Posts Tagged ‘NAACP’
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Aug20
I don’t know if I’m going to get a negative reaction from today’s punchline or not. But there it is. Tossed out into the universe. We reap what we sow.
So it’s understood, blackface is a particularly shameful episode in American entertainment. The barrier of racism that prevented black actors from playing black characters – opting instead to put white actors in “blackface” makeup – is a concept I find disgusting.
Of course, the practice existed long before Al Jolson starred in Mammy back in 1930. Shakespear had male actors perform the parts of female characters in the late 1500’s. Greek performers were doing the same thing 500 B.C.!
I personally believe making fun of these kind of things helps break down the thought process that made them acceptable. Mel Brooks once spoke of making fun of Hitler in the same way. If you’re laughing AT him, his brand of ignorance and hatred is much less potent.
That said, Tara Reid really needs to lay off the eye-liner. It’s getting a little out of control, don’t you think?
Personally, I hope her latest film, My Boss’s Daughter lands with a colossal THUD. Since Ashton Kutcher is in the lead, he could stand to be taken down a few pegs. I’m getting a little tired of seeing his contorted face everywhere I turn – Iowa native or not.
I can see the headlines now: “My Boss’s Daughter stunk – Ashton Kutcher Punk’d!”
Goodness, I’m clever!… not.
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I’ll say one thing about the NAACP – they’re very prompt in regard to the answering of correspondence.
Today’s comic is ripped from the headlines! Did Wal-Mart.com totally botch it when their online DVD recommendation service (ala Netflix, Amazon) blew up in their faces by suggesting Planet of the Apes as a "similar interest" to films about Malcom X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Dandridge, Tina Turner and other notable African Americans? Oooh, you betcha! Their excuse? "Human error." They don’t mention if the human wears a bed sheet and a pointy white hat.
Okay, that’s a little mean. It could have been an honest mistake. But seriously? How many bad public relations hits can Wal-Mart take before the Colussus topples over?
I’m not a fan of Wal-Mart, let’s put it that way.
I was very surprised by the interest you guys have shown in Clickwheel and being able to download comics for your video iPods. Do that many of you actually own video iPods? LUCKY!
At any rate, I feel kind of guilty that there’s just one comic out there right now, so I’m going to try and diversify the choices. I mean, there are over 500 comics to choose from, right? I should be able to dig something up! I’m kind of thinking of adding every single incentive sketch I’ve ever drawn to the site and break it out by month or maybe year. I’m not sure which. I’ve saved every drawing I’ve done and it might be a neet retrospective. Not as rich content-wise, but a fun little slideshow for you to scroll through. That is, if I can tear myself away from playing Guitar Hero with all my spare time. Let me know if the incentive sketch collections sound interesting to you!
If you guys enjoy a feature like Clickwheel, I’d love to see you invest some time in the Theater Hopper Movie Review Database. I’m trying to build something community-based for the site where your voice can really be heard. I know it might seem daunting to log into the system and leave a review, but it’s not supposed to be a formal thing! Be casual with it. Not *too* casual. We’d like to avoid "the swears" if possible. But this is something fun for you guys to use and participate in. I’m adding new movies all the time. In fact, there’s a new feature that lets you know what the last 10 movies added to the database were. Pretty handy! Give it a shot!
Not much else on my mind today. Thank goodness it’s Wednesday. I feel like I’ve been running around all week.
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