John Mayer Apologizes for Racist Comments in Playboy

Guitarist John Mayer opened himself up to persecution this week when he made some offensive and purportedly racist comments in the current issue of Playboy magazine. The musician -- who has gained himself a reputation for being loose-lipped -- shared a bit too much during his interview, where he talked in detail about his former girlfriends, but most notably made a few unwelcomed comments about black women and his supposed "hood pass."

The 32-year-old musician tried to explain his aversion to dating black women, in what could be described as an attempt at humor. "I don't think I open myself to it," Mayer said. "My d--- is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart and a f-----' David Duke c---. I'm going to start dating separately from my d---." Mayer then went on to address his lack of a theoretical "hood pass," and crossed a line by using one very loaded word. "And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a 'hood pass, you could call it a n----- pass," he said. "Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a 'hood pass' if you really have a 'hood pass'?"