Ali B is criticized for continuing to use the word ‘fagot’, Sylvie Meis tries on her wedding dresses again and insiders tell about new friend Maxime Meiland. An overview of last week’s entertainment world.
If you say something insulting but have no intention of hurting someone, is it still an insult? This question has increasingly become a topic of discussion recently: opinions diverge considerably and lead to heated discussions within families, in the office and online.
This week the discussion flared up again when Ali B told Chantal Janzen that he did not intend to stop using the word ‘fagot’. The rapper and entrepreneur has used the word from an early age and said he did not know at the time that it hurt people.
“How complicated it is to come out, to have those feelings, to have doubts, to come out to your parents. Of course I made mistakes in that too. But I quickly start conversations and always look for similarities: we are all people lost on the same planet, shall we see how we can make the most of it? “
But quitting the word ‘fagot’ wasn’t part of making the planet a little better. “If I can no longer call a gay fagot, it is as if I can no longer call someone with Down syndrome a mongolian. I also think that is discrimination. Then you treat people as if they were more vulnerable or weaker. I give everyone the same treatment: heterosexuals, gays and disabled people. I think that’s a form of respect. “
Although Ali didn’t mean it wrong, a discussion arose: why use the word when you know it hurts people? On social media, Tofik Dibi and Maik de Boer, among others, were critical and Arie Boomsma went to talk: he did not understand what was going on with that ‘form of respect’.
Ali explained: it is not that he calls every gay a fagot, but when friends like Paul de Leeuw or Fred van Leer jokingly call him ‘cunt Moroccan’, it is part of their humor. And that is the end of it. “It’s the same story as with Johan Derksen. He makes jokes, only the timing really sucks at the time. If I say ‘hey, fagot’ to someone and they say he doesn’t like it, I’ll never say it again. . I have a lot of friends who are gay. I’m from Hilversum, of course. And we talk to each other like that. “
Prepared for anything
An accident can happen, so Sylvie Meis also knows, so it is best to be well prepared. Sylvie is probably someone who always brings four pairs of extra socks and eight pieces of underwear for a weekend away, because the presenter has bought a lot for her wedding.
At the end of this month, Sylvie will finally tie the knot and, according to rumors, she can try that four times again, should that boat go down: she bought or borrowed five wedding dresses to make her special day a very special one.
She probably showed a taste on Instagram this week, because although we all already know what she looks like in a white dress because of her previous marriage to Rafael van der Vaart, it is always good to confirm that she is indeed a picture.
Or the six dresses she put on for the photo shoot of Colorful will also shine at her real wedding is still the question, but Sylvie now knows very well what she likes and dislikes. Whether we will see her in something other than white remains a surprise.
What about the desire to have children?
Twice a week now, one million people fully sympathize with the Meiland family. We are there when they renovate, set things on fire and paint is bought, but we also experience that Martien wants to arrive and Montana visits her parents with great difficulty in corona time.
It became really personal a while ago, when Maxime went looking for a donor for a second child in front of the camera. In the end she failed to conceive and that caused grief, which we all witnessed.
Fortunately, after grief often comes something beautiful and when Maxime recently told me that she had a new boyfriend, everyone was happy to see that she has found love happiness. Weekend put the reality star with her Leroy in the picture and the couple does not seem to be happier with each other, but if we are to believe the magazine, that can sometimes turn a lot.
A ‘good friend’ says that Leroy does not want to have children for the time being, while Maxime cannot let go of the idea of family expansion. Does that get in the way of the relationship, like Weekend wondering out loud? A lot can change in a short time and Maxime and Leroy seem very in love. Must be fine.
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