rolling "Is This Racist?" thread

wait, just so I get this clear, dayo, do you think his joke was:

A. What do you think about his [dreamy] eyes? [<--Potential for double meaning makes it offensive]
B. What about his [narrow compared to us white ppl] eyes? [<--Horrifying explicit racism makes it offensive]

http://www.doletown.com/simpsons/wiggum/ralphface.gif

"Oh boy, news! That's where I'm a racist!"

how are things going, dave cool? pretty cool?

I see why contenderizer is making this argument; the female anchor immediately jumps in with muttered "THEY'RE DREAMY!" comments while the sportscaster is laughing. The problem with that argument is that they are coming from the same person who starts the clip by asserting that a dude who is of average height for an NBA player in his position in short, which JUST SO HAPPENS to be another "thing" people talk about re: Asian men.

Really, all that clip needs is for someone to ask, "Do you think he gets... intimidated, when he looks around the showers?" and for the sports reporter to say, "Oh no, the entire team is proud of his success and has his back 100%?" to fully transform this into the type of joke being called out upthread as a racist Family Guy bit.

for furthur context: is the video going around because ppl are actually legit offended or it is mostly a "haha accidental racism" viral video like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQ4nRbtbTM

this is way more offensive to me tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxN1zkQgKKA

I had to watch that twice before I even noticed what happened

when did The Boondocks become live-action

haha I had no idea spike lee was already in his rambly old man years

dave cool, which answer would you choose?

he's always been kinda rambly!

I call him Ramblin' Spike Lee

40 acres and some blues

I read it as being racist against asians, 99% of asian americans would read it as being racist against asians, and I wish you would stop telling me otherwise.

― flagp∞st (dayo), Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:16 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ important post

but we can always plays "white people tell others when its ok to be offended" some more

What did Spike say upthread? I couldn't pay attention through all the sports.

shortly after :22 in the video, Spike says "I like Dick" (re: someone on the Knicks) and the announcer calmly says "Pause" while Lee is still talking

i have never heard "pause" in lieu of "no homo"; this is common parlez?

yes

Ok, so it wasn't Spike but the announcer. I get it now.

forks it hasn't been THAT long since you listened to any new rap has it?

anyway, homophobia transcends race so that offensive clip is not racist

still classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8BMA6r3_xI

"Pause"

I read it as being racist against asians, 99% of asian americans would read it as being racist against asians, and I wish you would stop telling me otherwise.

― flagp∞st (dayo), Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:16 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ important post

...but we can always plays "white people tell others when its ok to be offended" some more

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, February 23, 2012 10:36 AM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

jeez, not sure it's necessary to personalize this in such aggressive terms (said to both of you). wasn't trying to say that no one has a right to be offended, just that i don't perceive clear evidence of racist intent on the reporter's part. maybe, maybe not, and i'm inclined to presume innocence in such cases. that's just me, though. i fully expect others to read things differently...

dude: uh, i listen to new rap pretty much daily
i just never hear anybody say this in regular speech and i must filter it out or something... post a song that does this?

and fuck boondocks really

?

lol Boondocks 4eva <3

As a white dude, I would never feel comfortable saying that "99% of white people believe x", but hey.

nothing against you crut; i just can't stand that cartoon. or mcgruder, really. i respect that guy as much as i do jim davis or scott adams.

contenderizer, keep digging

i respect that guy as much as i do jim davis or scott adams.

:O

Is it because he wrote Red Tails?

boondocks is great wtf

xp oh did he? ha, no but that's funny.
he's just not a good cartoonist or comic strip writer. he's a good businessman. you ever read his comics journal interview?

fwiw I think Boondocks works a LOT better as a show than a comic strip, but still, wtf

i like that i'm discussing my distaste for aaron mcgruder in the "is this racist" thread. lost before i started.

I don't understand how anyone could find the R.Kelly episode unfunny

i'm not a connoisseur of the show; i've watched maybe three episodes here or there and i find the outsourced animation very bleh and the stories hamhanded on a par with family guy
not my thing

Boondocks was the best written and best animated show on Adult Swim (damn w/faint praise).

forks

family guy

why

Also you realize Beetle Bailey is the only good modern comic strip anyway

"modern"

I'm not gonna argue "best animated" but yeah, I definitely think it's on a level above every other piece of programming they've ever had aside from Futurama

see, i'd argue venture brothers and mutts but what do i know

i think we're all forgetting a superior piece of animated entertainment called 'american dad'

Venture Bros looks like a Flash animation (esp first season)

no doubt, first season was weak but the building blocks were there. looks great now!
but i also have always hated futurama's lack of body. different strokes, folks.