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Re: Ghetto to di WERL!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">quod
y didd yu title diss tredd ghetto to da wurld? blakk man chattinn bout imm sista awlmoas gittinn rape iss ghetto joke ann dat y oyinbo made itt goo viral
mii guess a latt aff blakk peeps doan see da racism aff oyinbo ignorinn de awlmoas rape aff a blakk ooman cah wat important iss oww fe blakk man xxpressed imself fe bigg upp racist stereotype </div></div>
Maybe I was channeling my inner Dr. Kingsley Stewart...
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In my opinion, the reason the original scene made an impression was because of the difference between what we normally see being presented about these areas and what was actually presented.
Usually we get fed a diet of 'someone got shot, fire made 20 homeless, etc' In this case it was the victim's brother playing the hero role, coming to the rescue, and saving the day.
So not only did we get a view that is not normally broadcast, but we add the flamboyant way the young man expressed himself, THEN the auto-tune...
I think that we are so used to seeing the prepared material even on so-called reality shows, that a genuine show of emotion, in an unusual way, has a way of hitting home.
I titled it "Ghetto to di WERL" because I am aware that this is probably a normal way for the poorer class of people to express themselves, but it is not normal for it to generally known - hence the title.
Sorry for the lengthy reply, thanks for reading.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">quod
y didd yu title diss tredd ghetto to da wurld? blakk man chattinn bout imm sista awlmoas gittinn rape iss ghetto joke ann dat y oyinbo made itt goo viral
mii guess a latt aff blakk peeps doan see da racism aff oyinbo ignorinn de awlmoas rape aff a blakk ooman cah wat important iss oww fe blakk man xxpressed imself fe bigg upp racist stereotype </div></div>
Maybe I was channeling my inner Dr. Kingsley Stewart...
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In my opinion, the reason the original scene made an impression was because of the difference between what we normally see being presented about these areas and what was actually presented.
Usually we get fed a diet of 'someone got shot, fire made 20 homeless, etc' In this case it was the victim's brother playing the hero role, coming to the rescue, and saving the day.
So not only did we get a view that is not normally broadcast, but we add the flamboyant way the young man expressed himself, THEN the auto-tune...
I think that we are so used to seeing the prepared material even on so-called reality shows, that a genuine show of emotion, in an unusual way, has a way of hitting home.
I titled it "Ghetto to di WERL" because I am aware that this is probably a normal way for the poorer class of people to express themselves, but it is not normal for it to generally known - hence the title.
Sorry for the lengthy reply, thanks for reading.
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