@@jnyerere That's why I think people have a problem with sensitivity. When certain groups feel offended for being satirized, they're not realizing that damn near every group, whether marginalized or majority, is being made fun of. It's like with South Park. RIP to Isaac Hayes, but he had NOOOO problem making fun of all these different groups until the scientology episode. The irony is that some people want special treatment by NOT being made fun of, but if you want to be accepted as normal, you should be able to handle it like everyone else. Ofc the quality of the joke and the angle is important. Outside of that, do you want to be treated differently or the same?
@@oceanlopez4739 that was funny, and I figure you're talking about The Cosby Show and Jello Pudding and "pull up your pants" Cosby - the Cosby who talked shit about Pryor's dirty mouth while Pryor at his worst was cleaner than Cosby in real life. But I'm of a certain age and demographic that saw Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, as well as Sesame Street, from a Leave it to Beaver suburb, from that same very impressionable age as Riley, and being influenced by those media made me really want to get to know the people who lived there, because they were a helluva lot more interesting than the people I was living around. (Likewise, I had cartoon shows of The Jackson Five and The Osmonds, and even at the age of 5 or 6 I knew whose music and stories were more interesting. So *that* will always be my Michael Jackson, and I'm just sad at how that all turned out.) TL;DR I have complicated feels about Bill Cosby and Michael Jackson
@Vall91 Jp1 Nah, it's mostly true with South Park. Sometimes there's a lesson, and when there is, then it's really beaten over your head. Which is why people think South Park is full of messages Like that one message they spread on Climate Change not being real, for years :v
"even though I've never encountered a member of the LGBT who wants the Boondocks cancelled, and let's be honest, you haven't either" whew that one there got you a sub you see things very honestly
My gay ass can't wait for the return of The Boondocks. Seriously, the people who think that I am gonna call for the banning of this great show are "the satire" of the show they claim to love. The show made fun of them and they're too stupid to know it. It speaks to the genius of Aaron McGruder.
I do have one gay friend who hates the show because of The Booty Warrior episode. He misses the point and thinks it demonizes homosexuality in general. He also hates it when I point out that the episode was based around a real ass human being and that it's more a critique on how extreme masculinity gets in prison, among other things.
@@Attmaythat's arguable. it's more because it understands the people it's mocking too well, meaning that those people will just think they're being agreed with rather than recognize they're being mocked.
The whole joke of Riley calling everything gay is that he gets called out on how stupid and meaningless it becomes. Then there’s the whole thugnificent episode! Like you can have offensive dialogue, but if the other dialogue around it is “yeah it’s okay to talk like that” that’s the problem.
@@BbNaB you say SJWs suck because they resort to insults and generalizations instead of convincing people their argument is right and then turn around and tell someone to go fuck themselves when they try to question your logic... do you see where you went wrong here?
far out lol having read things before, or actually analyzed what I’m listening to. If you have a white character and his dialogue is just saying that Black people are inferior and saying the N word and no other character questions him on that? What is the show saying? It’s okay to think like that? But if that character is saying all that racist shit, and the other people make him out to be the dumb racist, then the message it’s giving to the audience is “no it’s not okay to talk like that”. I never said “I am the moral arbiter of the internet, I decide what goes”. I was pointing out that the people who criticize Riley for being “homophobic” are as ignorant as well.. as you are
Neil Gear I was just giving a general example. I could’ve thrown in literally any offensive theme. It could have been race, sex, sexuality, income. Idc. I’m just saying people don’t get the authors joke of having Riley call everything gay, he’s calling Riley stupid for thinkin like that
The fact that so many people still don't understand that Riley WAS "the joke" just speaks to the genius that was Aaron McGruder and the cast of The Boondocks.
Aaron McGruder deserves all his props but something's off about that. Einstein said "the definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple". Aaron did that, but knowledge is a 2 way street where the viewers need some insight to catch the message. So you can call him a genius, but then it's like you're praising someone for being incomprehensible. There's this saying in journalism that goes like "satire needs to have a clear intent and target, or else it can be mistaken for the very thing it claims to criticize". It's not so much a strict rule as much as it's an observation saying that there's give and take with how clear you make your point.
@@somekid7 Riley is literally 8yr old stupid ass kid, its obvious his homophobia is parody of irl homophobs mindset. Some people just dont want to accept it, no matter how clear satire
@somekid7 How clear does he need to portray it when Riley takes mostly Ls in the series. It's not his job to literally babysit his audience into outright telling you that Riley's ignorant views due to being impressionable, lack of foresight, and hasty actions is the reason he gets into his own way. That's the problem with alot of series/movies nowadays as they tell a lot but don't bother showing us anything. Show don't tell is an important rule for a reason.
One of my favorite Riley lines was during the R Kelly trial episode. "I see piss comin' I move. She see piss comin' she stay. And why should I have to miss out on the next R Kelly album just for that!?"
@@fimbleful This and in the Tom and Usher episode when he chastised tom for being a lil bitch XD "What's all this ?! Just for some white girl who left you for an rnb dancing-ass, sexy flexy-ass nigga?!" gets me every time XD
Sensitivity, to me, means being able to talk *more*, not less, and thinking *more* as well. Sensitivity doesn't mean mindless self censorship for fear of reprisals, it means actually thinking about the shit you say, before you say it and after, being able to take what you say seriously, and being able to take others seriously. This... is part of the core of The Boondocks, isn't it. It isn't pure escapism at it's best, it isn't just ignoring ignoring or that topic or this or that group. The Boondocks takes characters who deny racism, or who are gangstas, or who are uncle toms, or who are overly idealistic, or racist themselves, and says "No, actually think about them, what they say, why they say it, what is honest in them, and what is dishonest". That is, if not a kind of sensitivity, at least very much compatible with sensitivity. Being unable to be sensitive is being unable to be self critical. Sensitivity is a sign of maturity in that regard. I want any Boondocks content we get to embody the self criticality that comes with sensitivity. For me personally, I've always felt that Malcolm X and Mr. Rogers were two people I most saw as role models or something to strive for. Both embody a relentlessly self critical attitude IMO, willing to think immensely about what they said and did, caring immensely about what they did. Mr Rogers used this for the purposes of making people, especially kids, feel understood and to lift up their spirits. Malcolm X did in his own way too, focusing on black people, but he also refused to take the status quo uncritically and demanded respect, that righteous anger served a purpose and I find all his interviews, speeches, and his autobiography immensely invigorating because of that. (On a political level, his ideas about black self determination have immensely influenced how I think about rebellion and revolution as an anarchist and a socialist) What do you get when you combine that righteous anger at injustice and destructive and dehumanizing culture and systems with that immense broad empathy and care in speech? You get a few things I think: critical thinking, empowerment, and sensitivity. Now that's some praxis as fars I am concerned. Bringing together groups in the alliances we need to bring down these inescapable and violent power structures requires that. It's practical, tactical, and actual. This uncritical, lazy, snowflake bullshit conservatives are on about failing against "PC sensitivity" is an excuse for escapism. I understand it, it's a response to a fundamentally gross culture and society, but I gotta channel my righteous anger and say that such an escape is selfish and silly, to anyone doing that just know you can be better than that bullshit.
Beautifully said, I’m going to take a screenshot of this comment to refer back to next time I have a discussion about this topic so I can look at your well thought out points 👏👏👏
Remember when people freaked out over Psycho having a toilet? Remember when a black man washing his feet with Mister Rogers was controversial? When the Ninja Turtles weren't allowed to use their weapons because parents thought it was 'too violent'. I wish people remembered that, suddenly overt sexism in movies doesn't feel so silly.
“This sensitive generation” Meanwhile before 2010 people were freaking out over “the war on Christmas” because people wanted to say happy holidays, before then people were so scared of living near black people that they’d sell their homes and move.... but yea this generation is sensitive.
@@Joawlisdoingfine Without a doubt, either everyone was just recently born after 2010 or fuck is our school system shit. EVERY generation is "sensitive" nothing wrong with being sensitive, what you're being sensitive about and your responses are what's important.
You Are have you seen the stuff people bitch about these days ? “Too white” “too black” “too straight” “ too gay” im moving to china, atleast the people over there knows when to shut the fuck up, its lowering my iq i swear to god, lets not forget about how fucking annoying tumblrtards have become with their bitching and crying over small things, and then we have pepe the frog being banned for “hate”
Back when I was a kid and The Boondocks aired on Adult Swim, I thought the show as a whole was just "silly happenings of brothers trying to keep it together". Now that I can actually understand and empathize with it, I miss this show.
