Apartments.com debuted a 60-second clip featuring the rapper cooking burgers and grilling beans for George Washington.
- Feb 4, 2016
AceShowbiz - The new ad for Apartments.com, which will be played during this Sunday, February 7 Super Bowl 50, seemed to be harmless but it already caused an uproar. People are upset that Lil Wayne starred in the one-minute ad as the cook of George Washington.
In the ad, Jeff Goldblum sings "The Jefferson" catchy theme song "Movin' On Up" as he literally moves up with his grand piano. Wayne's character in the ad tells Goldblum that he is "flame-broilin' some burgers" for the big game, "grillin' some beans" and making pies.
To some people, the ad was simply racist for putting a black man to cook for the white figure. Washington did have a history of owning slaves. The selection of the unlikely pair actually was an ode to "The Jeffersons". Those who are familiar with the sitcom know that the main characters are called George and Weezie.
Sources told TMZ that critics panned the ad for being racist. Apartments.com and Wayne are yet to comment but the rapper reportedly didn't get why people were upset about it. It was "meant to be funny and silly and not the least bit offensive."
