TMZ - Gwyneth Paltrow ignited a firestorm of criticism after blasting the N-word to her one million Twitter followers this weekend ... while describing a Jay-Z and Kanye West concert in Paris.
Paltrow was rockin out Friday at the "Watch the Throne Tour" ... when she decided to send a twitter pic of herself on stage (above) with the rappers and the caption "Ni**as in paris for real." If you've been under a rock -- or if you're Kris Jenner -- that's the title of a Jay and Kanye song.
The tweet triggered a tidal wave of negative internet buzz ... with fans questioning whether Gwyneth was using the term in a derogatory way. GP later responded unapologetically, "Hold up. It's the title of the song!"
That said, Jay and Kanye did go on to perform their hit song "Ni**as in Paris" a whopping 11 times that night.
Three Observations:
1. Yes, copyrighting your tweets is as bad-ass as it gets. Big time power move by Paltrow.
2. You know Gwyneth spent all day going through her warddrobe looking for her most ghetto-getup. Turns out its a pair of black shorts and a sleevless black t-shirt...which will probably also double as her gardening clothes when she takes on some project she saw on Martha Stewart this Saturday.
3. Gwyneth Paltrow tweeting out "Ninja" is as progressive as it gets. Seriously. I read the CNN Black History articles during February. Everyone's about taking the word back, taking the power away from it. Gwyneth just did ya'll a huge favor in that effort. Never has a more harmless, naive, and lily-white person used the word in such a non-racially charged way. The word's power, the word's meaning, gone. When this girl is saying the word openly, I think it's safe to say its become rather innocuous:
Boringest White Person on Earth. That's what she's receiving an award for. The Queen of England isn't as dry and dull as Gwyneth is. She may have effectively killed the N word once and for all.
