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[edition.cnn.com]
Kamahl, a dark-skinned Malaysian singer who used to be a regular on the show we're talking about back before it got axed a decade ago (this was a revival special) has also come out and said he was constantly the butt of racist jokes while on the show.
[www.news.com.au]
Slightly different opinions from the complacent, "we're not racist and you need a sense of humour, you moron" comments coming from too many white Australians.
10/11/09
10/08/09
Question: Is it the actual BLACK FACE that was insulting, or was it the whole act? If the guys had worn light brown face paint to send-up the Jackson 5 would that have been OK? If not, does that mean that no Caucasian, Asian, European, Middle Eastener can ever portray an African American for any reason unless they use their own skin colour?
Is it OK to portray African Americans as long as you don't have any paint on your face at all?
Is it OK to portray African Americans as long as you're not doing it in a spoof or skit?
I am confused - it must be the actual black face that is insulting - not the send-up itself.
So, could that be re-done with light brown face paint and be OK?
10/09/09
So, yes, I think that would be the case.
10/10/09
The thing is, unless you know about Australian culture and humour, you cant argue with this because your culture isn't the target audience of this skit.
The reason they wouldn't do it in America is because in America they WOULD offend people (which has become even more evident). However, in Australia, this is hardly offensive. It is aimed at an Australian audience, not an American audience.
America has no right to dictate to us how we should view our humour, just like we have no right to dictate to Americans that Americans should find this skit funny.
If it offends you, don't watch it.
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And how would you know what New Yorkers are like? The sign at the airport reading "no shirt, no shoes, no service" pretty much cuts you out of the picture.
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Oh, who cares.
How's that bridge between Sydney and Auckland coming along? Do you all have pet kangaroos? Did you know that anyone getting off a plane in New York wearing a Wiggles T-shirt is loaded into a catapult and bounced off the top of the Citibank Building?
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10/08/09
"My new 220-page graphic novel "Oswald Ocker the Alcoholic Singlet-Wearing Wife-Beating Western Suburb-Dwelling Convict-Trash Twat Sucks Off His Pet Platypus" should be completed by next Tuesday. It should go down a treat in Australia, as I am sure you all understand that Americans have a different sense of humor and anyway, mate, we're all just 'avin' a larf"
Sorry mate, that was a best seller years ago.
10/08/09
It's called "The Sydney Morning Herald."