I just saw piece of a great movie called "Bamboozled". I hope it shows again some time over this weekend.
Very insightful movie into how Afro-Americans are portrayed in movies.
"In conversation, Lee wonders why black-themed shows on TV are nearly always comedies; why are episodic dramas about blacks so rare? Are whites so threatened by blacks on TV that they'll only watch them being funny? An excellent question. And when Lee says the modern equivalent of a blackface minstrel show is the gangsta-rap music video, we see what he means: These videos are enormously popular with white kids, just as minstrel shows were beloved by white audiences, and for a similar reason: They package entertainment within demeaning and negative black images."-Ebert
I didnt see the whole movie but what touched me at the end was the footage that Spike Lee put together from cartoons and movies with "black face". Then when the credits were rolling, he showed some toys which were portraying black people. Of course they were all dark with red lips, but they were either slaves, ministrels playing music or dancing or eating watermelon. I was shocked and amazed yes.
Then I came upon BET and saw something called Tip Drill. I know I am late with this because I heard people talking about it since last year. When I saw Nelly pass the card through the woman's bottom, I thought to myself, "This is Black Entertainment." Then I was treated to Booty Poppin by Ludacris, Donkey by I dont know and Disco Inferno by 50 cent. JEEZAN! What I am seeing now is that in these videos girls are topless and dancing on each other as well as kissing each other. It looks like porn. The name of the show is "Uncut" and they do give an advisory about the content, but it is read by a woman in a sultry voice.....oh please! How seriously does someone take that?
When I have my child, of course there will be the V chip, NO BET in my house nah.
Very insightful movie into how Afro-Americans are portrayed in movies.
"In conversation, Lee wonders why black-themed shows on TV are nearly always comedies; why are episodic dramas about blacks so rare? Are whites so threatened by blacks on TV that they'll only watch them being funny? An excellent question. And when Lee says the modern equivalent of a blackface minstrel show is the gangsta-rap music video, we see what he means: These videos are enormously popular with white kids, just as minstrel shows were beloved by white audiences, and for a similar reason: They package entertainment within demeaning and negative black images."-Ebert
I didnt see the whole movie but what touched me at the end was the footage that Spike Lee put together from cartoons and movies with "black face". Then when the credits were rolling, he showed some toys which were portraying black people. Of course they were all dark with red lips, but they were either slaves, ministrels playing music or dancing or eating watermelon. I was shocked and amazed yes.
Then I came upon BET and saw something called Tip Drill. I know I am late with this because I heard people talking about it since last year. When I saw Nelly pass the card through the woman's bottom, I thought to myself, "This is Black Entertainment." Then I was treated to Booty Poppin by Ludacris, Donkey by I dont know and Disco Inferno by 50 cent. JEEZAN! What I am seeing now is that in these videos girls are topless and dancing on each other as well as kissing each other. It looks like porn. The name of the show is "Uncut" and they do give an advisory about the content, but it is read by a woman in a sultry voice.....oh please! How seriously does someone take that?
When I have my child, of course there will be the V chip, NO BET in my house nah.
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