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I recently heard of this site on Radio4, take a look: http://www.blackpeopleloveus.comLooking in the letters section, I was amazed at the number of people who didn't 'get it' and thought that it was for real.
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bonzaialsatian: Somehow I doubt that any redneck would have the energy to create such a site.
So the creators may be sincere. :My sentiments are that only assholes feel a need to put down
blacks.
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No, it's definitly a joke - it's an ironic, sarcastic look at the subtle racism that goes on, coming from the misconceptions of people of all races towards each other, due to people still being intrenched in old stereotypes.
(I know it's not for real partly because they talked about the makers of the site on radio4, and also the pictures are so set-up and cheesy, as is most of the writing.) I guess some people may feel that making fun of such a subject is wrong, however, I think that it may often be the first step to combatting such problems - providing the people it's aimed at get it.
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I think this is FANTASTIC ( in more ways than one) an excellent site, good link dr. bonzo. Very very funny with some marvellously astute jabs at boneheaded innocent bigotry.
I'm not sexist, my mother was a woman
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Reminds me of a time in high school when I refused to stand for the black national anthem. Guy approaches me afterward and calls me a racist. Of course, when you get called this, there is no defense - racism means just about whatever the name-caller wants it to mean (their definition being The One, True Definition). At that time I wasn't aware of how the game was played. I foolishly wasted breath denying the claim, to be met by the brilliant retort, "Oh, yea! I bet some of your best friends are black!" (As if this card somehow trumped evidence, logic, or even good sense.)
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instant edit: Some may find this site offensive. I'm still scratching my head over it and only post it here for those who care to take a look. Please do not go there hoping to be offended - please only go if you have a genuine spirit of curiosity and wish to decide for yourselves if it's a joke or not. I was sent it by a friend who wasn't sure either.http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/2680/Then there's this one, about masturbation....I saw another one, once, about breastfeeding, and now I can't find the link. Sometimes, it's not always possible to tell when it's a joke....(as with the one above....hm.). I think with the blackpeopleloveus one, you CAN tell - as bonzer said, the photos and text are sooo cheesy!
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Re: http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com
I didn't find the site that funny; it is just a tad too absurd. Perhaps it's those who identify with the warped mentality being satired that will laugh the most.
I think this letter displays a well-rounded opinion of the site:
As you may know, the television show "The Simpsons" includes a segment called the "Itchy and Scratchy show" which uses hyper-violent content to parody the cartoon "Tom and Jerry". Though "Itchy and Scratchy" was ostensibly created to criticize portrayals of violence as humorous, the segment quickly became popular in its own right, and its hyper-violent content is now seen by many as funnier than the less violent content of "Tom and Jerry".
As this example shows, anyone who pokes fun at a social ill without examining the consequences of that ill is not an author of satire but of a clever form of imitation at best. Unfortunately, as imitation is "the sincerest form of flattery", these would-be satirists perpetuate the very problem they were attempting to criticize; they invite those who are secretly attracted to the social ill in question to get in on the fun and write off those offended by such a counterproductive pastime as "not getting the joke".
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The site didn't make me laugh, and it didn't even get a smile out of me.
Could I see the humor there intended? I guess. It just didn't strike me as being funny.
In fact, the site leaves me feeling disturbed.
Oh, well, to each his own, but I sure don't see that the site is helpful or particularly humorous. If anything, it's obvious--not very imaginative or clever.
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What do I think? I think this is a crap site.
OK, so it is taking a poke at white pseudo-liberal attitudes that hide an entrenched mild(ish) racism, but it does so by pointing up cultural differences in a not too nice fashion, and points up the undoubted fact that many black people most certainly don't love us, and not unreasonably!
Both aspects of society need discussion, openly and seriously. Unsubtle, badly formulated satire is definitely not the way to do it.
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thanks, by, WW, and Rhuby - you guys said it best.
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