> Can you explain to me why the focus was paid to her interview segment? Why music > videos were created out of it? Why someone would take a still shot from the video and > put a caption on it? > > Just give me any explanation at all. Anything to identify what the motivating force > was to pick *that* interview with *that* person saying *those* things. Anything.
Because it's funny in itself. Not funny because it comes from a black person.
Let me explain it with an example. Here, have a look: http://t.qkme.me/3oh4on.jpg
A typical stereotype of the stupid white teenager. Whoa, this image is so racist! Seriously, was this necessary? I'm all for funny pictures, but do they have to insult a whole race? That's not funny, it's just disgusting. As if all white people were dim witted morons.
See what I mean?
> I suspect that you cannot give any non-hand-waving reason that doesn't come down to > how "funny" it is to see someone "act that way" and "say those things". Why is it > funny? BECAUSE IT IS A CARICATURE. Because in that interview segment she looked and > sounded like the prototype of a specific vision of black Americans.
So, do you find this racist too? www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVBKKZctLpQ
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