My problem with blacks
I don't agree with a variety of this but you make a good point about something that really makes me roll my eyes: the constant attempt to get rustled over trivial shit. Ellen DeGeneres recently did a skit where she did a parody of Nikki Minaj, including her butt. Multiple think pieces emerged arguing this was racist or stereotyped, bringing up the long history of black women being mocked by teh white manz. Jesus fuck are you shitting me? Same with the Nicki Minaj/MTV thing. Never mind that the vast majority of "video of the year" nominees were people of color, nevermind that Beyonce has a similar body type to Nicki. People STILL defended her lazy attempt at playing the race/gender card.
There seems to be a persistent focus on embracing a victim mentality and applying it to every fucking thing. It seems like a month doesn't go by without something like this happening. It's trivial and insulting to actual grievances that are being discussed.
The main problem isn't making fun of Nicki Minja's butt. I don't think you saw the actual video.
You can argue that it's not targeting black women, but many black girls grow up having bigger than average butts, and many men start sexualizing them as early as 10 to 12 years old due to that. You can argue that it's targeted at Nicki, but Nicki isn't the only black woman with a big butt, and one should be careful when sexualizing a child, period., because There is nothing right about the skit. It's just tacky in general.
Let's say this was flipped and it had a famous black guy with a big hung dick as a child, and he came downstairs with his big dick and his big balls slapping the stair banister. Sure, you could argue it's targeted at the famous guy who's hung as fuck, but the truth of the matter is that black men are sexualized and exotified every day for having supposedly having big dicks, and are seen as offering nothing more than that. So you make a skit making fun of his big dick, despite the history, despite the context, despite the fact it's a CHILD. Sure, the idea sounds pretty funny, but it doesn't make the situation any less weird or disgusting, whether it's a boy or girl. This should not have been done, period. And anyone who is saying it's okay because "it's a joke" is wrong, period. You do not sexualize children, even as jokes. I don't see how or why this is a hard concept to grasp. We have lines, and we do not sexualize kids, even if jokingly. But apparently all bets are off when the child is black.
The fact you're unwilling to understand why some people not like it and pass it off as merely playing the victim card is pretty cute as much as it exposes your own limited life experience.
The next time you make fun of a pedo on gaf remember that you defended Ellen sexualizing a child.
Seriously though. Not a good look for a black person to bring up victim cards. You sound like Don Lemon or Ben Carson, dude. Are there cases where people take it too far? Yeah, you bet your ass. But that's what happens when you have to live your life on the defensive. Some people are going to be wrong, but it's your job as a black person to support them and explain to them in a more rational and caring manner. Or at least, try to understand why they're mad. Instead, you're throwing entirely valid black opinions under the bus, because you disagree with them, and argue them away as playing the victim.
Not a good look at all. Looks mad churlish and Don Lemon-esque.
I wasn't going to respond but
1) It's a harmless comedic skit that *gasps* exaggerates a signature part of her. Her parents, ie mom
and dad, also have big butts in the skit. Nor do I view this as some sexualization of a child. Not even going to respond do your laughable comparison.
2) Extrapolating that on a macro level to tie it into some historical trend of oppression is laughable, and ties right into what I've been complaining about. This is lazy as fuck and typical of how Minaj is defended. Nevermind her behavior or the dumb shit she says, there is always some chump with an iMac ready to defend her and cast her as an avatar of black oppression.
3) You are a troll who has slurred trans women among other groups. I'm not buying your newfound act.
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