I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF when I first saw the cartoon of tennis "star" Serena Williams blowing a gasket or two. Let me rephrase that; when I saw THE REACTION to the cartoon. When I read that the publication, rather than retracting the cartoon and issuing an apology, put it on their front page, I almost pissed my pants. What was the crime? Williams is a big, black, buffed-out tennis-playing bitch who threw a fit. The artist depicted a big, black, buffed-out tennis-playing bitch throwing a fit. So, what's the problem?
The problem is that whenever certain people are shown in a less-than-favorable light, and even worse, shown to be pretty much exactly what they fucking ARE, OH MY FUCKING GOD!!! I guess that's going to be yet another call to arms..."Fighting the racism, sexism, and homophobia that was long been present in the world of sports in general, but tennis in particular." Whenever you are defeated by a worthy opponent, no problem! Bring to light something the umpire or judge did 30 year ago!!! On the receiving end of a bad call, or do you just flat-out suck? No sweat! Accuse the judge of any type of "ism" you can, and they'll cave!
In a sport that seems to have more than its share of pampered prima donnas, this situation really shouldn't stand out, and it normally wouldn't have, but because the whole world is going completely nuts over the dumbest shit imaginable, minor tennis-court tantrums become a call to arms for, to use Mad Magazine's term, "the usual gang of idiots". The left, as per usual, politicizes EVERYTHING, and, thanks to their allies in the media, fan the flames, turning minor and isolated incidents into major conflagrations.
For a country and a society that states they are all about freedom, why are so many people here opposed to having it? A line from the 1969 movie Easy Rider comes to mind:
George Hanson - Oh, yeah, that's right. That's what's it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. Of course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free, 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to you that they are. Oh, yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.
It's not just a bunch of redneck hicks George is referring to, not these days, anyway. I think it more than a tad bit ironic that people who profess to be all about freedom want to limit or destroy the rights of others to express themselves.
Back in 1992, a Mexican dude complained to me about a central (dead) character in the movie A Few Good Men, wondering why the victim HAD to be Hispanic; "Why couldn't they pick a white boy?". Also that year, I remember the uproar that the movie Basic Instinct caused because it depicted a bisexual author as a deranged serial killer. The following year, I saw the movie Falling Down, and wondered what the reaction would have been if a non-White actor had played the main part, or if the entire polarity of the movie was changed. Probably at least three weeks of demonstrations and rioting.
Anyway, I'm not an artist,and the best I can do is stick figures, so I'll have to describe it verbally. The cartoon should have looked something like this:
A line judge and a victorious Black-and-Jap (Black-and-Tan? lol) tennis player on both sides of poor Serena, with both of their mouths open wide enough to make an anaconda wince, screaming at her, and throwing things at her while calling her a racist, sexist, and homophobic thief! Serena, meanwhile, looks like Vanessa Williams in her 1984 prime, while her opponent is drawn like something out of American anti-Japanese WW2 propaganda.
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, or a good cartoon. And never, under any circumstances, depict anyone who isn't White doing something less than heroic and stellar. I'm glad there are still some publications and journalists with balls out there, who refuse to say there are five lights when there are only four.
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Many suffered major torture, and many death in these "re-education camps".
They were only release if and when the state decided they were now "Politically Correct".
Kind of puts being PC in a bit of a different light, huh?
"PCness is the act of someone being greatly offended by something, on behalf of someone else who either isn't nearly as offended, or, quite often, doesn't give a fuck."
White women seem to be particularly prone to this, but then again, they're more susceptible to advertising too, lol.
It's all nonsense and prevents any serious discussion of issues.
When nobody around you seems to measure up, it’s time to check your yardstick. – Bill Lemley
Yes but Serena is blacker. There must be a scale of victimhood people like you and I are just not aware of.
Great! But keep your two headed dildo to yourself.
No flat, straight brim or baseball caps.
No hoodies.
No ripped jeans of any kind.
No bandanas or doo-rags of any kind.
No baggy pants, jeans, shorts, or sweats.
No sleeveless shirts, tanks, or jerseys.
No white tees.
No camo.
No Timberland work boots of any kind.
Someone please tell me exactly HOW THE FUCK this is a "racist" dress code? If anything, it seems to be aimed more at rednecks. The only thing I can think of that could be tangentially associated with racism would be the prohibition of the doo-rag, but I've seen cracker wiggers wear them, too, lol.
The problem with the cartoon was her lips. If the cartoonist hadn’t drawn her lips like that I think there would have been nothing racist about it. Based on what you wrote, I’d argue you agree, otherwise we wouldn’t be having a discussion about whether or not the criticism was political correctness run amuck. Only a pseudo-racist cartoon would be so funny that you would laugh your ass off.
Regarding the movies you reference:
A Few Good Men – One of the killers was black and the heroes of the movie were all white.
Basic Instinct – By having the murderer be a bisexual, doesn’t that prove your point wrong? I don’t recall any outrage from the public about that. Remember the minority is always more vocal.
Falling Down – Any other race and I don’t think the movie resonates. It needed to be a middle class average white guy that loses his shit. Any other race would have seemed like they were trying for some other message.
From what I've seen, black people tend to have bigger lips, hence "liver lips". Black people are also known to have other things bigger, namely dicks, but that's a stereotype that they can more than live with.
AFGM - Unless you have served in the military, I cannot discuss this with you.
BI - Where the fuck were you when that movie came out? I was in Germany at that time, and it made waves...in a country where ice cream commercials there would rate as soft porn here.
FD - I'm thinking of submitting a spec script, except that the Michael Douglas character is from Bangladesh.
That sums it up nicely, lol. From my personal experiences, I've found black people to be very sore losers and to be very combative when challenged and/or criticized, no matter how constructive and well-intentioned it is, so her blowout wasn't much of a surprise to me.