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Is it Ok for Black Comedians to Bash Whites?

Is it OK for Blacks to Bash Whites for Comedy Purposes?

  • Yes

    Votes: 54 77.1%

  • No

    Votes: 16 22.9%
  • Total voters
    70
7 people polled have no sense of humor
 
celticwar17 said:
Nether have most "black" people today had any of that done to them...
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You'd be surprised at what still goes on in today's society. . . and Jim Crow *was not* all that long ago.
 
ElCid said:
Hellz no, on the poll question. I object to Black comedians doing that, big time. Hellz no, Dog. Hellz no. I might agree, the day White comedians can smash on Blacks for comedy purposes. Ha, ha.
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OK, now get to the back of the cue. Davidson's been doing jokes like that for years and is still controversial.
 
TDZ said:
We see it on TV and in the movies everyday. A black comedian or a black sitcom or a black movie. They move directly into bashing on whites, calling them honkies, crackers and other derogatory terms. Often times they'll have whites appear to be ignorant about the world around them and so on.

They're are even stations, BET, that tailor a large segment of their broadcasts are directed right at this type of comedy.

So, should this be allowed or is this another type of racism? Should whites be allowed to launch all white networks, such as WET, that target their jokes towards blacks?

Keep in mind, blacks use the term "cracker" and "honkie" (recently heard Kid Rock use Honkie) all the time, when's the last time you heard a modern movie where a white used the "N" word?
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The relationship between blacks and whites that operates here exists in a spectrum of human existence where logical consistency doesn't apply because there is nothing logical about our shared history or cultural overlap.
 
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Daniel tosh bashes everyone, It's comedy people, it's supposed to make people laugh
 
Aunt Spiker said:
You'd be surprised at what still goes on in today's society. . . and Jim Crow *was not* all that long ago.
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I am so sick of hearing this.

How many states had Jim Crow laws?

Let's estimate it high at 10. That still leaves 40 states that didn't have them, yes there were 50 states in the '60s.

Using the experience of a small portion of black people as a representative view for all black people is not right.

Did blacks in California have to sit in the back of the bus? Of course not. How about New York?

Why didn't all those black people that didn't like the way they were treated move north? Why did they stay where they were and raise kids knowing they could be killed? There were no checkpoints at the border.

I am so sick of hearing excuses why black people act badly. What is happening today is what is important, not something that ended 44 years ago.

If you know any black person that lived in the south during that time, ask them why they didn't move north.
 
Mason66 said:
I am so sick of hearing this.
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I am always weary of people who are sick of hearing the truth.

What is happening today is what is important, not something that ended 44 years ago.
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So then would also support people who want to stop talking about the revolutionary war?
 
If blacks caan call us whitey etc we should be able to make jokes about Sambo and Aunt Jamima and niggers. After all equal treatment.

I like any race baiting jokes.
 
sazerac said:
Blacks are angry about our horrible school system. Life is hard for poor people. Even the most angry of them gets along fine with me. I'm angry too.
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Blacks are just flat angry. Nowhere on Earth do they flourish in big numbers. They're the single most universally unpopular people in human time, yet the human race sprang from east-central, African people, five million years ago. Personally, I believe the essence of the problem is the psychology of color. Dark skin literally scares the hell out of most people, whether they recognize it or not. It's not fair, but it's life. I'm not Black, but I know what it's like to be hated because of prejudice. I try hard to overcome prejudice within myself, but it's tough. If I have a racist bone in my body, it's 'defensive' racism, e.g., a reaction against being mistreated by non-Whites because I'm White.
 
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Councilman said:
If blacks caan call us whitey etc we should be able to make jokes about Sambo and Aunt Jamima and niggers. After all equal treatment.

I like any race baiting jokes.
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Some comedians do make those jokes and people laugh. I get the feeling people wouldn't laugh at yours...just sayin'.
 
