What do you think about comedians that exploit their color to get laughs. The following is an example of what I am referring to. (The "N" word is used quite frequently.)
I have no problem with it at all. To me it's all about context.
In the latter category is the fact that on TV, if they're depicting an imaginary crime, they always choose a white person to perform that role.
This is a great discussion. I've enjoyed reading it.
About the question of why the N word is supposedly all right when used by black people but not by anyone else, here's a guess on my part: Maybe it's a way of disempowering the word. If it's used jokingly, commonly, all the time, including by the people it refers to, maybe it loses its capacity to hurt? (Probably not, but that may be the thinking behind it.)
You must not be watching the same TV shows I do.
I'm sorry you feel you're being abused teatime. Have you talked with your HR about this?Racism where I live has become Hispanics, some of them are very aggressive especially towards black females. I am experiencing hispanics who are trying to gather me into their community and culture and I don't want it. I am friendly, but I don't want to be surrounded by a culture I am not familiar with. There are several in my work place and they won't accept "no" for an answer. They are abusing me and stalking me in the work place. I am a black female and of course some of them are very attractive. They seem to want to stalk me and find men. Black men are very attracted to them so I guess I am leading them to black men
What do you think about comedians that exploit their color to get laughs. The following is an example of what I am referring to. (The "N" word is used quite frequently.)
I have no problem with it at all. To me it's all about context.
So, am I to believe that you think that it's OK to use these words used by Chris Rock in the video, so long as they are not used in a manner meant to offend?
So, am I to believe that you think that it's OK to use these words used by Chris Rock in the video, so long as they are not used in a manner meant to offend?
Mind if I slide the subject over a bit with the intent to give my opine on why some words/phrases are accepted in certain circles?
No?
Goody
I wanna delineate a bit with what has been called…well, I don’t know what it’s been called because it’s all so disgusting to wimin they can’t seem to even talk about it amongst themselves.
But
For the sake of needing a label, I’ll call it ‘manjango’
I, alota times, find myself hanging with younger folk
This is happening more and more as I age (my older friends are dropping like flies)
Anyway, they come over to the shop
We talk about things
How to do things
Why wimin are how they are
Why our kids wanna kill us
Guns
Sports
Politics
Everything
Sometimes we even get a project done
But
During all this, we may say and do (what seems) some very vile things to each other
You know, grabass, name calling, obscene sexual references, the usual horseplay.
Now, if some stranger came up and started doing all that, he’d be flattened within a couple heartbeats.
I think the same goes for racial slurs
Some circles, OK
A black friend and I happen to call each other everything vile we can think of
And now, well, it’d feel strange if we didn’t
(sigh)
I'll be outside, gazing up at the shiny holes in the sky, pondering profundity
I think that would depend on who is saying it, the tone of voice, facial expression and relationship with the audience
From oldman - Using those teachings, I hardly believe my Dad would approve of me calling my black friends N_____s, or my white friends Crackers. "Hey, Cracker, how are you feeling today?"
That is part of the problem that arises. Blacks will use both terms (comedians for example) openly and publicly and receive no criticism. How are we to promote the concept of "we're all the same regardless of skin color" when that is allowed?
Agreed - not all blacks use such terms and not all whites use such terms. My point was that it is not a "white problem". If it is a "problem", it is a universal problem.You are WRONG. The fact is that not all blacks use the N Word and other ethnic slurs. So some do, and they ARE criticized for it by a lot of people including other blacks.
Allowed?What exactly do you expect me or any other black person to do about Chris Rock & rappers? Tell them to stop? Sue them? Smack them? They know some people object and they don't care.
Don't even try to blame Chris Rock & rappers for racism. I'm not buying it. Racism has been around a lot longer than they have.
The main problem is generalizations, such as you have made.