Explaining why black people love him.
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Someone asked me the other day, “What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?” And by the way, it’s sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a nigger pass. Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, “I can’t really have a hood pass. I’ve never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, ‘We’re full.’”
— John Mayer
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Someone asked me the other day, “What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?” And by the way, it’s sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a nigger pass. Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, “I can’t really have a hood pass. I’ve never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, ‘We’re full.’”" in the context of "Explaining why black people love him." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Mayer" (Quotes, The Playboy interview (2010): (February 10, 2010 ), John Mayer: Playboy Interview Playboy. Retrieved February 10, 2010.)
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About John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist.
About John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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