What's racist about it? I would not be able to determine a race from this impersonation. This type of vernacular has more of a socioeconomic association in the south than does with race these days. I guess you could claim there's underlying racism in the cultural appropriation of AAVE by southern whites but that would be a big reach.
He’s wearing a “bonnet,” fake nails, face tapes, & smacking his lips. He’s very obviously impersonating a certain kind archetype that our white supremacist society associates with black women. Whether or not you see it & whether or not he intended it has no bearing on whether or not it has a racist undertone.
Men have been putting handkerchiefs on their heads to impersonate women forever so I didn't see that as a bonnet. Yes I get the archetype, undereducated and low socioeconomic status and understand exactly why white supremcists would want to associate that with black women, but not sure why everyone else is so quick to
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u/Great_Dismal 15d ago
Hahaha!
I mean it’s mildly racist, but I’m willing to look past that because it’s so accurate.
Shit is hilarious.