John Mayer

This past week, Playboy published a interview with the musician John Mayer. The interview contained some racy comments regarding his prior girlfriend Jessica Simpson. Mayer said, "Sexually it was crazy. That’s all I’ll say. It was like napalm, sexual napalm." But what many writers and commentators are looking past, are his racist comments. When asked if he had ever dated a black woman, Mayer said, "My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I’ve got a Benetton heart and a fuckin’ David Duke cock. I’m going to start dating separately from my dick."

Personally, I could care less what John Mayer is thinking, however much of the entertainment world is very curious. Poking and prodding until a reaction occurs, Mayer has given the media exactly what they want, a scandal. Creating drama from a few statements that total to about four sentences, the interview has been blown out of proportion.

If any of the commentators took the time to actually read the interview the entire way through, which I hope anyone reading this will do, they would find some insightful, very witty comments. Mayer discusses what lead him to music, his high school career, and how the status of his celebrity has ruined his social life. Instead of commenting on these personal details, entertainment commentators have picked out the few statements that would make people shocked. Interestingly enough, they left out the racist comments, which I believe to be much more hurtful than the comments about Jessica Simpson.

My final comment regarding this interview, would be that many of the commentators seemed shocked at what was said and almost offended, however this is what they want, as it allows them to have jobs. If John Mayer has said he loves music and is going to become celibate, Access Hollywood and Showbiz Tonight would have to look else where for material.