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my exact thought...
they played little man for no reason
my exact thought...
they played little man for no reason
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Originally Posted by solefood229
goddamn shame, trying to make shorty out to be some future thug
And then the anchors had the nerve to say "that's scray".
I'm so sick of this *%%$ . It's gotten to the point that I don't watch the news, but even in my own life I've gotten so accustomed to racism and prejudice that I expect things like this to happen.
On another note has anyone seen this commercial?
Not trying to derail the thread and maybe I'm reaching, but
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Brolic you reaching on the safelite commercial
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yea I watched it twice I think u might be reaching with that one
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can i get a youtube link?
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Maybe I'm reaching but what I got from it was "white people, don't be afraid when we send a black man to your home."
The part where she pulls out her wallet and dude doesn't want her money is assurance that he's not there to take anything. Has anyone ever encountered those shady guys rolling by in a van at your bank on payday who wants to fix your dents or repair your windows? Well, the man in this video is not one of those guys, he's friendly and will even high five lil' Jimmy.
That's how I saw it. Not quite offensive, but it seems like it was made to put people at ease when a black man shows up at their door to repair their windshield.
The part where she pulls out her wallet and dude doesn't want her money is assurance that he's not there to take anything. Has anyone ever encountered those shady guys rolling by in a van at your bank on payday who wants to fix your dents or repair your windows? Well, the man in this video is not one of those guys, he's friendly and will even high five lil' Jimmy.
That's how I saw it. Not quite offensive, but it seems like it was made to put people at ease when a black man shows up at their door to repair their windshield.
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Are you really surprised though?
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my city
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Really. That many stone faces? Like I said, I could be reaching, but it's what came to mind when I saw the commercial.
Maybe that doesn't come to mind if you are an African American (I am), but it definitely struck me that she was a white woman and the repair guy is African American. I'm sure from the perspective of a woman who is not African American there's some subtle psychology at work there. I asked my wife about my analyses when we saw the commercial (she's not African American) and she felt that I was right.
I guess not according to NT though.
Maybe that doesn't come to mind if you are an African American (I am), but it definitely struck me that she was a white woman and the repair guy is African American. I'm sure from the perspective of a woman who is not African American there's some subtle psychology at work there. I asked my wife about my analyses when we saw the commercial (she's not African American) and she felt that I was right.
I guess not according to NT though.
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Wow...sad, but it definitely does happen all the time. It's just disgusting seeing the entire thing play out
instead of it just being common knowledge.
instead of it just being common knowledge.
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u mean had he said the exact same thing and got cut off like that? No, because in order to reinforce the white cop/black thug stereotype so they would have aired it in its entirety imo. But, this is actually pretty deep
By trimming what he said, they successfully manage the perception of millions of viewers. So the message i get is "people, avoid going to ______ or you'll get shot by any black age group"; as you can see "their" whole neighborhood and way of life is barbaric and they start em young." Had they shown the whole clip, it would have gave it a more positive theme instead of fear.
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I agree to an extent, having grown up in a very uppity neighborhood, there's definitely some trepidation about opening the door for unfamiliar negro males. We used to get those shady vans too, but what it was was they'd have a few cute, bubbly white girls to come to your door and say they're a carper cleaning service, window cleaning, something and secure the sale then a bunch of dudes come out the van with the equipment to do so. It seemed on the up and up though, just kind of wierded me out how they never have the dudes seen until it's time to do whatever. Nobody has broken in my parents's house or anything since then.
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They would have aired it in it's entirety, and then had him making appearences at different news stations, eventually appearing on daytime
tv talk shows to tell his full story about wanting to be a cop, in which a fund would be set up for him to evevntually accomplish just that.
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NAACP guy had it right.
You have to tell the whole truth because if you don't, you're really lying.
You have to tell the whole truth because if you don't, you're really lying.
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Originally Posted by ArsnalJ23
wow...
mrbrown
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You have a point
In my mind I was thinking *They must have used a black dude in order to ease the cutomers when a balck dude fixes his window. It wasn't a white dude fixing the window and it was white family. THey tried breaking the norm...... but you can also say the commercial made it seem like black men are here to serve white families
lets not reach but sometimes its obvious
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Did you expect anything less from the media? damn shame
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Damn
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A news report about a drive-by shooting that aired on Chicago’s CBS 2 (WBBM-TV) included a reaction from a 4-year-old that was edited to make the tyke appear to be headed for a life of crime.
The interview as shown on TV ends with the boy telling a reporter that, rather than stay away from guns when he gets older, he’s “going to have me a gun.
The interview as shown on TV ends with the boy telling a reporter that, rather than stay away from guns when he gets older, he’s “going to have me a gun.
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damn.
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