Don't nobody better say nothin' bad about Obama
So...a community on LJ that I frequent posted the following pic
And a poll.
Among the options were something along the lines of..."it's just whitefolk having fun"...and "it's offensive and us educated black people know it"
Now, my first thought was wow....I find it kinda funny....Does that mean I'm uneducated? Or does that mean that somehow I'm a puppet for the man who has been brainwashed into not knowing any better? Or perhaps I'm just not all strung out on the notion of Obama to the point that I'm worried that any kind of depiction of the man that is not absolutely positive is some plot to turn the uneducated white people against him. It reminds me of...."Don't nobody better say nothin' bad about Ms. Jenkins" honestly.
One of the prevalent arguements throughout the thread was....there's no context!!!
Really?? Do you really need context when you see a picture of michelle obama holding and AK? Do you really need someone to explain this to you to see a picture of Osama or whoever that is supposed to be hanging up in the oval office of white house? Especially a man that has absolute no Muslim ties. Does it really need to be explained to you why the flag is burning in the fireplace?
Anyone who has even been kind of paying attention gets what they were trying to do. Maybe it could've been executed better. But to be up in arms about this whole thing is ridiculous. To me this just says it goes both ways. The point of the whole thing is to show how this kind of imagery is used to stir up negative emotions to influence politics. The people that are all shook about this are also scared of how this very same mockery of an image can sway the dumb hillbillies into latching onto it and tarnish the golden boy.
Case and point, New Yorker
And a poll.
Among the options were something along the lines of..."it's just whitefolk having fun"...and "it's offensive and us educated black people know it"
Now, my first thought was wow....I find it kinda funny....Does that mean I'm uneducated? Or does that mean that somehow I'm a puppet for the man who has been brainwashed into not knowing any better? Or perhaps I'm just not all strung out on the notion of Obama to the point that I'm worried that any kind of depiction of the man that is not absolutely positive is some plot to turn the uneducated white people against him. It reminds me of...."Don't nobody better say nothin' bad about Ms. Jenkins" honestly.
One of the prevalent arguements throughout the thread was....there's no context!!!
Really?? Do you really need context when you see a picture of michelle obama holding and AK? Do you really need someone to explain this to you to see a picture of Osama or whoever that is supposed to be hanging up in the oval office of white house? Especially a man that has absolute no Muslim ties. Does it really need to be explained to you why the flag is burning in the fireplace?
Anyone who has even been kind of paying attention gets what they were trying to do. Maybe it could've been executed better. But to be up in arms about this whole thing is ridiculous. To me this just says it goes both ways. The point of the whole thing is to show how this kind of imagery is used to stir up negative emotions to influence politics. The people that are all shook about this are also scared of how this very same mockery of an image can sway the dumb hillbillies into latching onto it and tarnish the golden boy.
Case and point, New Yorker