Read a Motherf#ckin' Book!

[3113]

Evidently there's a great deal of controversy over this new video BET is showing to promote literacy and such. Here's the article on the controversy....

Read a Book

And here's the video.

Read a Motherfucking Book!

You be the judge. I, myself, find it pretty darn funny. Especially the women with "Book" on their behinds.

 

[only_more_so]

Evidently there's a great deal of controversy over this new video BET is showing to promote literacy and such. Here's the article on the controversy....

Read a Book

And here's the video.

Read a Motherfucking Book!

You be the judge. I, myself, find it pretty darn funny. Especially the women with "Book" on their behinds.

I liked, "Wear deoderant n****, wear deoderant n****, it's called speed stick, it's not expensive."

Also, I wonder how many of the "target" audience would recognize Beethoven's 5th? Is Beethoven rolling in his grave? Or would he appreciate the sentiment?

 

[3113]

I liked, "Wear deoderant n****, wear deoderant n****, it's called speed stick, it's not expensive."

Also, I wonder how many of the "target" audience would recognize Beethoven's 5th? Is Beethoven rolling in his grave? Or would he appreciate the sentiment?

Well, there's the big question, I think. Not whether the cartoon is promoting stereotypes, but rather, "is it preaching to the choir"? Are the non-deoderant wearing types going to watch, get and take-to-heart this video? Or are the only ones watching (or appreciating) this thing those who already converted, including those who recognize Beethoven's 5th?

As for hard-of-hearing, Lewig Van his-self...I kinda think he'd like havin' his music put to a loud, booming beat with guns firing and girls rocking their asses to it

 

[R. Richard]

I liked, "Wear deoderant n****, wear deoderant n****, it's called speed stick, it's not expensive."

Also, I wonder how many of the "target" audience would recognize Beethoven's 5th? Is Beethoven rolling in his grave? Or would he appreciate the sentiment?

There is no indication whatsoever that Beethoven ever used deoderant, much less Speed Stick.

 

[cloudy]

If it'll get one more person interested in reading, I'm all for it.

 

[R. Richard]

Evidently there's a great deal of controversy over this new video BET is showing to promote literacy and such. Here's the article on the controversy....

Read a Book

And here's the video.

Read a Motherfucking Book!

You be the judge. I, myself, find it pretty darn funny. Especially the women with "Book" on their behinds.

The entire video is loosely based upon 'the dozens.' Unless you have lived in an almost all black area, you would not really appreciate 'the dozens.'

 

[cloudy]

The entire video is loosely based upon 'the dozens.' Unless you have lived in an almost all black area, you would not really appreciate 'the dozens.'

Oh, just stop it.

The first sentence was fine. The next is advancing sad, tired stereotypes. Stop. You don't have to be black or live in a black area to know what the dozens is/are.

 

[3113]

There is no indication whatsoever that Beethoven ever used deoderant, much less Speed Stick.

Actually, I think Lewig Van was an Old Spice/Red Zone user.

http://www.zuckermanpharmacy.com/images/products/big/692392.jpg

 

[SlickTony]

I thought the video was cute and funny as hell. I shared it with one of my other forums.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Actually, I think Lewig Van was an Old Spice/Red Zone user.

http://www.zuckermanpharmacy.com/images/products/big/692392.jpg

He liked the ladies, and they liked him. *nods*

 

[JamesSD]

I was rather amused by the "Buy Land, not spinning rims" suggestion myself. Many black commentators have pointed out that a big problem with people living in poverty is the tendency to buy expensive, flashy things like sneakers, clothes and cars rather than invest in the future.

I was confused by the deodorant section, probably because that's not a stereotype I'm aware of. Around where I live it's more the "Fresh off the Boat" Asians and visiting Europeans who are prone to body odor issues, but that's a stereotype discussion for another day.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Whatever it takes to get the message across. And if one mate turns to another and says "read a book, nigger" or "read a book, white punk-assed trailer trash", then the message is across.

 

[SlickTony]

Around where I live it's more the "Fresh off the Boat" Asians and visiting Europeans who are prone to body odor issues, but that's a stereotype discussion for another day

Oh, does it have to be? I certainly noticed that when we got a lot of refugees from the Balkans during the 90s, when I was working for Wachovia. You could certainly tell when they first arrived that they needed to bathe more often and use deodorant--at least, by American standards. Eventually they figured this out, or someone was kind or diplomatic enough to tell them.

OTOH, the only black people I've encountered that had a BO problem were homeless ones, and that's true of nearly all homeless people, of whatever race, because it's hard for them to access showers.

 

[Hooper_X]

It's only controversial because people other than its intended audience became aware of it. It is, if I may borrow the name of a once popular clothing line, FUBU.