After Rae Dawn Chong’s rant, and sometimes rave, of Oprah Winfrey on a recent radio appearance, her father, Tommy Chong, has come to her defense.
If you haven’t been near any type of media recently, Rae Dawn said, “If you look at the way Oprah looks, she looks like 60 years ago she would have been a house keeper luckily. She would have not been a house n**ger, she would have been a field n**ger.”
The actor, most famous for his work in the Cheech and Chong films, defended his daughter to TMZ, saying “If you think of what [Rae] said, she said back in the day Oprah would be working in the field because she’s not that beautiful…whereas if you’re beautiful, you’re part of the master’s bedroom. Knowing Oprah, she would probably read [Rae’s comments] and just chuckle and probably agree with Rae Dawn…she probably would be working in the field.”
It seems Rae Dawn has been spending most of her time since the interview responding to people on Twitter. She started by tweeting out the full interview.
Thanks for your thoughtful words. I will post my interview tonight in full. Look for it. Or just keep believing tmz.
— Rae Dawn Chong (@Rae_Dawn_Chong) July 21, 2013
Listen before you judge the link is provided. (@YouTube http://t.co/7aigDHCerb)
— Rae Dawn Chong (@Rae_Dawn_Chong) July 21, 2013
Was not my best moment regret being so free and should have been more pc. Appreciate your input you are right!
— Rae Dawn Chong (@Rae_Dawn_Chong) July 22, 2013
I never think superior and regret not being more careful at making my point. No matter…was not my brightest moment.
— Rae Dawn Chong (@Rae_Dawn_Chong) July 22, 2013
You are right. I regret my words and how vulnerable they were seriously so much has been made of something that is my exp. Between me and O.
— Rae Dawn Chong (@Rae_Dawn_Chong) July 22, 2013
What was said was my experience what i regret is using words TMZ could exploit. The content and the intention were my story.. get the facts
— Rae Dawn Chong (@Rae_Dawn_Chong) July 23, 2013
