This is a charged topic that needs grace and nuance to do right. When blackface is done with the input, support and consent of the black community, it can re-open discussions about how black identities continue to be co-opted by white media.
Tropic Thunder is a great example of blackface as social commentary.
Sarah Silverman did it, too, as...I think a statement on stereotypes? There were levels there but I don't think they were intentional.
Goddamnit. Father Ted and Black Books too.
I won't stop watching because shows are made by more than one guy, I just won't do it in any way that gives him money.
All three of those sitcoms had excellent comedians and writers in the cast, and they don't deserve to have their work overshadowed by one man's terrible views.
Within the diverse palette of existence there is room for all things. Do not go to your deathbed with the belief that upholding these arbitrary laws have made you better, or happier, because they did not. Put pineapple on pizza, try it because you can, because we live in an age where we can carbonate fruit and make carrots taste like salmon, because we have cakes that look like shoes and microwaves and dragons, because miso and chocolate - things that would have never been in the same room together without our monumental progress as a species - go well together, because there is tomato flavoured hot chocolate and it's actually good. Taste of the cornucopia, pass your experiences along, but do not limit its capacity.
I've had a few good ones. They respected my time, talked to me like a person, treated me how they wanted to be treated, didn't ask me to do anything outside of my job description without compensation, and acted like we were a team instead of boss/employee.
I had one real shitty job I stayed in because my supervisor was fantastic. Every shift, no matter how much of a clusterfuck it was, he genuinely thanked every single employee for their time.
It's a horseshoe and Dr. Phil is at the other end. That's what happens when someone's only exposure to mental health is made up of celebrities and influencers.
Restorative justice programs have been implemented in Indigenous Canadian communities with higher success than the existing contemporary justice system.
With high recursion and incarceration rates for indigenous people, those programs address the root of crime without punishment while still holding perpetrators accountable. Most importantly, it's done in a way that seeks to support rather than re-victimize those affected by crime.
I absolutely agree with the abolishionist movement but hadn't known till now that it was large scale and worldwide. I agree with the changes being made locally without understanding the whole philosophy, basically. Thanks for giving me a good reason to learn more about it.
This is a charged topic that needs grace and nuance to do right. When blackface is done with the input, support and consent of the black community, it can re-open discussions about how black identities continue to be co-opted by white media.
Tropic Thunder is a great example of blackface as social commentary.
Sarah Silverman did it, too, as...I think a statement on stereotypes? There were levels there but I don't think they were intentional.