Same, to be fair, AS didn't exactly do it any favors by airing it right next to shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies in the post 1 AM timeslot.
@@comradesoros2681 I actually liked Squidbillies mostly because of their play on words and terminology in the show's writing. Aqua Teen Hunger Force though.. That show was a problem.. But I remember the Mooninite scare that happened I believed from street advertising.
I like both, for different reasons. They're different kinds of humor delivering a message in different ways, and both of those ways connect with me. It's the nature of humor, there are different kinds, and none of them appeal to everyone.
@Kirbyex7 not really, its not sttonger, its the same. we jusrt didnt have social media in other time periods for us to see millions of people being sensitive at the same time. thats not it growing, thats just more accessibility.
Kirbyex7 I’d argue that it’s only seen as stronger because now we have access to the internet so backlash isn’t limited to people grumbling in their home about how they don’t like something where no one can hear them, they can get on social media and when someone looks at all the individuals giving their negative opinion, it’s much easier to see how many people are offended. Also when people see others talking about it they might seek out the material for themselves to form an opinion on it which adds to the conversation about it.
@Kirbyex7 not true, people have always campaigned against media that offends them. Theres constant evidence for this you can find in any decade or time period. Like other have said it's just more public now with the internet.
Can fucking confirm. Riley's homophobia is funny to us too because it's a caricature of stupid people who think like that. The show has come out over and over again positively for LGBT people with its themes, and spoken directly from the show's 'smart' characters. It also makes fun of us, same as it makes fun of literally everybody, but never from a hateful perspective. These people are fucking stupid.
The only time it was homophobic (and ableist) was in the last episode of season 4 (big surprise) when they had the groups of gay and disabled people hating on Riley and it was portrayed as 'these people are trying to be more oppressed than us'. Since there is actually no season 4, I think it's safe to say that doesn't count.
There's so much facts on this, as a bisexual teen, I really miss The Boondocks because Aaron McGruder really showed how people can be in The Boondocks. He's really a genius & the fact that The Boondocks was created on his own perspective on life makes it more amazing than it is. Making comments now about making fun of “sensitive” people can also mean that you're sensitive too, considering that you cannot handle the people that you're making fun of.
Honestly I never understood why "edgy" always means bigotry now, "outrageous" always means upsetting, "sensitive" somehow means weak, and "offensive" somehow took on a politically right-wing meaning. Back in the day dead baby jokes, saying something like "fuck god" (or even using swear words in general), especially when punching up, being self depreciating or at least punching sideways and not always punching down was edgy, not just racist, sexist, anti-GSM sentiments, etc, like ya see today, it was possible to be outrageous about damn near anything and it was frequently used as a positive, right-wingers were always the ones getting offended about something and the term wasn't applied so narrowly, from gay people in public to being the wrong religion openly, and sensitive was an characteristic mad people wanted (rather they put it that way it not) in a friend, partner, whatever, and it was mostly poor and working class men, especially "black" men who weren't allowed to be sensitive about shit. Sensitivity means you're deeper than a puddle and have convictions but lately it's come to mean that ya just cry about everything. Huey P Newton was sensitive to the plight of marginalized people, including workers and the poor, and we'd be wise to follow in his footsteps in most ways and keep that struggle alive instead of just using his image for clout. Or like dead prez put it: "...I'll take a slug for the cause like Huey P. While all you fake ****** try to copy Master P. I want to be free to live, able to have what I need to live, Bring the power back to the street, where the people live. We sick of workin' for crumbs and fillin' up the prisons, Dyin' over money and relyin' on religion for help. We do for self like ants in a colony, Organize the wealth into a socialist economy: A way of life based off the common need. And all my comrades is ready, we just spreadin' the seed..." He was quite literally a warrior for social justice. If he came about nowadays he'd be called soft and made fun of by half the cats that use his image today. Fred too. It sad af to think on how close we came back then and how much we lost since then. Long Live The Struggle! ✊👊✌♥A///E
You have no idea how much I agree with this. It's like Aaron's whole perspective of "if MLK came back, he'd be called a traitor in the face of post 911 patriotism." It's ridiculous how much these people cite these black leaders and the freedom struggle, but absolutely fail to understand what they stood for and the irony of slapping a radical leftist on your wall or as your profile picture, while spewing nonsensical garbage about sensitivity and progressive politics. It's like these rappers capitalising off the good name of Fred Hampton, while exploiting their audiences for profit. It's incredibly ironic and disrespectful to their legacy.
As a Gay MAN and a Jew, and therefore a person of *COLOR,* Huey *is* a racist. He referred to Jesus’s indigenous homeland of Israel by the terrorists’ fake name for it. He’s basically a glorified Louis Farrakhan wannabe. Jesus was a Jew. Jesus was from *ISRAEL.* Furthermore, every character in the show is an offensive stereotype. The grandfather is basically a compendium of Fred Sanford, George Jefferson, and James Evans, Sr. Riley is just a compendium of every nonwhite bully I had in school. The female characters on the show barely register outside of the villainous head of BET, which I haven’t watched since they had the rerun rights to *Benson* decades ago. Either way, Debra Leevil is a racist misogynistic stereotype of Black WOMEN in power, suggesting that Black WOMEN in power use it to destroy Black people. Aaron MacGruder attacked her because she is a woman. Rollo Goodlove is arguably even more offensive than Uncle Ruckus because his character exists to suggest that all who speak out against racist media are self-serving hypocrites when MacGruder does nothing but that: project his own racism (and thinly veiled antisemitism) onto other Black people by calling them racist and sellout. Meanwhile, even his own former collaborator would rather work for BET. What’s he hiding? And the constant use of the Q-slur and that offensive acronyms instead of just saying Gay suggests that the Tyler Perry/Winston Jerome episode changed nothing. If anything, Winston Jerome is the show’s most tragic character, as he is the byproduct of the homophobia that this show has obviously failed to challenge based on this comment section and its woke homophobia. He calls his same-sex attraction “a woman’s desire.” I see the exact same thing on X every day, and the use of the q-slur and that acronym instead of just saying Gay is more of the same. I’m sick and tired of these brotalitarian types, Black or white, speaking for Gays and Jews when their policies have actively and knowingly harmed us in multiple ways. And I’m sick and tired of Black media being called racist by other Black people who use that as a smokescreen to perpetuate the exact same stereotypes and lampshade it with communist propaganda. It’s always projection. Aaron McGruder has racial dysphoria. He is a Japanese man trapped in a Black man’s body. That’s why he sold the TV rights to Sony Pictures Television. That’s why he copies anime. That’s why he stereotypes Black people even more than the actual Black people he projects his own self-loathing racism onto. He IS Uncle Ruckus when he thinks he’s Huey. Asians have constantly sided with yts over Blacks in a conflict between the two. As for the art style, this is why western fetishization of Eastern culture is racist, especially when it is an art style from a nation that allied with H¡+13r.
@@Attmay Bro what??? You have completely missed the point of the Boondocks and it's embarrassing. The Boondocks was meant to encapsulate black culture during the time, the stereotypes are intentional(stereotypes have a level of truth, but in a context of a cartoon, they are meant to be exaggerated). They also like to satirize other people in the media. Ironically you're trying to call out racial projection when you're doing that right now. You're projecting your experiences with discrimination onto an entire show that aired from 2005 to 2014(with a four year hiatus from 2010). A show can't counteract discrimination. 1.) How is Huey racist for referring to Jesus' homeland as....Jerusalem(I assume you're talking about that)?? That what is was called during that time(and still is for most). Huey is pretty radical, I get it, but that doesn't make him racist. 2.) Debra Leevil is meant to satirize BET headquarters(not meant to be misogynistic view of black women in power). 3.) The Boondock isn't trying to talk about gay or jew experiences that's not the fucking point(let's just pretend that black and white people can't be gay and/or Jewish). 4.) The fact that you accused McGurder of "racial dysphoria" is fucked up. Just because he criticizes his own community for some bullshit doesn't mean he's another race in a black man's body(wtf does that even mean??). 5.) About the art style.... How is it fetishization??? Fetishization is a sexual obsession. How does that relate to the boondocks? How does Aaron selling TV rights to Sony make him Asian? How does him taking inspiration from anime make him Asian? You harping on a COUNTRY that sided to the Germans in a war that happened 80 years ago. Get a grip. You sound stupid. Hideki Tojo(de facto leader of imperial Japan) is dead. Everyone during that time is dead. Lastly, we not going to get into Aaron's personal life because that's not our business.
