Published on Sep 20, 2013
Sarah Silverman's Funny or Die video should probably die, but not by shooting.
Funny Or Die is a website which presents "funny" videos ... usually of professional Comedians ... which are often bawdy. I've linked to their material here before.
Saraj Silverman is a lady who has a large following of comedy lovers, and she's not afraid to offend her viewers. She is also very liberal. (In that 2008 example of one of her F.O.D. routines, she compares her "Nana" with a "Young Black Man". She's trying to convince her audience that they should vote for B.H. Obama, who she obviously admires.)
She recently contributed a comedic skit entitled "The Black NRA". I'll let you decide for yourself.
Yes, Gangs are a problem in the Inner City. Silverman's skit suggests that all young black men are gang members. Some people found her blanket characterization offensive.
"Can't You Take A Joke?"
Yes, Gangs are a problem. But not all young black men are gangsters. Not all gangsters are young black men.
Blanket characterization of a specific population segment (ethnic, race, creed, religion, etc.) is called "Profiling". Liberals think that the EVIL Republicans do this too often, and that it is wrong. When 'they' (conservatives) do it.
But when THEY (liberals) do it, it's okay. "It's a joke, get it?" Think of the most racist joke you have ever heard; was it acceptable because it was intended to be a joke?
Not all Southern Democrats are the same. Not all Liberals are the same. Not all Conservatives are the same. Not all comedians are the same.
But Liberals tend to have a blind spot. When they demonstrate their racist tendencies, they believe they should be granted a "pass" on the racism issue. The things they say are okay; but if a Conservative said the same thing, they would be labelled a Racist.
Unfortunately, too many people in this country buy into their monolithic schtick. Specificly, Black Conservatives are, in their mind, "Not Black Enough". So the Liberals don't mind if they offend Black Conservatives.
They call them "Oreos" or "Coconuts" ... black on the outside, white on the inside.
That's profiling.
But it's okay if THEY do it.
2 comments:
Of course it's OK because they are always right. Just ask one (lefty).
"Not that there's anything wrong with that".
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