Comments on: 5 Things that are annoying

By: drew

drew — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:03:04 +0000

yeah- the icecube thing keeps me up at night. I wonder if people see Are We There Yet, like it, hear he’s a rapper, then check out say, Death Certificate or Amerikkka’s Most. I would like to be there for that.

By: Katina

Katina — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:33:50 +0000

Not thrilled with the photographic representation. Feeling lucky my spanking was so gentle overall, however. Also regretting my choice of “spanking” because now it just sounds weird.

By: Josh Fernandez

Josh Fernandez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:32:05 +0000

If they were nice they would stop making music.

By: nick

nick — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:12:51 +0000

matt & kim are super nice.

By: lauren

lauren — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:02:34 +0000

How about in horror movies when there’s the black man that knows everything about zombie attacks and how to survive them? Does that count in the “magic black person” category? (Think ‘Night of the Living Dead’ etc…)

By: Josh Fernandez

Josh Fernandez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:20:27 +0000

That’s a good point, Kel. I forgot about the “magic black person” movies. Are other countries as weird about fetishizing people as we are?

By: KelMunger

KelMunger — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:52:34 +0000

The list of “white people save black people” movies go back at least as far as the “magic black person” movies. Both would deserve spots on my most annoying list. The “magic black person” movie has repressed, depressed white people who only need to be exposed to the magic black person in order to find their true emotional selves. Think “Corinna, Corinna” (black maid Whoopi Goldberg saves white widowed dad Ray Liotta) or “The Legend of Bagger Vance.” The fetishization of black people on screen (and I don’t use fetish in a good way here) is just awful.

By: Josh Fernandez

Josh Fernandez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:17:25 +0000

Ha! Did you like your photographic representation?

By: Katina

Katina — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:01:27 +0000

Aw, I got spanked on your Web site… I’m touched! And moved to extra exclamation points!!!
;)

By: Josh Fernandez

Josh Fernandez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:11:32 +0000

Yeah, Finding Forrester and Sunset Park. There are so many.

Do you see all the racial dialog this blog is stimulating?

Hanif, you have already been cast (by our immaculate god) as the upright black guy in the production called life.