OrangeDragon wrote:Actually, it's laughing at white guys. Much the way Borat did. It's mocking the way white guys get the yellow fever fetish yet know/care very little about the actual cultures of the girls their fixated on.
LOL, you're a little late to the party. I know you enjoy refusing to acknowledge others' input and analysis on a topic whenever it's convenient though.
Plus yes. When I'm criticizing somebody for something then I, too, support my thesis by ... depicting their masturbatory fantasies. It's very effective.
At least, that's how it was intended according to the band... satire.
I called it a page or two back. They were going to retroactively claim everything being criticized is satire. That's popular for people that refuse to take responsibility.
The Asian model who starred in it got that, and had no problem taking the gig.
Well I guess that proves it!
But it's a shame it offended your Judgy McJudgerson gland.
LOL
People are just in love with tossing out that 'racist' card at the first chance they get to talk down to/about others.
People are just in love with tossing out that 'tossing out that "racist" card at the first chance they get to talk down to/about others' at the first chance they get to talk down to/about others rather than actually addressing the specific criticism of the content. You know, since I actually made an effort to explain myself whereas you're employing Sean Hannity tactics, and saying, "well the people involved with it find it just awesome so what the hell can we say?!"
Just like throwing around "satire" whenever convenient.
rac·ism (rszm)
n.
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
Note that neither of these things was really present.
'Prejudice based on race' is exactly what's going on, LOL! The song consists of describing Asian girls using that list of stereotypes.
Talking about stereotypes isn't actually racist until you start using them as reasons to discriminate or treat a person in a negative way.
That's what I tell myself about committing crime, that it isn't illegal unless I get caught.
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