This is kind of messed up, because it just makes light of serious racism. I know its funny because it hits close to stereotypes, but my point is often when we accept these stereotypes and make light of them then they are just perpetuated. Chappelle could have joked about anything, but made fun of the guys voice and the classic black man in a korean bodega stereotype. I guess it is funny, but I wonder about jokes like these if they are healthy. The police cheap shot in the end wasn't racist, he could have stuck to that material and it would have been great. Watch it and you decide if this kind of joking is funny or unhealthy. Notice what the audience laughs at and doesn't laugh at
About Me
- Epidermic
- Racism is a social disease that has been constructed and reconstructed in this county. Many say racial divides were abolished when former President Abraham Lincoln signed his name to the Emancipation Proclamation; others say it ended with the smashing of Jim Crow laws during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. However, many will contend that these were only limitations on the legal aspects of racism…it still exists. Blocks – usually set by the white majority – are still attached to many jobs, home and business loans and school registrar lists. They may not be legal anymore, but it still happens. This blog is set up to point out the ways in which race still affects U.S. society. It is important to highlight race because racism is damaging to all, and often, the only way to change is to be informed. The hope here is to smash racism with the hammer called education.
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