Yeah, ya'all this video is totally racist. I find it very strange we
now live in a world where many want to say "hey it's ok with me" and
"that's not racist, just lame". Yes, it is a bad video, lame, etc.
But also — it is racist. It plays on and depends on racist stereotypes.
Let's just call it what it is.
Do I think Blip.tv should pull it — no.
Do I think we should make a big deal out of it — no.
In fact the "its ok with me" trend of this discussion is more
upsetting to me than the original video. The right has certainly
succeeded in twisting our ability to understand what racism is, how
it has worked, and how it is currently being perpetuated. That was
their goal, well stated, documented... in the 1970s after the two
decades of civil rights movement successes. David Duke and company
(otherwise known as the Klan) set out a 20-year strategic plan that
included introducing the idea of "reverse racism" into our culture.
Which they did (check out the 1992 republican national convention).
It's the how of racism looks today, people. Which is different than
how racism looked twenty years ago, or forty years ago, or 100 years
ago. But just because it's different, (and thank god it is), doesn't
mean racism doesn't exist or this isn't racist.
Jen
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