ElCid said:
Blacks are just flat angry. Nowhere on Earth do they flourish in big numbers. They're the single most universally unpopular people in human time, yet the human race sprang from east-central, African people, five million years ago. Personally, I believe the essence of the problem is the psychology of color. Dark skin literally scares the hell out of most people, whether they recognize it or not. It's not fair, but it's life. I'm not Black, but I know what it's like to be hated because of prejudice. I try hard to overcome prejudice within myself, but it's tough. If I have a racist bone in my body, it's 'defensive' racism, e.g., a reaction against being mistreated by non-Whites because I'm White.
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Yet you have no problem making ridiculous racist assertions to the entire world over the internet? Try harder...
 
theplaydrive said:
I am always weary of people who are sick of hearing the truth.


So then would also support people who want to stop talking about the revolutionary war?
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Who uses the revolutionary war as an excuse for anything?
 
Mason66 said:
Who uses the revolutionary war as an excuse for anything?
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You missed my point. Why should people stop talking about the legacies of negative aspects of history (slavery, Jim Crow) but not about the legacies of positive aspects of history (Revolutionary War, the Enlightenment, etc.)?
 
theplaydrive said:
You missed my point. Why should people stop talking about the legacies of negative aspects of history (slavery, Jim Crow) but not about the legacies of positive aspects of history (Revolutionary War, the Enlightenment, etc.)?
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My point was that all blacks are painted with the Jim Crow brush when only a small percentage of them lived in that area.

Those days are used an excuse for all kinds of crap and it shouldn't.

When did I saw people should stop talking about anything?

I sadi stop using it as an excuse when it affect a small percentage of the whole population.
 
Mason66 said:
My point was that all blacks are painted with the Jim Crow brush when only a small percentage of them lived in that area.

Those days are used an excuse for all kinds of crap and it shouldn't.

When did I saw people should stop talking about anything?

I sadi stop using it as an excuse when it affect a small percentage of the whole population.
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Just because slavery has ended doesn't mean it's legacy isn't still with us. If slavery hadn't happened, America's demographic and socioeconomic landscape would look a hell of a lot different than it does today, just like if we hadn't won the Revolutionary War we would still be British citizens.

The difference is that when we talk about the Revolutionary War, we talk about how great it was that we won it and become an independent country. When people (blacks and liberals) talk about the negative aspects of slavery and how it still affects us today, they are perceived as whining and are told to get over it.
 
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Councilman said:
If blacks caan call us whitey etc we should be able to make jokes about Sambo and Aunt Jamima and niggers. After all equal treatment.

I like any race baiting jokes.
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Tosh.o and South Park make fun of everybody... all races, but if Tosh said "nigger" and was outright racist that would be different, and there is a difference between joking around and it sounding actually racist.
 
StillBallin75 said:
Just because slavery has ended doesn't mean it's legacy isn't still with us. If slavery hadn't happened, America's demographic and socioeconomic landscape would look a hell of a lot different than it does today, just like if we hadn't won the Revolutionary War we would still be British citizens.
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Nobody that is alive today has been affected by slavery. If there is I would like to meet him/her.

How is slavery still with us?
 
Mason66 said:
Nobody that is alive today has been affected by slavery. If there is I would like to meet him/her.

How is slavery still with us?
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I know this is from yahoo answers which you may or may not take seriously, but it gives some insight into what i'm talking about

How does slavery effect the African Americans of today? - Yahoo! Answers

The legacy of slavery had a direct effect on Jim Crow racism, and less overt colorblind institutional racism of today. It plays a role in the wealth/resource disparity between blacks in this country and everybody else. Blacks shouldn't use slavery as an excuse to not try hard and strive to do their best in life. Neither should whites claim that slavery has had no effect on African-Americans today, because it has. The effect slavery has had on African-Americans is no less than the effect that the Revolutionary War has had on all of us.
 
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Mason66 said:
My point was that all blacks are painted with the Jim Crow brush when only a small percentage of them lived in that area.

Those days are used an excuse for all kinds of crap and it shouldn't.

When did I saw people should stop talking about anything?

I sadi stop using it as an excuse when it affect a small percentage of the whole population.
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The problem is that you're calling it an excuse when it's actually an explanation of the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow and all historical racism in the U.S.. Those explanations are no more excuses than someone saying the Revolutionary War and the Enlightenment have left a legacy in our current society.
 
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