Q-Tip Slams Gwyneth Paltrow for Using N-Word, Calls Russell Simmons Out

Over the weekend, Gwyneth Paltrow hit Kanye West and Jay-Z’s “Watch the Throne” show in Paris, with Kelly Rowland, Beyonce and The Dream. The three were spotted rockin’ all night in the front row. One of the more monumental moments of the show was Ye and Jay performing “N*ggas in Paris” 11 times. Apparently, Paltrow got caught up in the excitement and tweeted a photo stating,

Immediately, Paltrow received heat for using the word, but a few folk like producer The Dream, Russell Simmons and social commentator Toure, jumped to her defense. But there’s one person that ain’t really feeling Paltrow’s use of the word, nor is he fan of folk defending her. Wednesday afternoon, Q-Tip hopped on twitter, giving his two cents on Paltrow’s tweet. He wrote:

listen rush simmons, toure, and all Black folk who are sympathist to this gwen paltrow nigga thing….she may not have meant harm, sure it was in the heat of the moment but that fact that she showed not 1 IOTA of an apologetic tone….given the historical weight of that word is not responsible of G paltrow’s part…as powerful as hiphop is it DOESNT erase the years of damage that not only that word has done but circumstances that usually surrounded it…sure there is empathy for the black american struggle from all races but the empathy shld be extended to the great pain we as blacks…have experienced for generations. for the pain that we still deal with in our communities daily..was gwen wrong for recognizing unrelated people to the song as “niggas in paris for real”? debatable. BUT she SHLD have ….paltrow shld have offered a “if i offended anyone im truly sorry” as a person who loves black people and understands…there’s a scope of black folk that exist beyond the ones that she partied with in paris who are still dealing w the complexities of…their circumstances. black folks that dont know about giving a white person a “pass” … there is a lot to this thing. rush ? toure? its ok its all love brothas but lets build … later! and i got love for yall and im glad we can express our views! peace

What do you think of Q-Tip’s stance? Should Paltrow have apologized? Or should she receive a pass because she was using it within its proper context?