Russell Simmons is heartbroken that he has offended black women….
Last week, Russ received a ton of backlash after his new All Def Digital YouTube Network released a parody mocking one of the most iconic figures in black history, Harriet Tubman.
Russ thought the parody, ‘Harriet Tubman Sex Tape,’ would be a traditional comedy… an example of the oppressed taking advantage of the oppressor… but he never considered one important factor, rape.
That is what I saw. It could have been executed better but that is what I saw. Although in the video she seduces the slave master, it implies the previous race. I just saw her taking advantage of the slave master and I just let it go. ..I’ve always had controversy. This is different because there’s a line which most poems don’t cross and most records don’t cross.
This is about black women. They can push me around a little quicker than the rest of the entire world. And they didn’t push me around. They educated me on how hurtful it was because I never considered rape. I just saw her seduce, take advantage of, and turn the tables on the slave master. That’s what I saw. It’s really what I saw.
Afterward, the NAACP and many celebs blasted him on Twitter for doing the pointless skit, from folks like Dream Hampton, John Legend and Marc Lamont Hill, and Spike Lee. Out of all the celebs, Russ had something to say about him directly, watch below:
