I'm not doing a racist impression, I'm doing a an impression of something that just looks exactly like a racist impression where the humor comes entirely from racist stereotypes.
Are they doing an impression with racist stereotypes and providing a safe politically correct way to mock black people? Then yes. If not, probably still yes because they're british crackers
11 Comments
Bassman27@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3d
I don’t think it’s that deep. Ali g has been a thing since the 90s and is satire on British sub culture..
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 3d
Being racist for a long time doesn't make you less racist
Bassman27@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3d
What exactly about it is racist?
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 3d
You can't possibly be in good faith asking why minstrel shows are racist.
Bassman27@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3d
He’s not wearing blackface and obviously portraying a white boy who wants to be black. Not sure that hits the definition of a minstrel show
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 3d
I'm not doing a racist impression, I'm doing a an impression of something that just looks exactly like a racist impression where the humor comes entirely from racist stereotypes.
Bassman27@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3d
So the large population of white males who act this way are just racists?
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3d
Are they doing an impression with racist stereotypes and providing a safe politically correct way to mock black people? Then yes. If not, probably still yes because they're british crackers
Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 3d
Do you really have to ask if white Brits are racist?