People born in the 50's: "Everybody's too sensitive nowadays." Me: "Says the person who lived during the time of the Hays Code which made it so that married straight couples couldn't share a damn bed, nobody could mock Churches, no interracial couples, no gay people unless we make them into child predators, no sex, no crime could be portrayed as sympathetic (have fun living in a world without Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul), the good guys always had to win (no Avengers Infinity War, or Game of Thrones) and the police (a part of the government) had to always be portrayed as in the right (imagine the GTA: San Adreas without Officer Tenpenny, hell look at the Law and Order shows plenty of them have moments where the cops have to question whether or not they did the right thing, even The Closer had an episode where the cops were wrong in the moral sense.
Hey back in MY DAY we knew how to stay in the closet and in unhappy failing marriages. And when we worked we didn't whine for worker benefits. We were kept in the metaphorical dark, the only dark acceptable!
@Vlavitir glutginskiya Ah, yes focus on minor controversies. The It's OK To Be White was made by far-right maniacs a part of The Daily Stormer The founding fathers were a bunch of rich jackasses that are only deified by traditionalists, Jefferson was a rapist (I don't care if it was the 1700s, it was wrong then it's wrong now, The Rwandan Genocide was wrong are you going to try to justify that?). and Washington was an egomaniac who threw poor people at his problems until there were none left to throw, also he only won 6 out of the 17 battles he was in, brilliant tactical mind my ass. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OwUIDNYwZRY.html www.ushistory.org/us/23b.asp ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-55ehKPUm7dc.html www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/washingtons-revolutionary-war-battles/ www.snopes.com/news/2019/08/07/percent-of-whites-owned-slaves/ www.vox.com/2016/4/8/11389556/thomas-jefferson-sally-hemings-book www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-thomas-jefferson-evil-rapist-owned-600-slaves-article-1.3308931 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-acxbTCAN30U.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ru75tTRRYOA.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bw5xqrG3tRk.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5I4JHRWVUEE.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_XRRbc1eTQE.html www.statesman.com/news/20191028/lgbtq-protesters-conservative-group-clash-over-austin-districts-proposed-sex-ed-curriculum www.researchgate.net/publication/12125630_Heterosexual_Masculinity_and_Homophobia www.researchgate.net/publication/254081226_Culture_and_Crying www.amazon.com/Man-They-Wanted-Me-Masculinity/dp/1640091815/ www.amazon.com/Mens-Lives-Michael-Kimmel/dp/0190698233/ journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2158244013518057 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Yir0hQ23SY.html www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/03/its-okay-to-be-white-signs-and-stickers-appear-on-campuses-and-streets-across-the-country/ www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2018/oct/16/pauline-hansons-its-ok-to-be-white-motion-narrowly-defeated-in-senate-video www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/its-okay-to-be-white-flyers-found-outside-montgomery-blair-high-school/31534/ www.boston25news.com/news/-islam-is-right-about-women-odd-signs-spark-confusion-in-local-town/987837653/ www.startribune.com/it-s-okay-to-be-white-posters-appear-at-moorhead-s-concordia-college/454977133/ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XdbwZbK7kGo.html Also people aren't just mad at JK Rowling for saying cis women only get periods, they're mad that she supported a raging transphobe who refused to treat them as equals. Honestly you sound like you read some tumblr post that made a joke at the expense of Straight Pride and threw a tantrum by smashing your copy of Free Speech Isn't Free in the process. Also let's see conservatives got pissed that a female Ghostbusters was a thing (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WMUl7sOe8W4.html) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EOL5BHzBvIA.html), Fox News and every major right-wing news organization have an annual tantrum about the 'War on Christmas' (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2LkD_X636bg.html) ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JF2hGRLqDcg.html) said that Star Trek Discovery was 'white genocide' (www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/23/star-trek-fans-anger-at-remakes-diversity-proves-they-dont-understand-star-trek/) (www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/for-alt-right-trolls-star-trek-discovery-is-an-unsafe-space) (www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-star-trek-discovery-diversity-20170623-story.html), made a mod to Dragon Age Inquisition to make Dorian straight (www.cracked.com/article_26288_6-totally-deranged-ways-fans-improved-their-favorite-games.html) harassed a creator for putting a trans character in a game they were making, then made a mod to kill that character (www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2284-i-put-trans-character-in-game-gamers-went-insane.html) harassed a female voice actor on the Last of Us 2 for things her character did and that one of the characters was too 'mannish' (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K1H_6OUZ1ZI.html), were pissed when someone told them that Ancient Aliens ignores all the ways ancient societies made their own shit (www.cracked.com/article_28185_saying-aliens-built-ancient-monuments-isnt-only-crazy-its-racist.html) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TwOSUSY9Oc4.html) got offended that Nazis were the bad guys in the new 'Wolfenstein' game you know the game where Nazis are the bad guys, got pissed that a female character's boobs weren't bigger and constantly get pissed when the female characters even the underage ones aren't fuckable (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CSaPSuQyw2U.html), repeatedly screamed 'degeneracy' about the new She-Ra cartoon not having Adora whip out her underage titties and screaming about the various LGBT+ characters in the new show, also there are clearly multiple female characters with various personalities, and body types, on both sides (also apparently a lesbian hates femininity? that's what alt-right termites are saying so it must be true) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XdTvFJxx2-M.html) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3cciSNCUcUM.html), The Hunt was delayed because the President (a Republican) was upset about it even though the villains are politically correct liberal billionaires, constantly whine about how you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today while ignoring shit like Jojo Rabbit (it barely got a controversy and was made by Taika Waitiki who criticizes his country's racism) (also people are allowed to be offended even if for a stupid reason, trying to dictate how other people should feel is childish, and someone criticizing you for your bullshit is not them trying to brainwash you) and that the racists in Blazing Saddles are either stupid, evil or both, plus audiences were offended by Blazing Saddles back then (for satirizing westerns and reminding everyone that the past was racist, to the point where studios tried to pull it. (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jzMFoNZeZm0.html), got pissed that Robert Pattinson was made Batman despite the fact that he's been in good films like the Lighthouse, harassed Zack Snyder after his daughter had committed suicide mind you into making a 'better' version of a mediocre movie (he's just going to read the reviews and maybe learn from them, you're not getting a new movie you twats) and harassed Daisy Riddley and Adam Driver for not sitting next to each other at the BAFTAs and screamed racist bullshit at John Boyega for saying Reylo was shit (www.truthbeetoldmedia.com/article/2019/12/8/the-toxicity-of-kylo-ren-and-reylonbsp) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-llrVZwOvXzI.html) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oivNk1NYr-w.html) (medium.com/@beccaeharrison/its-a-trap-reylos-racism-and-the-whiteness-of-data-in-the-harassment-of-women-online-be3a7fed040b) (medium.com/@KMMcCort/when-systemic-hatred-of-women-online-goes-unnoticed-what-does-it-say-about-us-930cccb683e0). Also something I forgot to mention in the early comment Fredric Wertham tried to cancel the Batman comics because he thought that Batman was a pedophile (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K7lTK1tXxLo.html) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sMQrQN8ZaLQ.html) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FqOKQ-0m6HE.html). (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ACaSxxutMuk.html) Go cry to Ben Shapiro or whatever brats like you do. Also I'm not acknowledging your 'white segregation' thing because unless you're talking about the situation in South Africa or something like it, then you just sound like a screaming baby.
Let's see Alabama banned an episode about a gay wedding from Arthur and the Beauty and the Beast 2017 movie for that one 5 second scene of LeFou dancing with a man and almost kissing him (creating a state-sized safe space). Conservatives have banned books like Heather Has Two Mommies and And Tango Makes Three for years, said that Iron Fist as a show sucking was because SJWs, harassed several comic creators at Marvel for creating certain comics characters (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JF2hGRLqDcg.html) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ePXqArfdARcl.htmlied) (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ztPr_97nNdw.html) about a WW2 movie trying to make it about how white people are the victims, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JF2hGRLqDcg.html. Censored Sailor Moon by making lesbians into cousins, and make other gay characters into women just because they can't handle gay people existing Got offended by Captain Marvel existing to the point of sucking off Thanos (the abusive parent who tries to wipe out half the universe, when he could literally use the Gauntlet to fix every single problem), got pissed at Wonder Woman, were offended by the Shezow show (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q_psEVRMSGo.html) Got mad that Gone With The Wind was temporarily taken off one streaming service, despite being available on multiple streaming services and on DVD and Blu Ray (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fisz_0WCxvE.html). Gavin Mcinnes the super-rational right-winger got offended that some women baby their dogs. Please continue to pull controversies out of thin air and suck off dead bastards who would've used you as a human shield. Also I criticized the Rwandan Genocide and you're pretending that I'd be fine with rape. Go back to your inbred confederate Neckbeard fuck-shack, meanwhile I'll be listening to people whose opinions actually matter and not some One Angry Gamer reject.
