he killed strawberry shortcake!!

wow. wowee wow wow. wow.

actually i think the amount of pink he's wearing is far more offensive than the noose.

mmmmm, I feel like some rasberry sorbet and a side of, hit me in the head with something hard.

so the painkillers make you crave sorbet and violence? nice.

He looks like a Licorice Allsort bent on suicide.

Wow. I got nothing. The pink is atrocious, the noose….WTF??? WHY???

Whatever it takes to make it through the hip hop awards. Hey, when are those, "Reality Tv Awards", coming on tv? And when will the, "Bloggers Awards", be televised?

Idiocy is color blind. The noose is wrong. He's putting the "nig" in "nig-nog."

So he isn't trying to reclaim the, um, symbol?

Also, what is nig-nog?

I'm equally offended by the noose and the suit. This goes beyond "magical" and borders on "maniacal."

Whatever message he's trying to convey is drowned out by the hot pink suit and fluffy headband. It's definitely a bid for attention, but bad taste usually attracts attention. I'm not familiar with his work; is he actually funny, or is his whole schtick creating outrage?

The Washington Post now writes that nooses are like Christmas Trees, OK on private property, taboo on public.

nig-nog is another form of nigger. More slangish. What kills me is blacks can call each other 'nigger' or 'nig-nog' but if a white person says that (in a good natured manner), the white person is called a nappy haired ho. Oh the humanity!

His whole message is ass backwards. So he's for nooses and magenta?

KofT… some of Katt's stuff is funny. THIS is not.

Too bad, nig-nog sounds like a delicious holiday drink!

Wait, white persons get called nappy haired ho? Man, I am so out of touch!

This guy's funny. And I think he's adopted half a dozen kids, so, let's all pretend this is satire and wit too far ahead of itself and cut the guy some slack. Or not.

Dang. Sometimes my peeps scare me. On the reals.

i bet next week he'll be bitching about racism. what a fucking jackass. on a lighter note his suit matches cord's pretty pink shirt.

bravery or blind stupidity? you decide. no. you don't decide. its the second one.

That's why Cord posted this pic. He wants us to see his outfit for the Best of the Best Cord Gayla

Errr…I got nothin' …if he wanted to leave people speechless, I guess he made his point. Dumbass…
I take that back…I got a HOYS:
"Hatred and Predjudice: The Hip New Way To Accessorize" Dumbass…

Am I the only person who "gets" this satire? C'mon people, try to think that there might have been an intellectual reason behind this costume (it is a costume), maybe he is exaggerating a stereotype. He’s not a dumb guy and I think he meant for this outfit start a dialogue about what nooses actually represent. He wore a LOT of “bling” at another awards show and that too was an artistic protest to current cultural stereotypes of what mainstream African Americans wear/act/say/do. Don’t think he got all drunk off his Alize and just went to FUBU and picked out this outfit, give the guy some credit.

/Phew, sorry to go off on the diatribe

I think he just doesn't know how to accessorize. They say that before you leave the house you should always look in the mirror then remove one accessory.

Personally, I like to consider my pants an accessory.

Ahh the old twirl and toss accessory tip…

I don't buy it Maria, there is no noose wearing sterotype. Now if he went in white face and carried around a noose - well that is a clear statement. He was just trying to get attention, or, at best, giving him the benefit of the doubt, trying to bring attention to the rash of noose displays. And he did so in a tacky way. Usually when you shock people, you also have a clear message. What is the message here? There isn't really one, he is being controversial for the sake of controversy. No one here is suggesting he was wearing it for fashion. We all "get" it - as much as one can.

…And if he was being tacky? Do we attack all celebrities for being tacky? No we don't. And I don't think shocking people has a clear message, especially when that "message" can be so easily misconstrued. I’m not saying this was the best or even a smart way to go about what I think he was trying to do BUT knowing the artist and his past, I think this post is a bit deceiving and that some people are taking this at face value, when there should be more interpretation.

I got a HOYS "Pink Licorice Pink Licorice: hung up on Pink Licorice..DeLish

He could just be trying to say F-U to racists who use nooses as a symbol of hatred. The combination of the noose and the jewels is at least an interesting paradox… a visual contrast between the affluence and empowerment represented by the BET awards and the continuing casual use of symbols of hatred and oppression?

I don't know… maybe I'm overthinking it. Either way, he was successful at stirring controversy, I bet.

I think there's an inherent and shocking irony in a black man wearing a noose, and whether its meaning is easily understood is beside the point. It was meant to be provocative and attention grabbing. That we are discussing it proves it worked.

anything that takes attention away from brit brit and paris ho'lton can't be all bad i guess. tomorrow i'm coming to work with a burning cross and some lawn jockeys.

Will you be wearing the lawn jockey as a broach or earrings?

J_B, your employers may not "get" the artistic intent and satirical statement of your endeavors. Unless, of course, you just so happen to work for maria.

james_boston, I fully support your right to dress like a lawn jockey, but people may just assume you're going to a halloween party as the only real difference between dressing like a jockey and dressing like a lawn jockey is that a lawn jockey is holding a ring.

