#demasculated

Okay so this guy Kieth Stanfield, (actor paying as himself fun fact) he was abducted in the opening scene of the movie. When he got abducted, an elderly white man was implanted in his brain! Once we get to the Fake Bingo Auction we realize that all of the people at this party want to buy Chris! They all want to implant themselves in the brains of a Black man or woman in order to gain whatever abilities that they are looking for. The grandpa wanted to be faster than Jesse Owens, other people at the party wanted to be cool because “Black is in fashion”, or they’ve seen Tiger Woods on TV so they want to have an amazing golf career! They were all so out of touch with the world. The man inside of Keith didn’t even know what a Dap was... Their view was so twisted but at the same time so very, very, RELATEABLE! These people at the party represent everyone who admires the mental strength of African Americans through slavery and the civil rights movement but unless they don’t have their hair straightened and neat or speak professionally they don’t see them as a person! They see the color and think of gang violence or they hear the accent and think of the hood! Even the nicest most educated person thinks this subconsciously from time to time but they know better not to say certain things because they know right from wrong. But then there's sheltered people who have whitewashed Black friends or none at all! They don’t have any example of how they should act... Do they have hope? I believe so! But they turn into the people in-between... They aren’t racist but they say the weirdest things and/or overcompensate...

After a Black person meets a White person how often do you hear that White person instantly try to relate to the person before them and accommodate for their whiteness? I would have voted for Obama a third time! I have some Jay-Z songs on my phone! You like tiger woods? Wow, I love black people! ALL of my friends are black! Or just plain unaware of how they make other people uncomfortable with their stereotype based responses. Black male: “I’m a college student!” White person: “Oh are you in the football program??” Did you see the basketball game last night? What music do you like to listen to? I can change the station! MY MAN! DAP ME UP! 

What do you even say to that? They aren’t being mean or racist. Just uneducated... (commentary on this question coming soon in the next post)

If you find yourself uncomfortable with another person because of where they come from, please remember that they are a person not a stereotype. People are diverse and dynamic you don’t have to listen to rude people F rude people but you should listen to your real friends if they give you constructive criticism.