Terrence Howard Says Black People Have a “Crab Mentality,” and Pull Him Down Because of His Interracial Marriage
Terrence Howard is an exceptional actor but his public image is not nearly as favorable. From his highly-publicized eccentricities to his famous rants (he recently revealed he enjoyed love scenes with Oprah because of her “tig ole bitties”), Howard has alienated many fans who once rooted for the “Dead Man Down” actor.
If you let him tell it, his poor perception, at least among black people, revolves around his interracial relationship.
He recently sat down with Hip Hollywood to discuss black people’s crab mentality and their disdain for his marriage to an Asian woman:
“We have a crab mentality where we still pull each other down because of choices that we make, because I choose to marry an Asian woman instead of a Black woman [...]
I think as Black people we have to start helping each other. If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say nothing at all.”
Terrence went through an ugly and public divorce during which he alleged his ex-wife used to scream things at him like, “[I] never wanted to marry a n**ger in the first place” and “[I] definitely didn’t want to be the step mother of some n**ger kids.” Though their marriage ended, he seems to still hold resentment for a lack of support from the black community.
I’m in an interracial relationship. Been together for 8 years might get married. Might not. We don’t really think about that. No black people (especially women) don’t really give a shit Terrence if you are dating a white women. What we don’t like is you blaming us with your own projecting problems. Another issues is that you still think you are a celebrity with credibility of your “craft”. Guess what you are a crap actor that got lucky. Plus you are a crap person with a crap personality.
I have met you before while you were on a date with someone at a PR company I worked at. You dismissed me with no Good Afternoon or even a Hello and yet when the woman who you were going on a date arrived (white by the way). You brightened like the freaking sun was in the room. You face a lot of self-hatred, I get it. You’re conflicted. Which a lot of celebrities go through. I let you in on a little secret. We as black woman don’t give a flying hoot about you or who you date. Because we don’t really think about you.
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Terrence, they can have your abusive self, we have enough….