February 10, 2010 @ 6:44 PM EST
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In case you were sleepin’ under a rock or a foot of snow today, John Mayer’s recent provocative interview with Playboy magazine has become a national scandal. In the article, he uses the “N-word” and compares his penis to a white supremacist. Yup, fun stuff. Anyways, as you can imagine Twitter was on fire today with folks observations. Here’s what our culture had to say. After laying low for most of day, Mayer’s back on Twitter addressing the drama. Stay […]
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