The Minstrel Show
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- mrdobolina0
and then?
- komkrktprod0
mr. Integer how poignant of you to post this.
I just commented on this issue of minstrelism (new word) to my girlfriend last night while actually being disgusted by television as a medium while comparing and contrasting the two tv shows The Bachelor Rome and the Flavor of Love.
I'm sure that a tv show depicting the first black bachelor didn't have to feature an ex crackhead washed up rapper and a bunch of hoochies and opportunistic women just trying to get a leg up but thats just me.
thats really it, I have officially reserved my big screen's usage for rented movies.
peace.
- mrdobolina0
black people don't actually act like flavor flav though.
- mrdobolina0
also, what do you think the motivations of the women on bachelor are?
- wordssssss0
black people don't actually act like flavor flav though.
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word?
- Milan0
to get their 15 mins of f(SH)ame?
- k0na_an0k0
*washes off black bodypaint
- kelpie0
"
But did it ever really go away? The bizarre minstrel show might be easier to understand in modern terms. Think of white rappers, or white rock musicians who play blues-derived music. There are many white people who love African American music but don't particularly like black people themselves. When they imitate black musicians, are they expressing admiration, or are they just stealing? Are they sincerely trying to come to some understanding of cultural difference, or are they just engaging in minstrel parody without the make up? Similarly, are black musicians who play to a predominantly white audience, particularly those produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs, doing something similar to what Bert Williams did?"
that's a bit harsh, don't you think? I reckon Jimmy Page would be a pissed being compared to a minstrel show...
- mrdobolina0
I would like to hear chuck d's honest opinion about what flav is doing.
- kelpie0
you kidding? all Flave's money goes straight to chuck ;)
- kaiyohtee0
here is some from chuck-d:
- komkrktprod0
this is dope:
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and i like flav as much as white people like the italian prince on the bachelor