Notice how I cited Alabama and other countries censoring and banning something, because that's a state and numerous countries, meanwhile you're offended over some straws. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-drxUe-yY-W0.html. Like I'm going to take advice from some whiny pissant who's pretending that plastic straws being banned is the apocalypse. Get a fucking life. Like I'm going to trust wikipedia, also practically everyone on the left condemns Yaniv for being a child predator, meanwhile everyone on the right screams something like "Jessica Yaniv is a TRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR child predator." How about attacking Yaniv for preying on children? Bolin, A. (1988). In search of Eve: Transsexual rites of passage. Westport, CT: Praeger. Cohen-Kettenis, P. T., & van Goozen, S. H. (1997). Sex reassignment of adolescent transsexuals: a follow-up study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36(2), 263-271. De Vries, A. L. C., McGuire, J. K., Steensma, T. D., Wagenaar, E. C. F., Doreleijers, T. A. H., & Cohen-Kettenis, P. T. (2014). Young adult psychological outcome after puberty suppression and gender reassignment. Pediatrics, 134(4), 696-704. Dhejne, C., Öberg, K., Arver, S., & Landén, M. (2014). An analysis of all applications for sex reassignment surgery in Sweden, 1960-2010: prevalence, incidence, and regrets. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43(8), 1535-1545. Johansson, A., Sundbom, E., Höjerback, T., & Bodlund O. (2010). A five-year follow-up study of Swedish adults with gender identity disorder. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39(6), 1429-1437. Kuklin, S. (2014). Beyond magenta: Transgender teens speak out. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. Weyers, S., Elaut, E., De Sutter, P., Gerris, J., T’Sjoen, G., Heylens, G., . . . Verstraelen, H. (2009). Long-term assessment of the physical, mental, and sexual health among transsexual women. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6(3), 752-760. “Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children” by the Human Rights Campaign, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (2016). “Pediatricians should not be transgender children’s first bully” by the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (2016). “Understanding Gender” by Gender Spectrum (2015). “Guiding Families of Transgender Children on a Path Toward Well-Being” in AAP Voices (2016). “Mental Health of Transgender Children Who Are Supported in Their Identities” in Pediatrics (2016). “Psychological and Medical Care of Gender Nonconforming Youth” in Pediatrics (2014). “Youth and Caregiver Perspectives on Barriers to Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Youth” in Journal of Adolescent Health (2016). “Care of a Transgender Adolescent” in American Family Physician (2015). “Suppression of Puberty in Transgender Children” in AMA Journal of Ethics (2010). “Gender reassignment and assisted reproduction” in Human Reproduction (2001). “Hate Group Masquerades as Pediatrics Organization to Attack Trans Kids” by the Human Rights Campaign (2016). Oh look sources from doctors who have a better understanding of this topic than a pediculosis pubis like yourself could ever hope to have.
As a member of the LGBT community, I love The Boondocks. Yes, I didn't like some of the jokes because people like me were the butt end of the joke. But I'm not going to judge others in my community because they don't like a show like The Boondocks. I've seen a lot of people say, "well, you're just sensitive" in regards to being offended by a joke. And whether or not someone is sensitive shouldn't matter. The simple fact is they didn't like a joke because it goes against what they might believe in, or it might attack a personal experience. If someone is offended by something, take it as an opportunity to learn. Learn why they're offended so you can broaden your perspective. Learn why they're "sensitive" about a certain topic so you'll understand a bit more of what they're going through. If you take the time to listen and be considerate of others, you won't look like an asshole. Just because someone doesn't like the same shows, movies, or jokes you do, doesn't mean they're a "sensitive libtard." It means they have preferences, and you should respect that. If you can't accept something like that, you ultimately end up looking sensitive instead. And isn't that the opposite of what you want to be viewed as?
I see the LGBT jokes the same as the white jokes in the series. Its saying shitty things grounded at least somewhat in reality as a joke, partially meant to upset those in such groups. Nothing bad meant behind them, and in fact, most are used to make a point on how to better the world around us
Agree Elizabeth. And I realized everyone has there own sensitive level and that's totally fine. For example I dont care riley makes gay jokes despite me being bi. People love different things. The thing that gets me no matter what spectrum you on , some people who gets offended but takes it to the extreme on social media.
@@honda-akari there's 4 letters and a plus for any differences between communities in different countries. some countries count in intersex people, for instance, and some don't. if we're talking about the broader spectrum of sexual identities you might see an A, standing for asexual and related identities. Some include an N for nonbinary people while others consider it a part of the transgender umbrella. it's not universal everywhere because, shockingly, the community isn't a monolith
RandomerOnTheInternet when you have a video so entertaining and intriguing that your viewers interests lie solely in comments related to the video and not on some youtuber with a check mark ✅ beside their name
This video made me realize I’ve been caring WAY TOO MUCH about what other people do with their lives. From now on I’m going to try to let people go on with their lives without feeling compelled to have a say about it. I feel like a weight’s been lifted off my chest, I feel free
I'm literally trans and gay and consider the boondocks to be absolutely brilliant social commentary through and through. It's not offensive, it's literally just telling it like it is in the modern day, showing what people like them have to deal with in society. If you're getting "offended" by the things it is satirizing and commentating on then that reflects way more on YOU than it does the show.
I think people nowadays aren't *more* sensitive, it's mostly that sensitivity can be shown much easier, and has much more impact than before because of social media. I also believe that sensitivity in itself isn't a bad thing. As mentionned, sensitivity is about caring for something and trying to think about the consequences of what is being said or showed. But the problem is that this is only an idealized way of looking at sensitivity, in an ideal world where people just stop and think, and ask questions to clarify the situation. But most people... don't do that. People don't voice out their sensitivity with concerns or questions, they voice out their sensitivity by making assumptions and presenting them as facts. All of this has led, in my opinion, to the birth of "cancel culture" or "outrage culture". Sensitivity, starting from a point of positive emotion, caring about others and the way they feel, wanting to make things evolve, has become a shield that hides behind it a very negative emotion. One that assumes the worst in people, one that assumes bigotry at every corner. An emotion that can create doubt not just in others, but also in oneself, making one ask for self validation by way of virtue signaling. There is a sense of urgency when people speak of social issues. There is fear in people that something as awful as what happened in the 1940's might happen again. At times, it feels as if people get truly shaken by minor occurences, simply because their imagination makes them amplify that feeling of unease instead of rationilizing it. Overall yes, sensitivity is a great positive thing. But not having your own sensitivity under control and allowing it to make your emotions overflow, warping your view of the world and making you mad at something in an unreasonable way is simply a lack of emotional maturity. Emotions are alright, letting them control you and your life isn't. In conclusion, I think The Boondocks is awesome. It's pretty much one of my favourite shows and if the show does return, then it makes me overjoyed. But it also does make me curious about how the general public will see it. I honestly can't blame people who are waiting for it in the hopes that it will kick the hornet's nest, because in my own opinion, I think the show is at its best when it shows not just one political viewpoint, but multiple ones clashing and coexisting. You can have both Tom and Huey being rather progressive people, but at times their ideas are still different in many ways. Having Uncle Ruckus be this awful racist is one thing, but what makes his inclusion valuable is when we see that Huey can somewhat agree on *some* points but still overall wholeheartedly disagree with Ruckus about what he considers black people to be in general and what should be done to fix a problem.
I would argue the same thing with Ren and Stimpy returning as well, with old fans saying saying that “people are too sensitive nowadays”, when in reality, people were always offended by that show, even when it first came out in the 90s. It was even on the news at some point along with Beavis and Butthead from how controversial it was. I’m glad I’m not the only one who realizes that people have always been offended by certain things and is nothing new or exclusive to today’s society.
