The award for foot in mouth syndrome goes to John Mayer. The musician, who would obviously prefer to be a stand up comic, has managed to offend nearly every human being with his latest interview with Playboy Magazine. Self-aware and attention craving Mayer held nothing back in the article where he discussed his time with his famous exes Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson, whom he described as “sexual napalm” and “addictive”. Mayer openly discussed the affect of his “womanizer” and “douchebag” status has had on both his personal life and career, but didn’t try to avoid further controversy when he declared that his penis was similar to David Duke, a white supremacist, with its preference for white chicks. And to add insult to injury, Mayer said he understands the black experience, considering himself an honorary black person, used the N-word and said that he was given a “hood pass”. The musician seemed to be completely unaware that any of his statements could be deemed hurtful or racist was sent a rude awakening yesterday when a handful of celebrities, like Talib Kweli and Perez Hilton, as well as journalists, called out the musician for his offensive comments. Mayer has since apologized for using the N-word within the interview and if any of his comments were found to be offensive. He also attempted to explain the interview as a “quest to be clever” at a performance in Nashville last night, where he continued to backpedal on some of his remarks.

And while the normally hyper aware Mayer tends to plays to and with the media for fun, this might be the one time where he was not completely aware of the damage he was doing while the words were coming out of his mouth. Personally, I find Mayer an interesting character with his constant attempts to move beyond his musical status and his keen sense on what his job is as a celebrity and a performer, but that doesn’t excuse offensive language and lack of ownership for it. And while the racism within the interview will be discussed at nauseum, it would be nice to see anyone sort of defend the women Mayer had no problem skewering or over sharing their private sexual history. It seems that since Simpson and Aniston are public figures its appropriate for any asshole to have verbal diarrhea about what happened between the two of them in the privacy of their own homes and lives. I won’t hate on Mayer too much, because who knows maybe that’s what he is looking for, but let’s all learn a lesson here and THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK. Especially when there is a tape recorder and internet marking every word you say.