Racism? Really, Is That What You’re Going With?

I read this story about Wesley Snipes yesterday:

Actor Wesley Snipes has slammed the media for portraying him as a “bad guy” after he was charged with tax fraud, claiming he is a victim of racism. Snipes, 45, is due to stand trial next month in Florida on charges he fraudulently claimed tax refunds of almost $12 million in 1996 and 1997. He is also accused of failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004. But the star has blamed the press and its racial prejudice for over-exaggerating the scandal, and depicting him as a villain. He says, “It was easy for people to jump on the ‘Wesley’s the bad guy’ bandwagon. That’s where I think the systematic racism comes in. We’re conditioned in this country to believe that if there’s a problem, the black man is the culprit.” Snipes also blames discrimination for the box office failure of his 2004 movie Blade: Trinity. He adds, “There are so few guys who do action and do it well. Even fewer who are African-American. Even fewer who have classical-theater training. So a cat like me coming in, I’m bringing all of that to an action movie. Since there are so few people that do this and have that pedigree, people disregard their contribution.”

What a crock of shit. How about don’t do illegal shit then you won’t get arrested for defrauding your government. By the way, Blade: Trinity was a shitty movie, dude. Why do lots of black people claim this when they do something that is against the law? Maybe since my family was cast out of Canada over 200 years ago and also persecuted that I should claim racism or something when I doing something illegal. Man, Snipes you are a whiny-ass bitch for someone who portrays himself as someone who is very tough.