Is it racist to post this?
LOL! From El Borak
I had to laugh last week when I was reminded of this video by my foster daughters, aged 1 and 2, absolutely devouring most of a box of fried chicken*. So deep questions arise because of the man MikeT rightly calls “the great philosopher Dave Chappelle” and his little skit:Sphere: Related Content
- Is it racist to believe that something is true just because it happens to be a stereotype**?
- Is it racist to laugh at something that happens to be a stereotype when one finds occasions where it is true?
The reason I ask is because I didn’t think the statement of guy at the counter who guessed that Dave was going to buy some chicken was particularly racist - or any more racist than Dave himself stereotyping a white guy, speaking standard English and talking about what he read in the encyclopedia. He may have personally been a racist*** but the only thing ‘racist’ in his words was in noting that Dave was black and speaking his conclusion to question #1 out loud.
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May 5th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Ooo! Oooo! A Pop-Quiz!
I love these!
1) Is it racist to believe that something is true just because it happens to be a stereotype?
Answer: Yes.
2) Is it racist to laugh at something that happens to be a stereotype when one finds occasions where it is true?
Answer: Yes.
I win!
‘Course, that one was easy, since the answer to any question that begins: “Is it racist…” is ‘Yes’.
One of those old SAT-tricks.
But wait - what’s that you ask?
“But - MD, what if it’s a member of a Protected Minority Group who’s asking the questions about themselves? Doesn’t that automatically introduce an extra level of complexity into the equation, owing to the relative levels of oppression inherent in the histories of the various indigenous Brown Peoples and the moral-relativity of -”
I’m sorry - asking the questions about who?
Right. Next Question.
- MuscleDaddy
May 6th, 2008 at 10:05 am
YUM! Fried chicken! Good thing this old white fart doesn’t pay attention to these things - fried chicken is much too good to pass up.