anything. Nonsense. It helps them work, rest, and play. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Bob in Denny said: Didn't Bono and his band throw a wobbler when the Irish changed the tax laws which favoured Irish 'artists' and move it all to the Netherlands or somewhere? Texas were another band that two (guitarist and drummer)were allegedly on a wage? No doubt - they are both massive tax evaders who like to be seen doing their charitable deeds as if they give a f**k though. Geldoff being the worst as it’s not as though as it’s not as if his band were actually successful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Granny Danger said: Giving homeless people Mars Bars doesn’t solve anything. It’ll net them 30 odd quid if they’ve got a discogs account 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 This reminds me of Bill Burr talking about Opera Winfrey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 14 minutes ago, Lofarl said: This reminds me of Bill Burr talking about Opera Winfrey. I miss the old Billy. He's a crushing bore these days. F1 and helicopters, zzzzzzzzzzz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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