Nick Cannon defends DaBaby

[Teletubby 148,484]

Nick Cannon has DaBaby's back following the homophobic and misinformed remarks he made about HIV/AIDS. During Cannon's visit to The Breakfast Club on Monday host asked him what advice he had for DaBaby.


Nick suggested a lot of men have difficulty with apologizing since it can be seen as a form of “weakness.”
"First of all, I think not only in the Black community - and I've experienced it - but definitely just men a lot of times, we have that ego. We believe apologizing is weakness when it actually takes great strength to step up to anyone and say, 'I was wrong,'"
 "I know Baby. And that's a strong brother.... That man just lost his pops, his brother, all the things that he... and still to have that big smile that he has every day, knowing everything...."


Nick was in DaBaby's shoes last summer after his anti-Semitic remarks, which caused ViacomCBS to terminate its relationship with the Wild 'n Out host. He later apologized to the Jewish community for his comments and announced he was taking a break from his radio show to allow for more "reflection and education".
"He a fighter. We've seen his back against the wall. He's swinging, he's swinging just so he could get out of.... We all have to accept emotion." 
 "To say 'I'm sorry,' that's a self-proclamation. To apologize is an action. And to actually repent or atone is actually the next level because now you're trying to understand, there's education involved with that, there's actually community involved with that. And that's the other thing too, where I challenge all these people who actually want to cancel somebody, and even specifically in DaBaby's situation, let's use this as an opportunity for education. Because that's what happened in my scenario."


Cannon insisted DaBaby wasn’t attempting to be hateful with his comments, and that removing him from music festivals isn’t the right response.
"I don't agree with it. Just because it's like, 'What statement is that making other than you're just following?' It's group think. It's a mentality, it's mob rule. Mob rule has never worked in any society, to where it's like, 'Oh well they did it! So we gotta do it,'"
"Even when I watched my process, where people I rocked with was like, 'Man, well, they did, so we gotta follow suit.' ... This is a moment where we should all gather around DaBaby and embrace him because if we can do that, watch how many mentalities will change in the hip-hop community."



He called Dababy an intelligent and good person
"I'd guarantee you he'd sit down and talk with Madonna. I'd guarantee you he'd sit down and talk with Elton John. And it wouldn't be for the bag. He good!"
"Was he wrong, though? Yeah, he was. But there are certain things about it that we've been trained to think that. Let's unpack that. Let's figure this out."
 

Later he also suggested there’s a double standard because Eminem, who has made multiple homophobic comments in his music over the years, never faced similar criticism.
 

“DaBaby’s not canceled, he’s not over” Nick Cannon insisted.

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[weed 73,711]

He’s a mess lol

[alsemanche 93,319]

Empty excuses, race card, mob mentality, education, etc. etc. 

All things we've already heard and dismissed as bullsh*t. NEXT. 

[Miel 15,009]

imo, Nick makes some points but he's no quite there.

Yes, it is true that it many societal pressures makes apologizing difficult for men, especially Black men (it's seen as a weakness, there's strength in being steadfast and unapologetic, etc).

That said, it doesn't excuse DaBaby's lack of self accountability.

Yes, sure, he deserves some grace, if he truly wants to educate himself and learn about these issues that he is doubling down on being so ignorant about (which, huh, also very much affects Black men!). But until then, he deserves the anger.

Anti-anti-cancel culture can be so funny.

[holy scheisse 22,194]

I just sent my friend a link about how he thinks monogamy is a eurocentric concept, and I was like okurrr I'm intrigued Nick. And then I saw this, and now I'm like ... Nvm 

[Miel 15,009]

1 minute ago, alsemanche said:

Empty excuses, race card, mob mentality, education, etc. etc. 

All things we've already heard and dismissed as bullsh*t. NEXT. 

The part that really brings me down the most regarding them pulling the "race card" is that these issues have historically burdened Queer and Trans Black people. They are simply choosing to continue to be ignorant and bigoted.

[ShayCristoforo 10,607]

I get it. 
But still… just say you’re sorry. And BE sorry. Y’all ain’t in kindergarten lol 

[js4754394o9823 6,882]

who tf are those people xd

defending that idiot is the first thing i hear about them all

[Coop 15,354]

Let’s cancel him now 

[r4therupbeat 1,587]

"I know Baby. 

 

nick cannon has always been and still is a joker and a waste man. I'd be shocked if he didn't say dahomophobe should've been cancelled or dropped from gigs

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

Y'all ain't ready for that conversation. 

I hope you guys read this whole thing until the end where Nick said, "Was he wrong, though? Yeah, he was." So this isn't about defending Dababy's homophobic remarks.

[Rahrahbitchson 19,500]

Nick better go see the way to pay the maintenance of those 99 kids 

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Why does losing people in death excuse making homophobic comments at a music festival? 

Most people aren't following a cancel DaBaby train...theyre doing what any sane and responsible organization would do when dealing with a client that damages their business brand and overall don't align with their demographic which in many cases involves LGBT people...

He ostracized an entire minority that already has a hard enough time being allowed to just LIVE...he deserves every festival cancelation if he's going to continue to say those horrible things at these events

Nick is nobody to take SERIOUS advice from...the man just had a village with a plethora of women. What about DaBaby do people wanna embrace??? Wtf...

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

50 minutes ago, holy scheisse said:

I just sent my friend a link about how he thinks monogamy is a eurocentric concept, and I was like okurrr I'm intrigued Nick. And then I saw this, and now I'm like ... Nvm 

So monogamy didn't exist until Europe??? He's so dumb...he tries to sound smart which makes it worse...

[PartySick 159,755]

51 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

let's use this as an opportunity for education. Because that's what happened in my scenario.

How can you educate someone who won't even leave a PR stunt Instagram post up

52 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

'What statement is that making other than you're just following?' It's group think. It's a mentality, it's mob rule.

When someone does/says something society deems unacceptable, said society tends to tell them to beat it. It's not "mob rule", it's consequences

If he were interested in understanding why it's wrong to bash people with HIV/AIDS, gays, and women then that'd be one thing. But as stated above, he won't even leave an Insta post up so he clearly doesn't care.

52 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

Was he wrong, though? Yeah, he was. But there are certain things about it that we've been trained to think that. Let's unpack that. Let's figure this out.

The only person that has anything to figure out is DaBaby tbh. This is a him problem, not a we problem.

He said something stupid and derogatory, doubled down, and people said "Yeah, bye. Come back when you change." Well, now the ball is in his court. He has to change. It's entirely up to him to make amends and convince the GP that he knows he was wrong and he feels differently now/whenever he decides to grow up.