To many, this was a clear example of yet another black man running from his race after experiencing celebrity-status success. Irving could never imagine his party would conjure such concrete analysis and repulsion from black women, because simply put, he's a black man who, culturally speaking, can't quite grasp the gripes against him. Women -- black or white -- aren't mannequins standing around to make men look more powerful, influential and cool on video. Irving’s boat party was yet another example of a black man who, when he gets on, “he leave your ass for a white girl.” Black men don’t really know that particular brand of rejection. If anything, it caused people to draw a connection between Irving's very public breakup with R&B singer Kehlani and his supposed shunning of black women from his party.

Source: Huffington Post June 30, 2016 17:15 UTC