With a stoicism and premise denying response that many politicians could learn a lesson from, celebrity Chet Hanks had no qualms telling activist detractors that, as far as their opinions of him are concerned, they “can kick rocks.”
The 31-year-old actor and rapper, perhaps better known as the son of the famed Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, has routinely found himself at the center of controversy. Ahead of the premier of the latest episode of the Showtime series “Ziwe,” a talk show hosted by comedian Ziwe Fumudoh, a tease of her interview with Hanks was posted where she offered him up an opportunity to address some of his questionable decisions.
“Are there any marginalized communities you want to apologize to?” Fumudoh asked. “I don’t know, maybe the Patois community?”
i asked chet hanks if he wanted to apologize to any marginalized communities pic.twitter.com/EEzD9VrtNs
— ziwe (@ziwe) May 6, 2022
“Nah. I don’t feel like I’ve truly done anything offensive,” Hanks replied after shaking his head throughout the question. “So I don’t apologize to any marginalized communities.”
Fumudoh pressed on in an attempt to understand where her guest was coming from, “You don’t see it as cultural appropriation. You see it as a celebration of culture. And then it’s like social justice warriors can go kick rocks?”
“Yeah,” Hanks responded, seeming pleased with that determination before waving his hand dismissively at those who’d try and defame him. “I a hundred percent agree. Social justice warriors can kick rocks.”
The actor, who had drawn attention last year for the release of his “White Boy Summer” clothing line that raised critics’ eyebrows who drew racist connotations from the designs, and then later released a viral video ranting against the COVID shots, recently reminded audiences of a 2020 posting he made while attending the Golden Globes.
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At the time, Hanks used what was described as a Jamaican accent by some, and referenced by Fumudoh as representing the Patois community. Two years later, he appeared on the controversial FX series “Atlanta” where he was cast as a character using a similar dialect.
they got Chet Hanks acting like a Trini in Atlanta 😂😂😂😂
Donald Glover is a genius pic.twitter.com/hhyRRKv3HS
— SOUND (@itsavibe) April 29, 2022
“My experience was even more complicated,” Hanks said of his experience growing up as a celebrity in a YouTube video from February, “because on top of fame already being toxic, I wasn’t even famous. I was just the son of somebody famous so I hadn’t even done anything to deserve any sort of recognition and that created a lot of contempt.”
Those experiences are said to be the topic of conversation Hanks had with Fumudoh in the interview that premiers Sunday. The host expressed her own excitement in getting to sit down for the discussion after having a previous interview cancelled.
“He randomly texted me, like, congratulating me on my work,” Fumudoh told Entertainment Tonight, “and then I asked him, like, ‘Oh hey, do you wanna do the show?'”
“I was so delighted,” she went on after explaining how Hanks won over her crew. “He had been someone who I thought would be an iconic guest for years and I think that interview was an iconic interview.”
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Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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6 thoughts on “‘Social justice warriors can kick rocks’: Tom Hanks’ son Chet blows off ‘cultural appropriation’ claims”
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Not only do I Not know that Hanks had a son, but I Don’t give a damn. Who the hell cares what these Elitists do or say. If this turd didn’t have rich parents he would be just another guy cleaning windshields at stop lights. Why does anyone with any active brain cells even consider anything that these people say as relevant to the real world? They spend most of their lives reading what someone else has written, most never had an original thought in their life.
I must piss off the Patois community on a regular basis, because I’m not woke enough to know who or what they are.
I’m right there with ya, Bobo.
I’m with him on the cultural appropriation nonsense. Other than that, I know nothing about him. Tom Hanks is a class A libtard, but that doesn’t mean his son is too.
I think this guy is what is referred to as a “Wigger” ? So many of these semi-literate wannabes who want to act black-when they should just be happy they hit the lotto with rich parents. Tom Hanks must be so proud of his “Snoop Dog” son-The whole entertainment industry is an embarrassing low life, joke -LOL
You know… it’s Hollywood liberals like hanks and his moronic son who have helped create and emboldened the radical left cancel culture. hanks decades of siding with the left wing of Hollywood with his abandonment of any common sense is cowardly and disgraceful. Whether he and his son did this so they would be able to work and get rich in Hollywood, or they truly believe the nonsense they have spouted over the years makes no difference. It just shows their spinelessness…or their elitist and privileged sheltered stupidity. I hope hanks idiot son gets canceled for violating the lefts made up so called “cultural appropriation” ….by the very lefty wacko culture he and his father helped create. It would be poetic justice. Why this guy is being given any positive recognition for this interview and his stance against cultural appropriation is beyond me.