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Another white/black post |
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when a white tries to talk black... |
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06/10/2005 |
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Why is it white's are allowed to "act" hip or down or fly or whatever you want to call it on air and it's considered pretty funny or clever? However, when a black person acts.....well, black...he's hated on and ridiculed?
This is especially prevalent in the sportscasting industry. Example...Stuart Scott, who is, by all indications, an African-American male who uses what many would consider slang. When that slang comes out of stu's mouth, people's "hate-dars" go off. However, when a lily white guy...let's say...john anderson...says something like "yo" or "bling" or some other slang term, he's pretty funny?
I don't get it. Bottom line is, isn't it quite ironic blacks on television aren't allowed to be themselves but others are allowed to be just like them (blacks).
Just venting |
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he is just exhibiting his ignorance. No, he's not funny or clever. and those that think he is , are just as ridiculous as he.
A witty parody of a racial sterotype (someone doing a texan drawl) can be funny in context, like Larry the Cable Guy. But it has no place in a mainstream news, sports or weather report.
So, bling, yo and other slangs don't belong either.
As Snoop said on SNL, "Schizzle was my gift to you, and you done ruined it. I don't want to hear anymore white suburbanites EVER use the word."
He's right. we just sound like idiots. think Gary Busey.
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