little more than dumb blackface "comedy"

I don't see H.G. as a "blackface" type character, but more of a funny persona. He's not gay, and I think that is pretty common knowledge. Actually more of playing upon people comfortability with gays. Much like Sacha Cohen.

It does represent that era. Can we all agree that posting guideline #2 is dead, dead, dead for the purpose of preemptively discarding 'historical' racist documents (put it to the vote!) because, ultimately, viewing such 'historical' racist documents inspires a warm feeling of how nice, fuzzy, and tolerant our society has become?

BUT

Posting guideline #2 still stands for non-historical racist documents (i.e. white Clemson students partying in blackface, drinking malt liquor and calling each other the word that Paul Mooney no longer says but choggie is brave enough to) because those 'non-historical' racist documents are just such a fucking downer, ruining the giddy high that we received from viewing the 'historical' racist pieces.

I originally upvoted because I think that the cartoon is a powerful, albeit disturbing, historical document, and I haven't changed my mind about that. (I'd really like to hear more from the black performers who participated in the production. Could they have been as comfortable as that quote from Dr. Toon suggests, or was it a tough decision for them?) I don't consider this to be the same thing as, say, a modern video of some dumbass students playing at blackface.

But I agree that not everyone will see this in historical and cultural context. In addition, applying the posting guidelines to this in a straightforward way may be justified. Historically significant or not, Reg Hartt approved or not, this video may not be a good fit for this site. My vote stands, but if this gets downvoted out, or if it gets discarded, I'll support that decision.

...comedians use props, take jabs at ethnicities, religions, etc, nothing sacred for the sake of comedy....blackface has been around a while, growing more and more inappropriate as morays and values evolve....(whoopi and crackerboy at the roast?)always sad, as I said, to see someone lose control...the pressures of the life? Pooh...i grow weary of the banter....and defend my right to say, get over it, emotions out the window.....

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I don't think your blackface comedy would make it out of the queue JD.

I do think there is a difference between that and satire about religion. eg. The God Report on The Daily Show skewers all religions pretty mercilessly.

Remember religion is a choice, race is not.

Sorry, I was pasting the VS Guidelines.. For one the connection of terrorist with Muslim seems kind of racist. But I lump culture, religion, race with the intent of the guidelines. Anyways it is a stereotype.. and from the looks of things, I'm going to have to find some blackface comedy and post it, cause it's just another form of honesty and social commentary.

Please do not post videos that make fun of other races. Because of the high volume of traffic on the site, it would be very easy to offend a good deal of people with material like this. If you think the material is questionable, it's probably not going to pass our standards.


This is also very ignorant on the whole myth of 72 virgins. Yeah I know it's just a comedian... If you're going to whip that out, I got some blackface videos I've been meaning to post.