Lammastide said:

"There's this black person in the little town I grew up in. Do you know him?"

I always like that one.

priceless!

jessyMD32781 said:[quote]



...shes always in my hair...

Am I the only black person who doesn't think this is funny?

Oh. I thought this was gonna be a thread devoted to Fritos

stymie said:

Why don't you? (Seriously...no judgement, just curiosity)

Byron said:

I don't know. I feel like Cartman when he lost his sense of humor. Maybe I just don't get it.

stymie said:

I dont think so, no.

stymie said:

If you read the letters/comments on the site, you'll probably see that you're not alone in seeing the site and "not getting the humor"...most, tho (I think), pretty much took the site as what it is: a commentary on the various forms that racism can take. (the quote from the guy saying Sally and Johnny refer to him as "The black Ryan" sealed the deal in my eyes...lol)..

Thanks, by the way, for responding to my question...

i rember this site...someone posted a link (maybe in chat) a few months ago

Personally, I thought it was pretty funny. The letters page is the funniest thing about it... some people really need to lighten up.

Byron said:

stymie said:

It's a demonstration of how ignorant some white folks can be. Yes we are a sad race sometimes.

LittlePill said:

No it's not. It's a parody to show how silly it is that some folks feel it's strange to have white people and black people gather together and chill... to some people it a real curious situation because most people do not gather with people of different colors... so this makes fun of the folks who think it's a big deal when in fact people can chill whatever the color...

ian said:

You have got to be joking :LOL:

Reading over the "Letters" section of this site, it becomes clear as fuck that some people just flat out don't understand the value and power of satire, nor can they fully grasp the tremendous difference between satire and humor.

On a thread that is now closed, I had a fight with an .orger (who will not be named) who similarly could not understand satire at all. Granted, some people might get offended at such shit. But to say there's no value and that satire is equally as bad as the target for which it was created is total nonsense. It's not meant to be serious. It's not meant to be "funny." It's much much more than these things...it's education. Strong fucking education. Think of all the people who live day-to-day believing they don't have a racist bone in their body, and don't recognize the institutional racism that surrounds them...they pop on a site like this, and they'll start questioning some of their assumptions, and why they think of certain people in certain ways, but not others in similar ways.

I like pizza.

KingSausage said:

Like any good joke. Delivery and timing are crucial. Same joke about the twin towers might get a huge laugh before 911.

I think it's funny, and that a lot of black people don't realize that it skewers whites, not blacks.

I feel it's a great commentary not just on the subtle racism which exists, but especially showing the oblivion of "white America" to their own hypocrisy. It exhibits how some folks put a ton of effort into taking what they enjoy from another culture purely for their own entertainment, viewing others as existing solely for their pleasure.

AnotherLoverToo said:

and the sad thing is that many of those people will see this site and think that it doesn't apply to them.