What do you get when comedian Mike Epps calls out comedian Kevin Hart on Twitter?
An uncomfortable blend of comedic gold and blatant homophobia.
After getting word that Hart allowed Shaquille O’Neal to “hump” him in the season finale of Real Husbands of Hollywood, Epps went in about how Hollywood attempts to emasculate Black men and accused Hart of selling out to make a buck.
This has long been a criticism levied at Tinsel Town; but Hart, like Tyler Perry and Jamie Foxx, have no problem slipping on a bra and panties to simultaneously make fun of Black women and curry favor in Hollywood. Conversely, White men have often been known to dress like women for a laugh — Robin Williams and Adam Sandler to name a couple — but it doesn’t spark the same outcry.
Equally disturbing is that BET is a repeat offender when it comes to rape “humor,” as shown in this picture and in at least one episode of “The Game”.
But the Twitter beef didn’t stop at homophobic “jokes,” such as referring to Epps as a “bottom” and accusing him of having gay writers on RHOH — as if that’s an insult. Epps also said that if it weren’t for Katt Williams going through his issues, Kevin Hart wouldn’t exist.
Hart didn’t take the insults jokes lying down and what followed was a good old fashioned “joning” session. See some of the conversation below:
THEY SAID SHAQ WAS HUMPIN ON @Kevinhart on the show lol is that true?—
Mike Epps (@TheRealMikeEpps) March 22, 2013
IF YA TIERED OF ALL YOUR COMEDIANS COONING ON TV COME GET WIT EPPSIE ROW LOL SUGE MIKE !lol—
Mike Epps (@TheRealMikeEpps) March 22, 2013
*For the youngheads, the above tweet is a reference to Suge Knight dissing P. Diddy — then Puff Daddy — at the 1995 Source Awards*
MAN IF KATT WILLIAMS WOULDN'T HAVE FLIPPED OUT IT WOULD NOT BE NO KEVIN HART—
Mike Epps (@TheRealMikeEpps) March 24, 2013
SOMTIMES IT'S NOT HATIN IT'S JUST TRUE—
Mike Epps (@TheRealMikeEpps) March 24, 2013
THEY DONE TOLD THIS LIL NIGGA HE'S CUTE HE LOOK LIKE A DRUNK PUG LOL—
Mike Epps (@TheRealMikeEpps) March 24, 2013
HOLLYWOOD HATE STRONG GOOD LOOKIN BLACK MEN IAM ALI HE IS JOE FRAIZER—
Mike Epps (@TheRealMikeEpps) March 25, 2013
Hey @TheRealMikeEpps …. "ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMIN'S" was YOUR movie but it's MY LIFE!!!! HOLY SHIT MAN, IM FUCKING DESTROYING YOU—
Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) March 24, 2013
IN MY "EDDIE CANE VOICE" Hey @TheRealMikeEpps you want my spot flash? Well YOU CAN'T GET IT BECUZ YOU AIN'T GOT IT!!!—
Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) March 24, 2013
Hey @TheRealMikeEpps is pissed off becuz ICE CUBE won't make "FRIDAY AFTER NEXT FRIDAY AFTER THE 3RD FRIDAY AFTER THAT FRIDAY" #ItsOver lol—
Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) March 24, 2013
I goggled @TheRealMikeEpps just now & my computer said NOT RELEVANT ANYMORE should of tried this search in 2006 #BOOM—
Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) March 24, 2013
Yo @TheRealMikeEpps is one bad movie away from doing SCHOOL PLAYS!!!—
Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) March 24, 2013
RT @TheRealMikeEpps: NAW I GOT LOVE FOR LIL @KevinHart4real gotta keep that nigga on his toes tho <LMAO Good shit man…—
Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) March 24, 2013
Reading over the above tweets, it’s difficult to know if you want to laugh or cry. There is obviously so much more than a few innocent laughs at play here.
Weigh in!
Twitter Comedy Beef: Mike Epps, Kevin Hart Exchange Insults was originally published on newsone.com