Brown Body, White Wonderland the Miley problem

[Anonymous]

Calling your bullshit, 16:30. You are simply too racist to have a biracial child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the point of the article was that the black female body is being used as currency to uphold the supposed primacy/desirability of white female sexuality. MC's appropriation of twerking in and of itself has a long history of white appropriation (and parody) of black cultural forms, but it was also the juxtaposition of black and white in this particular way--the thick black female body as foil to the thin white female body and that MC was both appropriating but also parodying, by exaggerating, traits associatted with blackness (steretoypes)--that is problematic, It is at once a sexualization of the black female body and stripping that body of real power or individual identity by turning it into a parody. I guess the only good thing is that people agree how horrible the entire experience was--but its important to recognize the long standing cultural fetishes and assumptions around blackness and sexuality. for the person who complained about race being a part of everything---well, yes, in America, in pop culture, race is central to so much.

Thanks for the intelligent post. Most folks on this board don't know how to have a smart and deeper conversation about racial issues. So it goes....

[Anonymous]

...or such such a one-sided conversation. I am not sure anyone has presented a balanced discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...and Sir-Mix-A-Lot -- "I Like Big Butts" pay special attention to the intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ImZTwYwCug

Yes, I'm aware of the two white girls in the beginning. The video is CLEARLY making fun of THEM. The two jealous white girls with the stereotypical " LIKE Oh My God" California valley girl accent. Isn't this racism? Would it be any better if there were two black girls talking in ebonics jealous of a busty blond?