Japanese trying to act black

japanese trying to "act black"

it always bothered me this mentality that everyone has. not speaking on anyone here in particular, but i mean jsut in general. to be "black" in society means that u gotta talk all the ebonics, wear all the g-unit clothes and be into gangster rap. and if a black person doesnt fit that criteria...hes an "uncle tom" or hes trying to be white. f*ck outta here with that nonsense..

u cannot "act" black..or white or asian or whatever. u either are, or ur not.

sorry for the rant, just ventilating..

The video was not, but that comment is.

What?!

Im a racist because i said fat americans?! HAHAHAHA!

as i recall, i was just about the only person here to support repriations for african americans... remember the racist Sienfeld guy thread.

I spoke at a recent Martin Luther King jr. memorial service during black history month at my college.

Educate yourself on what racism really is, then seperate yourself from the "anyone who says the world black is racist" crowd.

By the way, if it has the N word in it... its not hip hop, its not even music.

Educate yourself on what racism really is, then seperate yourself from the "anyone who says the world black is racist" crowd.

Anyone who says the word "black"?? Huh?? I have no idea what you are talking about.

Anyway, you wrote: "They were just making fun of dumb, popular american culture and fat americans. "

That's a pretty disgusting comment because :

a) That's not what the video is about so where you got that from is quite out there...

and

b) You are insulting american culture by calling it "dumb" and according to what you said Americans who are overweight should be insulted.

Yes, such a thing can be considered a comment out of prejudice, and if you don't think so then you should probably be the one doing the educating on yourself on what those things are before making comments like that.

to be "black" in society means that u gotta talk all the ebonics, wear all the g-unit clothes and be into gangster rap. and if a black person doesnt fit that criteria...hes an "uncle tom" or hes trying to be white. f*ck outta here with that nonsense..

u cannot "act" black..or white or asian or whatever. u either are, or ur not.

I agree 100%. If acting black is that...then what's acting white? What's acting asian? What's acting latino?

this thread would make an interesting study of human nature. i can't belive what some people type i bet they really think they are smart witty or funny as they type it. i belive the problem is how people view others.
i can't belive you guys are even taking this thread seriously. do you think good old jack offered this as something we can learn from?? or a debate topic? not likey.. its just a big joke and he is laughing at you right now.

Anyway, you wrote: "They were just making fun of dumb, popular american culture and fat americans. "

That's a pretty disgusting comment because :

a) That's not what the video is about so where you got that from is quite out there...

and

b) You are insulting american culture by calling it "dumb" and according to what you said Americans who are overweight should be insulted.

Yes, such a thing can be considered a comment out of prejudice, and if you don't think so then you should probably be the one doing the educating on yourself on what those things are before making comments like that.

Agreed.

this thread would make an interesting study of human nature.

Yeah, on how some people don't seem to understand what a "satire" is and when others do get it, those people call them silly for doing so.

i can't belive you guys are even taking this thread seriously. do you think good old jack offered this as something we can learn from?? or a debate topic? not likey.. its just a big joke and he is laughing at you right now.

Yeeaah...that reminds me of an interview with Spike Lee when he was asked why did he decide start his movie "Bamboozled" with a dictionary definition of the word "satire". His answer?

Because m0ther****ers are stupid.

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at least you get it running man :\

I just believe people should be true to themselves and not try to be something their not. If your honestly expressing yourself and being true to the way you feel, you shouldn't worry about what someone else says about who your trying to act like or copy. Just my 2 cents. ;)

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japanese trying to "act black" it always bothered me this mentality that everyone has. not speaking on anyone here in particular, but i mean jsut in general. to be "black" in society means that u gotta talk all the ebonics, wear all the g-unit clothes and be into gangster rap. and if a black person doesnt fit that criteria...hes an "uncle tom" or hes trying to be white. f*ck outta here with that nonsense.. u cannot "act" black..or white or asian or whatever. u either are, or ur not.

A perception of black as given by the media. If you asked a white Brit to give an example of regular African-American
they would be more likely say Snoop Dogg than Denzel Washington. Like it or not a percentage of the black population play on that. It's a shame for the rest. That's kind what I was saying... but I must admit I didn't get the "poor Japanese" references as I didn't pay that close attention and thus have probably missed part of the satirical point. Regardless I think my original point is valid and the skit works (or doesn't) on both levels.

A perception of black as given by the media. If you asked a white Brit to give an example of regular African-American they would be more likely say Snoop Dogg than Denzel Washington.

Same would be said from a white American's mouth. But it goes both ways really.

Some blacks would accuse another brother of trying to "be" white if he's not acting like he's from the hood. Blacks who express themselves in an educated fashion and not in that "gangsta" air would typically be called as such (an "oreo" if you will) and are frequently parodied on black comedy shows and comics that seem to take issue with that.

People like popular American news anchor Brian Gumbel and comedian Wyane Brady has been a frequent targets of things like that.