Saturday, February 17, 2007
"Black People Love Us"
This article confused the heck out of me! I seriously was really trying to find what they were even trying to prove by designing this site. Basically the site is about a white couple who feel compelled to design a site around the fact that they have social ties with black people. I just don't even understand what is going on. The site has a way of showing off some of the stereotypical differences between white and black people. I don't know if this is entirely good. One particular letter stated "you're singling out black people as somehow being different enough that it's strange for whites to befriend them. That as far as I'm concerned is a form of racism." I must say, I do agree with this to a degree. I think that this is not only offensive to black culture but also to white. I understand that the authors clearly want to simply get a reaction; which judging by their letters they definitely do get their fare share; however, I am not sure what relevance that this has to anything other than humor. Karlheinz got it right in saying that it satirizes stereotypical white behavior just as much as stereotypical black behavior. They basically are making fun of the situations that some individuals may still feel when it comes to the blending of cultures in a social setting. I must say, I really don't know how to feel about this website. I can only say that I am entirely confused by what it is trying to achieve besides being humorous. I mean really, lets face it, there are a whole pile of people making money off of being comedic about stereotypical behavior. Perhaps these authors are simply trying to get a few laughs.
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I assume by now you've figured out that this was satire. You weren't the only one confused.
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