Unintentional Leftist Hilarity - Mirrors in the Corner

[jordan179]

This play is being touted in the East Bay Express, in an article by Rachel Swan, "White Girl in the Mirror" (http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/white-girl-in-the-mirror/Content?oid=1612162). The article takes the play's concept with the

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[goldithoth]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTWpUYfVSXc

[zerorevenge]

Wait. What the fuck did I just read?

talking vaginas?

[lather2002]

Re: talking vaginas?

[jordan179]

I was talking about the Vagina Monologues, which are actually women ranting about things connected to their vaginas, but are enormousl silly based on the Wiki entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vagina_Monologues

Re: talking vaginas?

[polaris93]

The thing is, they're connected to their own vaginas. Isn't this an exercise in narcissism? ;-)

[affablestranger]

Wow.

I can see this being taken by some to the extent of "channeling" their "dead slave/African ancestors" in order to "inform" us moderns about exactly what evils were done to them by the blue-eyed devils. Wait and see. It's gonna happen.

[jordan179]

That should be funny to watch, especially as most modern polemicists are a bit light on the history of the actual slave trade. Hint: any story that begins with whites landing from the sea to raid villages can be assumed false.

[galadrion]

I've actually suggested to some of these idiots that, since their ancestors were actually sold into slavery by the ancestors of the natives still living over there in Africa, perhaps the loud-mouthed idiots ought to go back over there and kick those people's collective butts. I usually followed this up with a request that they pay special attention to the morons in Lagos who keep sending me scam spam...

(Note: I've actually lived over there. I am fully aware of the view many African blacks really have of American blacks - it's one reason I will almost never use the neologism "African-American". I'm also well aware of how well many of our tough-guy would-be Shafts would survive on the streets of Lagos... or even Pretoria. That is a major reason I'm happy to encourage the potential fodder for Darwin's Law.)

[affablestranger]

I wonder if any of the "channeled" memories will include Africans selling their ancestors to a) other Africans, b) Arabs, and, oh yeah, c) Caucasians. Also, will there be any "muscle memory" of tribe-on-tribe genocides?

[eastertheatre]

I hate when I have muscle memories of the collective muscle!

[jordan179]

Perhaps someone of Hispanic descent might have Lamarck of Zorro? ;-)

[polaris93]

GROAN.