wy did we let this slide?
just found this existed
"Sources stated that Bieber told his mentors, musical artists
Usher and
Will Smith, about the video after it was filmed, after which Usher showed Bieber some historically racist videos in an effort to teach him about the degradational intent of the word "******" and other racial epithets.
[36][37] On June 5, 2014, the rapper and president of
Young Money Entertainment,
Mack Maine chose to defend Bieber after the racist remarks. He said Maine says Bieber is still family for the artists on Young Money, according to
TMZ. The publication reports that Maine says Bieber has black friends and that "Bieber does not have a slave mentality." According to Mack Maine, Bieber "treats his people with respect." Mack Maine has said that he brought up a racial joke in his past. "I remember telling a White man, Chinese man, Black man joke as a kid that was terrible," Maine says, "and I told it to my friends because I thought they'd think it was funny." Mack Maine also confirms that Young Money and Justin Bieber are slated to continue working together.
[38] On the same day, Bieber made an announcement of his apology for the parody."
christ jesus, money can make a black man ignore anything