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Part of the right to have free speech means having the common sense to keep your idiotic opinions to yourself. That’s a quick way to stop the checks from coming in.

Donald Trump

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If you happen to be one of these 14 celebs with politically incorrect views, offending fans and members of the general public almost felt like a rite of passage. Hit the jump and see who learned the hard way.


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Kanye West visits Dover Street Market in Mayfair

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Kanye West

Did Kanye West demand that two wheelchair-bound concertgoers stand during one of his 2014 performances in Sydney, Australia or did he just request everyone who wasn’t handicapped rise and praise Yeezus? The video evidence supports both theories, but it wasn’t a good look for Kanye.

Anthony Mackie

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Anthony Mackie

In a classic case of “I thought that was off the record,” actor Anthony Mackie shifted the blame to thegrio.com after he was quoted making slanderous remarks about people with dreadlocks. Needless to say, Black Twitter released the proverbial hounds on Mackie.

Yelawolf

In the midst of a heated debate with Lord Jamar, Yelawolf posted (and quickly deleted) several photos of himself wearing a shirt fashioned after the Confederate Flag.

Phil Robertson

Duck Dynasty family patriarch found himself in some hot water when he compared his homophobia to Jesus. No, not Jesus the intolerant guy up the block, but your lord and savior Jesus of Nazareth. A&E temporarily suspended the series, but ultimately brought Phil and his Klan back because the family makes a boatload of money.

Stacey Dash

Of the many pundits who have shucked and jived for Fox News, Stacey Dash takes the cake. She claims her 2015 statements about “naughty girls” and campus rape were a joke in poor taste, but much like her cousin’s former business partner would say: “we don’t believe you…you need more people.”

Duane Dog Chapman

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Duane “Dog” Chapman

Dog didn’t want his son to date a black woman for fear that he would call her the dreaded N-word that rhymes with trigger. If you fail to find any shred of logic in that train of thinking, then you’re not alone.

Donald Trump

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Donald Trump

Don’t expect to see The Donald getting love south of the border anytime soon. After essentially calling Mexican immigrants rapists and murderers, Trump saw Univision, NBC, and Macy’s sever ties with him.

Giuliana Rancic

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Giuliana Rancic

E! Network contributor Giuliana Rancic pretty much cost herself a job when she insinuated that Zendaya Coleman fake dreadlocks smelled of patchouli oil and dank. A justified shot at a wack hair choice quickly turned into racist/classist-tinged slander during a show that nobody really watched anyway.

Donnie McClurkin

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Donnie McClurkin

Gospel singer McClurkin is a former homosexual man who claims he was “delivert” and now only seeks the pleasure of women. When the Supreme Court handed down a historic decision on same sex marriages, McClurkin seemed to catch a side of amnesia to go along with his homophobia.

Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant

In 2011, noted G-Code violator Kobe Bryant coughed up $100,000 and voluntarily apologized and reached out to the LBGT community for insight after calling a referee a gay slur during a regular season game.

Phylicia Rashad

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Phylicia Rashad

One of America’s favorite TV moms got ethered when a writer from Showbiz411 quoted her as saying, “Forget these women” in regards to the nearly 30 women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault.

Tracy Morgan

A brief outing in Nashville to work on some new material turned into a PR nightmare when Tracy Morgan went all the way in with some homophobic and anti-bullying jokes. He ultimately issued a public apology but not before taking a serious image hit.

Rush Limbaugh

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Rush Limbaugh

As he was and is still prone to do, Rush Limbaugh dragged former Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb through the mud because Limbaugh stays getting paid for saying racist ish. It was true in 2003, and it still holds up today.

Jenny McCarthy

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Jenny McCarthy

While being the mother of an autistic child earns McCarthy every right to champion the cause, being an anti-vaxxer has consistently found her barking up the wrong tree. It’s a tree that science and basic math just doesn’t support.

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