"It's usually said by people more interested in getting people mad than the *actual satire the show is presenting*" THANK YOU. Do you know how many people on the internet make it a point to offend, but don't have a *specific* reasoning behind it?! It's just "You're choosing to be offended" and "You're overly sensitive". If you go out of your way to offend people without prioritizing the *substance* of what you are offending them with, you're just being an asshole. Offending people is not a hard thing to do! The *magic* of offense isn't in the offense itself, but the source of it. Example: There was this one Facebook meme where the joke was almost typing the n word. This white dude comments: "Nigga. Now we wait for a black guy who watches anime, lives with his mom and dates Asian girls to get mad" On the one hand, he's clearly being ignorant. But on the other hand, you know if you say that, he wins. Because he doesn't actually want to talk about it, he *only* wants to offend you. People like that guy need to realize that there is a goal to offending people. It's a rhetorical technique to get the subject talked about. Anybody can do it just because. That's called being a dick.
Right I have had moments like this as well. Where someone post a cruel, meme, and then its 'just a meme bro' why are you being so sensitive? Because its still rude. It doesn't matter if its a joke or not, if you are sincerely mocking people, to be rude and offensive, its still rude and offensive.
@@NoMoreSuperHero they're really not. More and more young people still live with their parents thanks to the tanking economy, and American culture still hasn't caught up with that reality. What are you gonna do, buy a house at 25? Waste money on an apartment 25 mins away in the name of self reliance? Aight bruh. Move out if you can and want to, but it says so little about you that you haven't. This generation is facing it's own problems, and it should cut itself some slack
@@PimpolloMorales I'm 31 and I live with my parents for that exact reason. Its not that I can't move out its just that I don't see the point in paying rent for an apartment just to prove a point to the world that barely notices my existence anyway. I do feel bad about it though but I feel its more responsible to keep putting money away for the future than to lose it now on rent so I can "grow up"
"prioritizing the substance of what you are offending them with," There is no substance. It is a word without context. It is like getting mad at the dictionary. What does nigga mean other than a word for black person with a negative connotation that changes when uttered by a black person? You being a likely black male weeb creates a layer of irony that actually does make that particular joke more than just offensive which hilariously is lost on you. Hell he even says that whoever gets butthurt gets laid how can you be that offended?
I forget who said it, but there's this quote I heard one time- "If people are laughing hard enough, they don't have time to get offended." Really good comedy can overcome peoples' biases and cross lines by the power of how smart and witty it is. The problem today isn't that people are getting more sensitive, it's that comedy is getting worse. There's so many mediocre comedians whose only gimmick is that whenever they bomb in front of an audience or get backlash, they spin it as "the woke mob is trying to cancel me" and regain more attention as a 'free speech warrior' than they ever did as a comic. People forget that George Carlin, Mel Brooks, Trey and Matt when they first started out, etc. were controversial *in their time,* and people tried to 'cancel' them back then, but they made it to prominence because they were talented enough to impress more people than they offended. And I think that the same is true for the Boondocks. If this return ends up as good as the early seasons, nobody will try to 'cancel' it.
i'm gay and i used to watch the boondocks when i was young. i don't remember much, but i remember never being offended by riley- he's just a kid, and you can tell the author isn't bullying gay ppl. i'd be happy if it came back.
I like the video, I need to make a few points: The only thing that offends me is niggas with no critical thinking skills. "I'm gonna blame these people I don't like for why our culture is bad". I don't buy into black people's relationship with homophobia stemming from the slave days(unless you think systemic acts of violence via rape are the same as a consenting relationships between ppl). It's one of those things that is coincidental, but not directly related. My Grandad tried to feed me and my brother that bullshit my whole childhood, the real issue was that he couldn't deal with the fact that I was gay and he raised me. A lot of black fathers can't handle their insecurities towards gay men because they feel we're a poor reflection of black-men and as a black man, I take offense to that. I'm just as black as y'all, I'm just as much of a man- I just happen to not be straight, so that makes me the odd one out. A lot of straight guy's just don't get that, they think we're "a problem" The Boondocks does a good job of satire, when it's done correctly, satire makes fun of homophobia, not the homosexual- which the Boondocks does. Riley admired Gangastalicious despite all the "signs" that he was gay, but it was because Riley couldn't challenge his assertions that he could actually be cool with a gay person yet everybody else was tripping about it- that was a proper representation of an issue in black communities, it was funny. Comedy is not the issue, it's how it's executed is what a lot of niggas don't get so a lot of the anger is misguided at best. Sorry for the paragraphs, I just wanted to show a different perspective on the issue
Tony Nola hating the internet because of biological generalization is both hypocritical and a VERY BOOMER thing to do though, “technology baaaad, and also racist”
Tony Nola the Internet provides more information then the library in just a snap of a figure, some of it may be bias and pure propaganda, but FAAAAR Less so then your public library funded by the corrupt state... so yeah, hating the internet is a VERY BOOMER thing....
People being "more interested in seeing how offensive media can be, as opposed to recognize satire within the show" is one of the main issues with these shows and movies.
The word “offensive“ is offensive because it is just another excuse for non-Black people to engage in performative outrage over Black media. The whole message of the show and the strip is that “everybody is a stereotype and a sellout but me.” The more you think about that, the more you realize just how offensive the words “stereotype“ and “sellout“ really are and that the word “racist” is a racial slur in and of itself.
I really like everything about this episode. Your editing is improving and is well done, your points are well organized and well articulated, and specifically your ability to look back at something you did (that you now deem as funny) and laugh at it is honestly admirable. The introspection that comes with being able to do that is a powerful tool. Thanks for making these videos.
wow, I just had my whole perspective on sensitivity flipped thanks to this guy. This was an excellent video. Much love for the reality check on sensitivity and boondocks. Now I gotta wonder if me saying bitch all the time is regressive or progressive.
It depends. If you apply the word bitch to anyone and everything, then it's fine. If you ONLY use it about or at women....then it's regressive and you should stop. :) (I know I'm 2 years late to this convo lol)
@@jdprettynails if a presumedly non-misogyny-affected person gets a pass to use bitch if they don't direct it only towards women, in a similar vein, is it fine for a non-anti-black-racism-affected person to use the n word as long as they use it against different groups, not just Black ppl? -or, what is the logic behind your opinion, basically.
@@zekec6088 clearly the n-word is different in terms of severity. Hence why we’re saying “bitch” and not “the b word”. So no, not just anyone can use the n-word.
@@jdprettynails actually, i am a misogyny-affected person (afab, trans) so I can use that word. It is true that there is less of a taboo (and rgardless of personal feelings about the severity, yt flagging software is unlikely to remove a comment for the b-word as they would for the n-word.... ) and maybe misogyny is so endemic to our culture it doesn't seem severe. Almost three or possibly more women are killed by an intimate partner in the USA every day, representing around seventy percent of all intimate partner homicides. Regardless of the narmalization of it's use by cishet men, it is my opinion that you cannot speak for all misogyny-affected people when you give a potentially cishet man a pass to use a word thst's meaning is steeped in misogyny and the concept that women and femininity are in inferior. (Imo the issue is different for queer men who have often been violently targeted for their perceived femininity or lack of masculinity.) It's complicated- I guess- for masc, passing, trans people (who have also medical and other systemic misogyny as well as personal misogyny pre-transition, but I would prefer masculine trans folks, especially if they are perceived as cis, stay away from the word as well.
I wanna say this as a white trans person: The shows' ideologies, sense of justice, and severe scrutiny on the news/media is the type of thing that resonates with me greatly. You're so on the money with the thought that, say, even if a lot of people like me were offended by the show (which, personally, I have found is very much the opposite) we wouldn't even be the ones able to deplatform it as we have no power in the first place. The true worry is the truth it speaks on capital quite often and what powerful asshole it'll piss off next.
I used to be worried about re-watching the Boondocks after all these years because of how my sense of humor and worldviews have changed (i watched the show alot when i was a kid/young teen with my friend) and that i might not like it anymore. Though after watching your videos on The Boondocks and thinking more about it. This show was alot deeper than i remembered it and I'm kinda excited for it to come back. (Also on a side note shame on those people who spew "This Sensitive Generation" crap.)
i really wouldn't say south park is JUST for edge white ppl. some of the topics they've covered really made me think just as much as the Boondocks did. Anyways... great vid
Being an afro Hispanic (gay) child seeing the boondocks, I enjoyed it... As an afro Hispanic out gay guy...I still enjoy it and far more now that I am more self aware of what the show covers.
