re: #440 turn

I really… don’t know. I signed on to LGF so long ago, that I forgot we even had user information. Sorry, I can’t help you. That has me confused, as well.

Now, let me ask something:

It’s okay to stereotype a white guy to a white stereotype, like a snake-oil salesman, or something like the evil businessman, carpetbagger, etc.

and it’s also okay to stereotype a white guy to a, I guess, black stereotype, like a witch doctor. It’s also okay to stereotype a black guy to a white stereotype, making him a snake oil salesman, or whatever else you want.

But, it’s not okay to use something which would be considered, even just by cultural association, a black stereotype with a black guy. Ever.

Not trying to cause a ruckus, but in a post-racial society that we’re striving for, I have a problem with that kind of double-standard. It’s kind of like the issue with some blacks being able to use the word “n*****/ah” as a friendly greeting, but when anyone else uses it, it’s grounds for lots of trouble.

Maybe I should start greeting my white friends by saying “What’s up, honky?” I’d get weird stares, but I guess not anything more.

Not trying to start something here, just stating that I don’t like the idea of divided cultural norms, as if there’s “no-go” zones for one group of people, but others are fine. We can’t grow beyond that kind of thing unless we grow thicker skins and face that kind of problem head on.

Comedy can’t survive that kind of environment when people are building huge divides in their hearts and minds.