"I condemn it" Chet Hanks has claimed the message of his song ‘White Boy Summer’ has been twisted by racists and bigots. It’s been three years since Tom Hanks ‘ rapper son released the track, which was a play on Megan Thee Stallion ’s ‘Hot Girl Summer’ from 2019. However, the tongue-in-cheek message of his song was soon turned into a piece of far-right rhetoric, used by the likes the Proud Boys and other extreme groups across the world.
On Tuesday (July 2), the Global Project Against Hate And Extremism shared a report about the history of “white boy summer” and how it worked its way into racist, sexist territory. Hanks has since taken to Instagram to condemn any racist or bigoted behaviour his song has inadvertently inspired. A post shared by 🏔CHET HANKS 🧞♂️ (@chethanx) “White boy summer was created to be fun, playful, and a celebration of fly white boys who love beautiful queens of every race.
Anything else that it has been twisted into to support any kind of hate or bigotry against any group of people is deplorable and I condemn it,” he wrote. “I hope that we all can spread love to each other and treat each other with kindness and dignity.” Back in May, Chet revealed that his father had asked him via text to explain the ongoing rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar .
Tom Hanks messaged his son: “Big Main, can you explain the Drake/Kendrick Lamar feud to me?”. Chet then replied with a long block of text, explaining the situation.