Geordi From star trek is emasculated? I never really thought about it in these terms. I always thought he was really cool. Had that kick ass visor and knew how to handle plasma . Granted he's not known for his masculine traits. Worf (ok it's micheal Dorn in makeup) was the poster boy for that. It wouldn't be until benjamin sisko that star trek would have an amazingly well rounded black character who got to keep his "horns" so to speak. A strategic ,understanding but still no nonsense guy who knew when to throw a punch and when to let peace reign. Always get tears from his monologue from "in the pale moonlight".
I feel like that part of the video didn't make sense. I was a little confused by the character example of emasculation he used. Idk It seems counter to what he says about Toxic Masculinity lol
I think this goes beyond skin color and goes into a man that isn't a hardened warrior is just a 'beta' or a 'little bitch'. Geordi was just a nerd who happened to be black. He had the job of keeping the flagship of Starfleet flying not knowing what danger was coming next. How is that not positive?
@Ellisar Atranimus LeVar Burton isn't gay. Not that it matters, the point is pretty unclear regardless. I'm just not a fan of Geordi being an example. He's one of just a handful of black nerds portrayed in a positive light. He wasn't emasculated; it just wasn't something important about the character.
Cool video man. I think this is a very important video and hopefully would help people get a better understanding about the nature of Boondocks and it's satire relating to sensitivity.
I disagree with a lot of what Aaron writes in The Boondocks, and I absolutely love the show and it’s message. Aaron brings the realities of black culture and commentates on issues that are often considered “taboo” to talk about. That's the beauty of the show. The irony of it all, is that it’s primarily black culture that has been stigmatizing the message.
I was wondering why that last Riley joke clip you put sounded familiar, then I remembered Kanye basically said the same thing unironically. OOPS. Great job as always though, made me laugh and made me think
As a leftist, Boondocks is based. Aside from the enjoyment I just get out of the show, it has great political commentary and I'm sure other leftists also appreciate this. the shows ability to deliver this commentary in such a entertaining way far outweighs any "probelmatic" use of the Nword, despite the context of this being a returning show with the reputation of using slurs as a caricature. You won't see me crying for it getting canceled Also, 11:54 good take. It's ironic, because everyone identifying with Huey but despite his desires to be left alone, he hopes to achieve that privilege for everyone by using leftist means. I always saw Boondocks as a leftist ally. While I wouldn't go as far as say people that crying about sensitivity are Uncle Ruckus; I'd say they're like Grandpa or Jerry from Rick and Morty; people far too comfortable with their environment that unless they're face to face with the problem, they'll ignore it until they must be handheld into seeing the reason for change. An Uncle Ruckus grifter knows he's being obstinate and that it benefits those in power, and the favor he can glean from those in power is his benefit.
I think it's easy for those of us who lean to the political left to be supportive of the show, especially if you know the history behind the show and Aaron's vague left wing political affiliation. It's why these right wing conservative folk tend to make clowns out of themselves when I hear them clamour for the show to be offensive.
@@TheStorytellerAJ ay, thanks for the reply. Also, I edited my original comment as I was watching the vid, so u might be replied to an old piece. Thanks tho
@@TheStorytellerAJ I think your political bias has skewed your view of how those on the right actually view the show. Especially when they tend to be the more reasonable and less clown-like ones. And no, I'm not conservative or American.
@@TheStorytellerAJ - I need to watch the series, but it sounds to me a lot like it comes close to falling into the "fight club" problem - where a satire is subtle enough that people who agree with the thing being satirized don't realize it's satire. Renegade Cut did a video recently that covered this really well by way of Rick & Morty.
I mean no cap South Park is more than jus for “edgy white people” cuz that’s all Family Guy💯😂 I agree that South Park fans do mostly look for what’s offensive and not the actual structure of the character development or satire highlighting this one RU-vidr named nobullshit. But South Park is a Character based comedy show, they don’t do things just for the sake of being offensive. Whatever offensive thing that happens in the show is given a purpose of the overall story or character development in the show. And its just as funny as the Boondocks, and I’m not gonna lie that’s a hard thing to say because Boondocks hits it hard with me culture wise since it’s one of those properties that most of us black kids stayed up and sneaked to watch on adult swim. And I’m from Chicago too so it really hit close to home. The only reason why I’m typin so much is just because they both mean a lot to me, and I wish South Park was given more respect for the work they put in then they usually do. Agian the shit for the wannabe wyd white people is Family Guy hands DOWN. I mean I really don’t wanna sound like a white kid💀( I’m black n 17) but I mean I had to put it out there for people to see
I think this comes with the territory of satire. There's a show called Veep with the lead role julia dreyfus (she's Elaine from seinfield) about the role of the vice president, and a satire about politics n working in D.C. The cast has commented before that people from both sides of the isle and both major political parties congratulate them for how they made fun of their opponents even tho in the show the party Julia is aligned with is left ambiguous on purpose. Even my friend who recommended me the show says "theyre clearly republican" he doesnt see that the politics of working in that industry in general is being made fun of. He also doesnt see the overlap in policies that can be applied to the dem and repub party, let alone he doesnt really follow politics that much n likes the show for its comedy. Like how there's people who love the boondocks for its fighting scenes and antics n shit Its very often in this genre a good amount of viewers dont notice how much their character is being criticized. Like when people say "riley is so me" when everything about riley is generally whats wrong with impressionable, mosguided youth.
Damn. How you progressed from one idea to the next, and defined clearly and cohesively the ideas you were presenting that reside within the show and modern society, was incredibly well versed and punctuated. Seriously. Actually fucking bonkers man.
Franquis edgy Black guys vs edgy white guys, edgelords everywhere disguised as politics, I rather not have any side as popular, Asian here missing when things are edgy just to be edgy and not for a right/left leaning message
That's some of the reasons why people find black people as homophobic, it's what we've been use to and it's the wrong way but it's been passed down and we inherited our ancestors pain however, we need to break that habbit no matter how long it takes
Geovanni Pink I honestly don’t think that’s ever going to change...... I mean if people want an openly gay black character in Media the best thing to do is not make him a pussy, basically live up to the gay stereotype, you know being weak, sounding like a female and talking like one, dressing skimpy..... if they made him look badass like a straight character does then maybe that would help to make it more acceptable. Idk that’s just my thought. I’m just tired of seeing black roles being made to look effeminate as shit
@@HypnoChode74 it depends on how it's made. Like I can say that me being bisexual is apart of my streaming and social presence. But I only act "gay/bi" when certain things I enjoy are mentioned and it surprises people because I honestly don't act "gay". I usually act more masculine or even just myself that when those moments pop up people don't mind or are usually "Cool..." Another character I can use is Jack from ME2, she is bisexual but it's your choice as Sheppard to make her nothing but a broken confused sex sleeve. Or you can help them out and help heal their mental wounds and that plays in the long run. Especially ME3 Where Jack is able to be a teacher thanks to Shep being an asset to their healing. TLDR; Diverse characters can be a great addition to the media but it needs more than a specific trait
I appreciate you speaking on this, but I feel 12:20 is sort of hypocritical. "So many of the evils and problems we face in this world are because arrogant people try to infringe on people's rights to do things that have no effect on anyone else." I am not here to say you are wrong, but I find the premise to be flawed. You list abortion and drugs. Your premise is based on these assumptions: - That abortion has no effect on anyone else. If you see this problem as only that, then it doesn't have weight since pro-life individuals are not about just stomping on women's rights but about acknowledging the fact that it is dealing with new life and is in their eyes not much different from murdering human beings. It's a problem of how people view life in general. That's an oversimplification, but you get the idea. You are preaching in this video about sensitivity being linked to caring about something deeply and that so many people could benefit from just having someone to talk to and trying to understand each other instead of other, bad tactics. Similar things could be said about the effect of drugs and how that can affect families, generations, and other people around you. Addiction and substance-abuse tends to be not just self-harming, and you only need to talk to individuals in addiction recovery to get a whole story of the individuals they have harmed including themselves. It is far from being one-sided though, yes. - You state the origin of many of the world's problems are due to arrogant people and their desire to critique and pull back on 1) what you BELIEVE are people's rights and 2) rights that you generalize as having zero effect on anyone else. 1) Rights are legally determined, so yes, authoritative figures and leaders have the power to determine your legal rights, but unless you are speaking of divine rights or some higher power, I'm not sure what you are referring to here. Abortion and drugs are not a constitutional right, but even if it was, and if you are talking about the Fourteenth Amendment too, then those are government determined legal rights. If the government determines there is no legal right, period, do you then stand by that? It's either you stand by authority-determined rights or you do not, but you can't do both. 2) This one is hard to paint as simply people doing their own business. Recreational drugs are a thing, yes, but zero regulation means heavy abuse, not just to the self, but others around them. We advocate free speech, but even as Huey mentioned about censorship, it's not so much about being censored and regulated as much as who gets to regulate it and for what reasons. This is a very difficult topic such as whether it is right to censor what some determine as dangerous rhetoric or not. I'm not here to determine that myself, but I make the point that this conversation is far from one-sided and is very complex. In my opinion, it is hypocritical of you to determine that people who hold these opinions and experiences are simply arrogant, "having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities." I would be careful on your wording so that you don't start to fit into your own description of the "evils and problems of this world." It sounds like you are for the premise of comment and criticism as the show and strip seems to advocate, so hopefully this comment is taken as such, not as a personal attack.
