Jamie Foxx Talks Racism, Claims He's Forced To Be 'White' For Work, Says 'As A Black Person It's Always Racial'
Dec. 14 2012, Published 6:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Jamie Foxx isn’t shy about sharing his views on the differences between black people and white people.
The Academy Award winning actor, who was snubbed for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained at the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, candidly sounded off in the December/January issue of VIBE about how everything in his life is built around race, and Breaking Celebrity News has all the details.
“As black folks we’re always sensitive," Foxx said. "As a black person it’s always racial. I come into this place to do a photo shoot and they got Ritz crackers and cheese -- I’ll be like, ain’t this a b*tch. Y’all didn’t know black people was coming. What’s with all this white sh*t? By the same token, if there is fried chicken and watermelon I’ll say ain’t this a b*tch? So, no matter what we do as black people it’s always gonna be that.”
Foxx, who plays a slave in the controversial film, went on to reveal that he feels he is forced to compromise who he is when working in a professional capacity.
“Every single thing in my life is built around race," he explained. "I don’t necessarily speak it because you can’t. But the minute I leave my house, I gotta put my other jacket on and say, ‘Hey, Thomas, Julian and Greg.’ And I gotta be a certain person.”
Leonardo DiCaprio, who was part of the VIBE roundtable interview along with Kerry Washington, didn’t understand Foxx’s name references, to which VIBE clarified, “Those are white people.”
“No, some of those are black,” Foxx cor