If Black People Said the Stuff White People Say, Here's How Offensive It Would Sound

[KamaAina]

First it was Asians:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025069752

And now this:

Each time an ignorant blowhard like Donald Sterling says something ridiculously racist about black people, it becomes such a media circus the whole thing quickly begins to feel more like a caricature than real life. But in fact, for many black people, these types of tone-deaf, outrageous and just plain offensive comments happen every single day.

With this in mind, a new video flips the script on everyday racism, showing what would happen if white people had to deal with similar racism on a day-to-day basis.

Produced by BuzzFeed, the short video experiments with this role reversal, proving just how irritating and upsetting stereotypes become when you are part of the privileged majority not used to being subjected to them daily. The video is funny, but it makes an important point in highlighting the at-times uncomfortable invasiveness endured by many African Americans.

[msongs]

1. great, now where's the opposite? nt

[yeoman6987]

5. That was pretty funny

I was actually laughing pretty good. They made a pretty good video.

[bettyellen]

26. the opposite has been happening in every city and town for the last 40 years.

that's why this is funny.

[Squinch]

42. Seriously?

[KittyWampus]

2. That still graphic in the OP>>> When I was in 1st grade my best friend who sat next to me

said "let's comb each others hair".

She combed mine and then I combed hers.

I said "your hair feels different than mine".

She said 'that's because I'm black".

I distinctly remember realizing at that moment some people had different skin colors.

We learn to see those differences and (right or wrong) are taught what they mean or don't mean.

[Jenoch]

22. When I was three years old

I saw another little boy bundled up against the winter cold and I asked my mother why he had a black head. It was an innocent question, there were few black families in my small hometown. I don't remember asking, it was just a story my mother told.

[bravenak]

4. I wondered who would post this one.

Too funny and so true.

[pintobean]

12. Gravitycollapse posted it Saturday

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10025132477

[bravenak]

13. Can't believe i missed it.

We were doing Midnight Sun Stuff, and stuff. Thanks, though, i like to read the comments.

[Nevernose]

27. FWIW, I don't think you need the prefix anymore

FWIW, I don't think you need the prefix anymore. I assume you're using the "upload" thing because you're on Centurylink?

[malokvale77]

15. Curious

Why didn't you?

[bravenak]

19. Busy writing my book.

Besides, i can only take being called racist for posting something off the internet a thousand times before i give up.
I'll let you read it for free when i finish.

[malokvale77]

29. Well I am not one who has ever called you racist

I would love to read your book. I am a bit of a book worm. I especially love books based on real life experience.

I have taken a bit of flack myself for posting about what is wrong in Texas.

I sincerely hope that you will never give up.

[bravenak]

30. Cool.

I'll send you my prologue so you can be a critic and help me out.

[malokvale77]

39. I t would be hard for me to be a critic...

when it comes to someones life experience.

Best I could do would be praise you for speaking out.

[Vattel]

6. excellent

[Blanks]

7. If you want to see an entire movie like that...

Watch the older movie 'White Man's Burden' with John Travolta.

I remember watching it when it first came out. It's kind of interesting.

[Alex P Notkeaton]

10. That's an EXCELLENT movie!

I second your rec.

[Alex P Notkeaton]

8. Very funny

[KamaAina]

9. Welcome to DU, Alex!

Or should I say "E komo mai"?

[Alex P Notkeaton]

11. Thanks!

[Nye Bevan]

14. Is white people touching black people's hair common?

I've really never felt the desire to touch a stranger's hair, regardless of their ethnicity. Obviously nobody's personal space should be invaded in this manner.

[noiretextatique]

16. YES

YES, and yes.

[bravenak]

20. Yes.

I have gotten used to being petted like a dog. I should ask for a dollar evertime, i'd be upper middle class by now.

[REP]

25. Ugh!! I hate that! So rude and invasive.

This is one thing I empathize with on a gut level, though I'm white. I have long hair that gets pawed at all the time. I hate being touched by strangers and can't imagine putting my hands on someone's hair unless I was asked to do so.

An annoying thing happening to a white chick isn't even close to all the layers of nastiness happening when it's done to a. POC, but some parts of it - the invasion of space and body, the negation of consent, the feeling like an object - even if those feelings just last a moment - well, as I said, I empathize as much as someone with a different life experience can.

I hope this made some sort of sense

[bravenak]

31. It did!!!

It made perfect sense.

[REP]

36. I also hope

The sense it made wasn't presumptuous or offensive. I've seen discussions like this get derailed by "but white people too!" crap and I hope I managed not to do that

[bravenak]

40. Not offensive.

I thought it was funny. All pregnant women get the same thing too. Strangers rubbing on their stomachs in the middle of Target. The touchers never notice how creepy it is.

[REP]

43. Never been pregnant, but yes, that makes my skin crawl too!

Women aren't public property to be groped at willy-nilly, no matter what kind of hair or gestational state or age or anything else.

[1StrongBlackMan]

24. I doubt you'll run across a Black woman ...

Or man that hasn't either had it happen to them or someone close to them.

It has happened to both me and my sister.

[JustAnotherGen]

28. Yep

And I have mixed chick hair so it's been cray cray overthe years.

[pediatricmedic]

45. I do it all the time every day

But I am married to her.

[clarice]

17. Hilarious....have you ever been to the site called " Black people love us?" same thing. nt

[bravenak]

21. Yes. I have been there.

I love it. I also love that couple. I have friends like that, sweet people.

[clarice]

23. Don't they so LOOK the part ? The guy looks..

like a cross between Richie Cunningham and Doogie Howser lol.

[bravenak]

32. They do look exactly like the page makes them sound.

I found it so cute but my sister thinks it's so wrong. I thought the wife was a bit Brady bunch.

[clarice]

35. What amazed me, is that if you read some of the "comments"

Some people think that the site is REAL ! How could anyone miss the irony ?

[bravenak]

37. That's my favorite part.

The angry, " how could you do this" letters are too funny to be faked. So emotional. But you gotta realize that they are the same type of people who get fooled by The Onion every time.

[clarice]

38. So right !!!! nt

[clarice]

41. BTW..."too Brady Bunch" cracked me up, nt

[AverageJoe90]

48. I have. Damn funny site, too. nt

[cali]

18. ever seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+unwritten+rules

[MisterP]

33. that was in "Scandinavia and the World" a while back

[Jefferson23]

34. Well done..so funny..thanks. K&R

[Jamaal510]

44. I've never had

anyone ask to touch my hair before. The most I have ever gotten in regards to my hair are comments on my 360 waves, and they were all just from other Black guys.

[maced666]

46. Yea. White people suck.

[clarice]

47. Depends how they are cooked. nt

[uponit7771]

49. Right wing racist who minimize majoritive cultures actions suck even more