Damn, what a great take on this. I especially appreciate how you define sensitivity here-- it fundamentally is about the audacity to care about something, and its use as an insult towards marginalized groups reveals just how deeply we internalize the status quo, which is to not care about anything and be assholes. I think the show can have trouble communicating that Huey is the lead because the show is a satire, meaning two jokes are always happening at once: the one on the surface ("nigga you gay") and the one beneath it (homophobia is reflexive in the Black community, and prevents Riley from approaching the world with any depth or nuance). If people only get that first layer, of course they won't get the second joke that calls out their bigotry.
It's funny because we as the viewer understands that Riley is flawed character who is a product of a patriarchal.. we dont take him seriously.. we pity him. He's the guy who doesnt see the world like the rest of us..he has tunnel vision and that's why it is both funny and tragic.
i've been popping in and watching your videos for a while now but this is the one that finally got me to subscribe. The whole 'too sensitive' wave feels right out of the alt-rights playbook as a way to discredit any issues a marginalised group has with a given topic and its kinda disheartening how many people have fallen for it. Anyway, great video.
@Vlavitir glutginskiya We can all agree that BLM does pretty crappy stuff as a group but that doesn't discredit the stuff black people have to go through. That's like me saying water is bad for you because somebody peed in a freshwater lake. The guy who peed in the lake is dumb as heck but don't stop drinking water cuz you need that to survive.
This guy's videos are the definition of a good time with a good friend. I don't know how you captured those vibes, or if it was on purpose, but those vibes are there.
Being sensitive means being more open, more thoughtful and more emphatic to others around you. It's the right step to be sensitive. But Boondocks doesn't have to be sensitive because that's the point. It's satire; it says one thing and means the opposite. The show should show the harsch realities of our modern lives, bring it up to eleven even, and then we have to do the part of being sensitive. Sensitivity doesn't mean we have to censor ourselves but to be aware of what we say and how we act. I'm concerned with this trend of groups separating themselves and antagonizing other ones. We should celebrate our different identities (be it culture, profession, political standing or the shows we like) but remember and respect our wholeness as people. We all have different heartships and difficulties in lives because of our identities, we need to identify those and try to change them but we also shouldn't get hung up on those descriptors. A Quote that has really stuck with me: "Race doesn't exist. But it matters." Great video btw Love your own perspective and thoughtful, reflected way of transferring it to topics as such.
I love this video so much. Recently there was another situation where one RU-vidr talked about another's video and their reasons why they didn't like it. Needless to say they all hide under the guise of "you're over sensitive" even though he was well within his right to criticize him. I think that saying something like "You're way to sensitive" or "this generation is so sensitive" is a lazy way of argueing against someone's point.
I seriously love boondocks specially when they take the time to take about LGBT+ problems because I relate with most of them, the feeling of being hiding yourself by a persona , the lack of acceptance ; I with they create an episode about black women and their struggles or LGBT+ women
I just came across your video whilst browsing through various other videos. At the 'Storyteller' much respect to you for break-down man. I loved the Boondocks and creator - Aaron McGruder because he encompasses everything really effectively!!!! I didn't want the series to end and have only seen the comic strip online. I agree completely with everything that you have said as you explained as well as giving the resources to find out more too.
The problem with sensitivity is that men, especially black men, are told to suck it up and quit whining, but when black men see the hypersensitives screaming their heads off, it reinforces that idea in our heads. To completely oversimplify this, Spongebob. Doodlebob got erased by Spongebob, and Spongebob let out a battle cry. Patrick responds, "Take it easy, it's just a drawing." Patrick is the black man, spongebob is the hypersensitive, and doodlebob is the thing that the hypersensitive is reacting to. It's even worse when you see black characters in media who are pretty much just joke characters. That's why we needed Huey. Huey was proactive, did his best to do what he thought was right, and when he was at wit's end, he fell to his knees, prayed to a god he didn't believe in, and cried. Huey isn't a black stereotype. He is a character who is black.
My problem with sensitivity nowadays is that people only really care about their problems and how it makes them feel so if it makes them feel bad, it’s wrong. I’m all for having a different opinion about a subject, that’s fine, but i don’t like it when people feel so entitled because their personal feelings matter so much that it can ruin it for a mass majority. A lot of the time it’s subjective things I believe people should know about as well. The whole Dave Chappelle sticks and stones is a perfect example. Why is ok for specific reviewers with a specific opinion (usually negative) to have a more valid opinion on a reviewer website than the mass majority that approves it? It’s because nowadays people feelings matter more than anything. If they don’t like it they’ll make it look bad because they just can and people just follow like sheep instead of forming their own opinion sometimes. Also I read an article that a woman wanted to be a firefighter but couldn’t pass the test because she didn’t have the physical strength to break down a door like the man could so she called it unfair and then they decided to lower the standards of the test so she and others could pass. Just because someone was upset they lower the standards to save life’s. Those are the reasons I have a problem with sensitivity now.
I guess the thing that must go over a lot of people's heads when they go crying about 'SJWs intending to ruin Boondocks' must be that when Riley calls things gay, the show doesn't validate his opinion. He is the target of mockery, not the people he calls gay. If the show used its comedy to mock and vilify homosexuals, the LGBT community would be pissed no doubt. But it doesn't. It empathizes with them and mocks ignorance. The fact that this goes over the heads of so many homophobes is kind of amazing and sad, at the same time.
You had good points, but I really don't think you can compare being "sensitive" over an offensive cartoon to being "sensitive" over not having the right to vote. The impact of a cartoon that you can choose to watch/not watch is incomparable to the impact of voting.
I agree, although once again, you have to think about how that media affects people. If there's a bunch of uncompromising media designed to emasculate black men and subjegate them to humiliating roles, and that's all people see, couple that with the cultural impact of something like The Boondocks, I don't think anyone can be faulted for being concerned. But once again, nobody really is. I don't know anyone cancelling Boondocks, and I haven't seen anyone upset about its return.
@Manannan anam but what I was saying is that you can't compare the two, which this video tried to do at one point. The video said there will always be people complaining about what others are doing, then compared "people complained about blacks who wanted to vote" to "people complaining about people who are offended by cartoons", as if they are equal on scale. I'm saying that voting is exponentially different than a cartoon. If I can't vote, especially back then, I can't put people who care about me and will protect my rights in office, which could lead to physical harm or even my death. On the other hand, if I can't complain about a cartoon that offends me, I can always turn it off and ignore anything related to it. It's like trying to compare your average real bullying to your average cyber bullying.
@@TheStorytellerAJ I wonder if the Boondocks will make a video on the issue of Coppa on RU-vid as well. Because between you and me. I think it cause a huge riot or something with a huge message.
@@YumesukeSutashika Your analogy of real and cyber bullying is bad, you really undermine just how impactful media, especially in this information age, can be on the average person
@@islandboy9381 Which is why I specified "your average". Your average cyber bullying is someone saying mean things online while your average bullying is someone saying mean things irl. (Assuming standing up to them doesnt work in both situations) If I want to avoid your average cyber bullying, I turn off my device that's connecting me to the internet or sign out of social media. Problem solved. If I want to avoid your average irl bullying, it'll be very difficult if the bullying takes place in my classes. My only solutions are tell the teachers and hope they do something or switch schools. I can't solve it on my own.
It's incredible. No matter what race you are, if you leave your brain at the door and enjoy the show as it is, it's awesome. I wouldn't watch season 4 though because Aaron McGruder wasn't involved at all and so whoever did the writing and such went with very uninspired ideas. The animation isn't as good as season 3 either, for some reason.
