Chet Hanks is hitting again at folks utilizing his “White Boy Summer” catchphrase to advertise hate and bigotry … saying they’ve warped his good intentions.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson‘s son reacted Wednesday to a New York Instances piece highlighting the tagline’s rising recognition amongst white supremacists.
As Chet put it … he by no means cosigns the best way his phrase has been co-opted by hate teams.
He provides, “White Boy Summer” is a lighthearted saying — in addition to a track — which he described as “a celebration of fly white boys who love beautiful queens of every race.”
Chet reiterates, if the phrase will get “twisted into [something] to support any kind of hate or bigotry against any group of people is deplorable and I condemn it.”
It did not take lengthy for his followers to reply to his message … as they applauded him for talking out, and for clarifying the place he stood on the difficulty.
But, this is not the primary time Chet has needed to deal with his viral meme … beforehand explaining on “Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan” that the catchphrase — a play on Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Hot Girl Summer” — was meant to advertise interracial relationships.
i requested chet hanks if he wished to apologize to any marginalized communities pic.twitter.com/EEzD9VrtNs
— ziwe (@ziwe) Might 6, 2022
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Chet, who’s been accused of cultural appropriation for incessantly talking with a Caribbean patois, was additionally confronted by comic Ziwe Fumudoh on her Showtime present when she requested if he wished to apologize.
He refused on the time, as he believed he hadn’t achieved something offensive.
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Chet’s by no means been afraid to talk his thoughts. For instance, this week he revealed even cokeheads instructed him he wanted to “chill out” throughout his habit struggles.
