#8: Jamie Foxx
Foxx is another one of those celebrities who has all the answers from atop his ivory castle. Where Ferguson is concerned, Foxx thinks the shooting could have been avoided if officers simply went to speak with Brown’s parents instead of confronting him on the street. I want to ask Foxx if these are the kinds of tactics he’ll be taking as Detective Ricardo Tubbs if they ever bring back Miami Vice for a sequel – you know, rather than shoot first and ask questions later without the annoyance of paperwork or investigations into the actions taken. Foxx has also been known to wax poetically on race relations while sitting courtside at NBA games. Recently, he took a moment away from rubbing elbows with other celebrities and giving high fives to the players on the court to say that American society views the lives of blacks as less valuable than whites. These beliefs are why he was so supportive of Quentin Tarentino when the director stepped down from his own ivory tower to march with BLM and proclaim that cops are murderers. Despite all this, Foxx accepted a paycheck this year to play the role of a Las Vegas cop in the film Sleepless – a film I won’t be seeing.
