By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Singer Justin Timberlake is no stranger to controversy, but he’s probably regretting ever tweeting what he did several hours ago.
Apparently Justin decided to tweet Madonna happy birthday but his choice to refer to her as a “ninja” didn’t sit well with a lot of people. Especially since “ninja” is often the word used to replace the “N” word in rap music.
US Weekly writes:
The tweet, which has since been deleted, reportedly read: “A happiest of Bdays to my mother chucking ninja, @Madonna!! Hope you have a great one, M!”
Users took him to task immediately after it was posted, responding with tweets like, “I just ended my relationship w/Justin,” and “Get Justin Timberlake the f–k out of here.” Some seemed to point out the unfortunate timing of his tweet, given the situation in Ferguson, Mo.
“Justin Timberlake chose *this* week to call Madonna ‘my ninja’?” one wrote. “I just can’t.”
Madonna herself is no stranger to the “N” word controversy considering she caught backlash several months ago for calling her black son the “N” word on Instagram.
I blame the new blacks.
LOL. Me too. No black person should ever give a white person a hood pass. They will never be black and they need to always understand that.
No really I want to know which new black told him this was ok.
This. All damn day.
They deserve most of the blame. He felt he could do it because they told him he could.
Terrible timing. Welp, let me get on Twitter and snatch the little edges he has left. *exits*
I swear my list of “never agains” is growing daily!!!
Damn this cornball tried it.
This is what happens when we let white people get too comfortable. Just because you hang around black people i.e. Timbaland,his entire band is black and black people like you doesn’t give you a pass!
What in the world? I can’t believe he was this stupid but then again I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
I bet him and Madonna sit around and call each other n-ggas all day. And they think that sh-t is hip too.
You know it! My sister has a white friend who’s boyfriend and baby’s father is black and she said something so out of line once on ig. I had to check that a$$ real fast.
Why Justin?!
Attention whoring gone wrong.
Damn Justin too? My boycott list is getting so long.
When white people get too comfortable…
How stupid. He’s been in the game long enough to know better. But I’m sure all his white brothers and and sisters don’t see the big deal as usual since most of them use the real N Word themselves on a daily basis.
Justin barely back on our good side after he threw Janet under the bus. C’mon son. Not cool!
Not surprised at all!!!!
Somewhere along the line folks had this fool believing he earned a pass, and now he done took it to the head! I swear, if Eminem comes through with some sh-t like this…I’m done!
Nothing but ignorance. I’m sure Black Twitter handled him accordingly though.
And didn’t a black man save his career? Smh.
I guess using “cracker” or “honky” as a term of endearment wasn’t cool enough huh?
So are the new blacks going to take back his hood pass now?
Ha!
This is why I don’t support culture vultures. They will steal your people’s music and sound to get ahead and at the end of the day they don’t respect your people’s struggles. They mock you when they think you aren’t paying attention.