4:55 That sounds more like Family Guy than South Park. South Park usually had a political motive for it’s offensiveness (usually being offensive to show absurdity in a system of belief). I guess some of the recent seasons haven’t been following this philosophy, and that’s why I and many others haven’t been enjoying them much. Family Guy is usually offensive for the sake of offensive. Nostalgia Critic said it best when he said that Family Guy is “mean crazy people in a mean crazy world.” Most edgy white people I know are fans of the show for the exact reason you listed.
I will only disagree on a very small part- about what you implied about drugs. Yes, people should be free to put whatever they want in their bodies, maybe. But I also think given how actually dangerous and life-ruining some drug addictions can be (this includes even drinking, and to an extent smoking if done excessively), I believe we as a community have a responsibility to not let people just throw their lifes away like this. Now I should probably make the point here given what kind of video this is that I am a white teenager, so if there is some cultural subtext I don't understand, I apologize in advance. But still.
Drug abuse is a health issue, not something that should be criminalized. People should not be put in prison because they have health problems. It's not the government's right to deprive people the right to use drugs, just because they can't make money from it yet. Anything in excess is bad for you. Anything can be a drug. Eating. Video games. Buying things online excessively. Pretty anything that isn't a necessity, which you cling to for escapism or happiness. Everything requires moderation.
@@TheStorytellerAJ Wait, so you think people should be free to sniff bath salts? That shit doesn't just cause harm to the user, it causes harm to the people around them when they inevitably start clawing people's faces out. Most hard drugs have pretty shitty effects for people other than the users. That's something that needs to be considered.
Kessler Honestly, you can’t control someone else’s free will. If someone wants to get high to escape their trauma, they will. Throwing them in jail hasn’t really reduced the problem, has it? And neither has vilifying substances. The best harm reduction method is to address why people want to use, and why some people are predisposed to becoming addicts. That means therapy, counseling, rehabilitation. Not jail, public shaming or punishment.
Kessler And you mention “most hard drugs” but alcohol is much more damaging to the drinker and the people around them (drunk driving, accidents, domestic abuse, health problems) than most hard drugs. The numbers don’t lie. It’s just easier to be a functioning alcoholic. But no one wants their right to put fermented poison in their body taken away, even though it has very little benefit, and is dangerous in most cases. So why should we take away the right for someone to do coke, smoke weed, or do Xanax? Just because society deems those substances more “dirty” or “evil” than alcohol?
The Boondocks is definitely educational. I first started learning about the Black Panthers after reading the strip, which eventually led to reading more about American history. Not to mention, how to smuggle snacks into a movie. Crucial knowledge the school system doesn't provide.
My problem with people who get accused of being "sensitive" isn't that they feel strongly about things or that they voice their feelings. My problem is that so many of these people call for outright censorship and personally attack people whose opinions they don't like. I think they _SHOULD_ be allowed to voice their opinions if they dislike something, but so often we see people starting boycotts, protests, and hate mail campaigns against _the existence of the thing they don't like rather than the message._ Voice your opinion all you want if a person or piece of media has an opinion or message that you detest. That's open discourse and it's healthy for a democratic society. But when you respond to a person or message you dislike by calling for shows to be cancelled and/ or removed from store shelves and streaming services, or calling for online platforms and media publishers to cancel/ ban/ demonitize content creators, or calling for people to be fired from their jobs because of an opinion they expressed online, then you've crossed a line from expressing your opinion to censoriousness. This does not create a culture of open discussion and discourse, but instead a culture of fear, where people become terrified to say what they really think. This is _dangerous_ for many reasons. For one, what if the majority opinion of something is _wrong?_ Most people were supportive of the war on terror in the early years, and people _WERE_ boycotted and found guilty by the kangaroo court of public opinion and it wasn't until much later, after decades of destruction and abject failure that public opinion shifted. Most people don't remember this, either, but when Bill Cosby was first accused publicly of rape and everything else, the media _lambasted_ the accusers as being crazy attention-seekers. It wasn't until more and more women saw these initial accusations and started coming out of the woodwork that people started to take these claims seriously, but early on publicly supporting these women _was not_ a popular opinion to have. It's _vital_ that we allow unpopular opinions to be expressed where everyone can see them. The second reason it's important that we allow people with unpopular opinions to take place in discourse with the rest of us is because it helps to reduce radicalism. If people say stupid, hateful, ignorant crap in the middle of a bunch of people who know better, then their opinions can be challenged. And even though you basically never see _one_ reasonable response convince someone to change their opinion, I _DO_ think that if someone hears these messages for long enough by enough other people, they _do_ start to sink in. And finally, kicking people whose opinions you don't like out of places where discourse happens doesn't mean that their thoughts go away. What it means is that these people tend to go and form their own communities where they _can_ say what they like. Why do you think Telegram has become such a cesspool? It's because those people were all kicked off of the main social media platforms, so now they are all talking to each other with _zero_ pushback on their opinions while _also_ hearing far more extreme opinions more often than they otherwise would. This is a perfect formula for radicalization. And this isn't limited to the right. Tumblr has a similar reputation on the opposite end of the spectrum because they have spent so much effort chasing off anyone who deviates from a very specific and rigid ideology for a long time that now huge swathes of that platform are outright hostile to anyone who challenges them. The communities that chase people away wind up being just as bad as the platforms these people flee to. This isn't new, and it's not even restricted to politics, as many hardcore fan bases demonstrates through "gatekeeping" behavior, where anything less than complete knowledge and agreement of something will be met with naked hostility and often leads to what people call "a toxic fan base." But the big difference is that political discussion is vitally important to a functional society, while geek subcultures are only important to the members of those subcultures. Everyone is affected by politics, but not everyone is affected by flame wars on a geek forum.
@@SLYKM I don't think they are crybabies myself, but I do think that criticizing a comedian in a show with that title misses so many points it is comedy in itself.
SLYKM True to an extent, but i am simply calling them what they are, they have no thick skin, infact they have no skin at all, they call any who make a joke about any on their side and is not on their side as a transphobe, homophobe, etc etc and attempt to depletform them and ruin their lives. Actually, correction, they are a manipulative hatful loud mouth minority of a minority.
I miss the Boondocks because I found it genuinely funny, and incredibly thought provoking. The satire is great for the most part, and the commentary on race relations in this country is valuable. People get outraged at how the show appears on the surface, without even looking at the deeper messages.
I think it’s important to realize whenever people see these marginalized communities as “lashing out” it often isn’t a consensus from the community but more just a couple of people that use their personal feelings to hijack their community and use it as a weapon. It’s fine for them the feel how they want, but it’s disingenuous for them to say they speak for everyone. Alongside that note, most people in the marginalized LGBTQ whatever shit you wanna add often don’t want to be seen in such a special light. So many people who are disable, handicapped, mutated and so on just want to be treated like regular people but so many people keep seeing them as a class to be protected all because of vocal minorities and bad actors. My advice : Just treat them like people. They don’t need to be protected and their feelings don’t need to matter more than everybody else, just see marginalized people as people and that should be good enough for everyone. Also, I loved the video. Has to make sure I added that in otherwise my comment may seem more like a hate comment than just my perspective after watching the vid.
This is your best video yet! Extremely thoughtful. I'm trans and the Dave Chappelle special was a hard watch (though I still think he's a very funny man), and I think your words about it were very wise and I appreciate your willingness to listen to others. It's something I'm working on in myself so this video is inspiring in that way! Can't wait for the next one!
Chapelle gets so much cencorship!! That's why he gets a show to speak out his ignorant jokes with huge production values and gets rich regardless of the outcome.. SO MUCH CENCORSHIP
@@HypnoChode74 He had an entire bit devoted to how if trans people could play in the WNBA it would be ruined, except trans people literally already can play in the WNBA, and its fine. He's objectively wrong.
Great points in this video. Ill say it is really hard for the general public to specify and articulate what it is about people being "offended" that is problematic. "Too sensitive", "We can't say anything anymore" etc....(meme phrases by now) -- What I sense these phrases are seeking to say is that the offended people seeking punishment, lets say for the medium of television, are looking for punishment beyond the degree of offense/insult or parody. The punishments are not on par with the offense. A joke that demeans your identity for seconds or maybe that month/year does not warrant the need to end entire careers and content. The satisfaction from ending peoples livelihood is momentary (there is always retribution. Life is in pendulum not in a straight line).
