Chet Hanks Responds to Backlash After Speaking Patois at Golden Globes

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Jan 07, 2020 3:05 PM

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Chet Hanks, Tom Hanks’ Son, Responds to Backlash After Speaking Jamaican Patois on the Golden Globes Red Carpet By -@cakedupdrippedout ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ChetHanks, son of award-winning actor #TomHank, went viral Sunday after a video circulated of him speaking Jamaican patois on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards, where his famous father received the Cecil D. DeMille Award. The clip was quickly met with much ridicule, accusing Chet of cultural appropriation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 29-year-old actor, who is also one half of the musical duo FTRZ, shared a video of himself celebrating his dad’s win while speaking with a thick carribean accent. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While his mother, Rita Wilson, commented that it was “maybe the best laugh of the night,” many were quick to mention that Chet was appropriating Jamaican people and culture by mimicking the dialect native to the island. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ However, Chet promptly responded to the backlash on Instagram, sharing a screenshot of a headline about the video, as well as another video on Monday, showing himself again speaking patios while leaving a juice bar. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Average citizens: damn this is scary I can’t believe we’re on the verge of WW3 let me check the news smh,” he wrote in the caption under the screenshot, insinuating that the clip was being blown out of proportion. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chet has also been called out in the past for his frequent use of the N-word while he was using drugs heavily in 2015. During an episode of Van Lathan’s “The Red Pill” podcast in 2018, he confessed that he was foolishly believed that sparking outrage by using the N-word could help to further his career.

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Update 01/07/2020 2:54pm:

Chet Hanks recently caught backlash for speaking Jamaican patois while on the Golden Globes red carpet, and now Hanks has responded to the backlash via Instagram.

Hanks posted a screenshot of a CNN article along with the caption saying “Average citizens: damn this is scary I can’t believe we’re on the verge of WW3 let me check the news smh.” Take a look above.

Original 01/06/2020 11:41am:

Chet Hanks was at the Golden Globes on Sunday (January 5) as his father, Tom Hanks, was set to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award, and Chet stirred controversy with a video from the red carpet.

The 29-year-old uploaded a video to Instagram where he was speaking in patois, which he captioned, "BIG UP FIMI WHOL FAMILY SOON COM AT DI AWARDS NA SEEN 🔥 🔥 🔥 CHUNE IN." Chet responded to the backlash, specifically an article from CNN, stating, "Average citizens: damn this is scary I can’t believe we’re on the verge of WW3 let me check the news smh." He then pointed to the CNN headline, "Tom Hanks' son Chet is filmed speaking patois at the Golden Globes -- and the internet is baffled."

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