Now, the flaming cross concerns me. It could be a fire hazard. I say you go for the two for one special (or 3 for one in this case) and dress the Jesus on your crucifix as some incredibly camp gay icon and let people figure it out.

i work in boston…i doubt they'll get it. i might be run out of town.

i'm gonna wear the lawn jockey as earrings and carry the burning cross on my back a la jesus. that way i can insult my fellow blacks, catholics, evangelists, and all the limousine liberals i work for. and since i'm half black i might get away with it. if not, i'll blame it on post partum depression and dare them to fire me.

Thanks for the snide remark, bbab. I’ll try not to take it personally. There’s nothing wrong with playing Devil’s Advocate. I didn’t mean to offend anyone and the reason I specifically put “gets” in quotations was to emphasis the irony.

*emphasize*

But if a white person showed up, in blackface, with a noose, people would be pissed (and rightfully so). I think when it comes to race, you can't have it both ways. But strangely enough, when it comes to gender, I can laugh (and do) at offensive jokes about men and women too. Different things can offend different people I guess.

But can we all agree that if a midget showed up to the Blogger Awards, in a magenta suit, with a noose around its wee neck, THAT would be high-larious???

No way you can claim post partum. May I suggest a bedazzled pussy pocket?

Agree'd. Will Bonadouchey show up and throw him over his head?

If a little person were to show "up" at the Blogger Awards in a magenta suit…well that'd be a "low" blow.

Of course. Midget tosses are an integral part of the Blogger Awards, like the interpretive dances at the Oscars for Best Song.

ZING maria!!!

I was being sarcastic maria…In my mind it seemed to compliment J-B's post so well. Don't take it personally…I'm used to being misunderstood.

Sugar Magnolia, thanks; I'll try not to let this faux pas of his colour my perceptions of him ;)

maria, any satire that requires that much explanation in order for people to understand it is imho an abject failure, but your mileage may vary.

touché

Dress for your audience. Most atendees of awards shows are probably half way to oblivion before hitting the red carpet.

bedazzled pussy pouch, eh? you're gonna take your vajayjay places juju. i'm proud of you and your little pet.

We have a talk show coming out on, Oxygen. We're coming straight for Oprah and her vajayjay.

Two comments:
1) BET = Biggotted Entertainment Trash
2) If Ann Coulter can "cleanse Jews" to get publicity, than Katt should be allowed to wear a noose.

Where is your equal opportunity idiot showmanship people???

And, there are all sorts of grammatical/spelliing errors in my comment, sorry!

I say they should fight it out on pay per view. I put my money on, BET.

Why is MOLLYGOOD obsessed with insulting black people but never posts any anti asian,white,or hispanic stuff.Interesting because I saw his pic on another blog and he looks pretty BROWN to me.We are here to read gossip work out your weird fixation with black men in therapy!

Ohhh, a best. I just had a little quake.

And just so I'm clear, how dark does someone have to be before they are considered, black? I didn't realize there was some kind of official ranking system.

Cord, that was special. I demand that you trash beer-guzzling Irish southerners. STAT!

Juju, you raise an interesting point…hmmm.

you have to be at least as dark as halle berry but your features play into it too…halle could go either way. thandie newton, to use another example, is blacker than halle cause she has more black features even though she's the same color as halle. so you have to be at least high yella and have some black features too…but then again, eminem is probably blacker than thandie and halle put together if you wanna judge it by attitude alone. it's all very confusing…basically, you're black if i say you're black.

kris, why do you consider questioning Katt Williams' decision to wear a noose to an awards show "insulting black people"?!?

jujubees, I guess kris lives in apartheid-era South Africa.

Is an actual black midget blacker than Eminem? Or just asian like the rest of us honkies????

I don't understand anymore. I'm questioning all that I am. I feel like Diana Ross in Mahogany.

I think Kris is jealous because I was hitting on Cord last week…I have that effect on people.

james_boston, can I please be black? Think of the scholarships I could get being a black, jewish, native american. man, the white english part of me is already looking for innovative ways to oppress me.

jujubees, do you know where you're going to? do you like the things that life's been showing you?

i now anoint you, lily the pink, to be LILY DA'PINK. here's some weed and a 40…go get yer party on. make sure you always have an outrageous weave in your hair and keep an eye out for shady white cops and republicans, especially at night. and make sure you start every sentence with "do you have love for LILY!" and finish every sentence with "oh no you di-int!"

james_boston: Oh, so what you're saying is, I'm already black?

umm fuck u guys katt williams is da shit he my nigga fuck ya'll dont hate cuz he can wear all hot pink n still look betta than yo ugly asses dipset bitchessss peace

xoxo i luv katt williams

umm fuck u guys katt williams is da shit he my nigga fuck ya'll dont hate cuz he can wear all hot pink n still look betta than yo ugly asses dipset bitchessss peace

xoxo i luv katt williams

Save the noose for Obama