Mocking Racism

Mocking racism is something that I find extremely funny. "Mocking racism is when you aren't actually a racist, but you just make fun of the idea and throw in jokes just to make people laugh"- Chadwick Word. 

I only know one person that has grown up in my generation that I can truly say is a racist: Dave Brown. So I interviewed him.

"Dave, how do you feel about African Americans?" 

"They are no good."

"Dave, why do you say this?"

"The thirteenth amendment was bullsh*t"

"Dave, if you can create another amendment, what would it do?"

"Prisons should only be made for black people."

"Thank you, Dave."

That interview never actually happened. I was mocking racism along with my other friend whose name I can not reveal.

Two of my favorite comedy shows are based on mocking racism: Key and Peele and Tosh.O. Both comedians target the race of African Americans, but there is one difference being that Key and Peele are both black where as Daniel Tosh is white. So this causes some problems because people feel like it is OK for Key and Peele to make fun of black people because they are black, but will think it is inappropriate for Daniel Tosh to do so because he is white. 

Here is a clip from Key and Peele making fun of black people: http://youtu.be/gODZzSOelss

Here is a clip from Tosh.O making fun of black people:

http://on.cc.com/QJhiAJ

Do you think that mocking racism is appropriate? How much do you hate Tosh.O?

Response to Alex Post

I think that vines are very funny. Vines are able to not waste peoples time because the videos are less than 30 seconds long. It is weird today when a friend tells you to watch a funny video and the video is like 5 minutes long. Times have definitely changed.

 I think that racist jokes can be very funny, depending on the person that says them. When Tosh.O says them, many people can get very offended. But when Key and Peele make them, they are hilarious. It is probably because it is not appropriate for Daniel Tosh to make them because they are never about white people, but if you make fun of yourself, like Key and Peele, then it is hysterical.

I really enjoyed watching that video as well. Unfortunately, my parents would chase me around with a belt when I was younger and scream at me, but hey they only did that cause they loved me right.
I use to think that I had it bad until I watched my friend Demarcus get beat in his car by his mom. I will never forget that day.

Response to Elizabeth's Blog

I am a fan of comic relief as well, but I do not think that it is necessary in order for the film to be successful. It takes the seriousness out of the movie, and for that reason, it should not be used in serious kind of movies. But, for comedic movies, I think that it is a good idea to an extent. If you overuse it, not many people will find it funny anymore.

A good example is from the movie Hot Fuzz, which I am a big fan of. It makes fun of serious movies, and there is that one person that always breaks the tension in every big scene. It is something that I think more immature people get into, and yes I am saying that I am immature. For this reason is why it is a good fit for Disney movies, because for the most part, little kids watch Disney movies. In almost every Disney movie there is that one character or two that break the tension.