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Spike Lee and other "black intellectuals" are always portraying the Slavery era minstrel shows as the ultimate evil in black entertainment. Whenever Spike wants to diss somebody like Tyler Perry or an ignorant rap artist, you will often hear them being compared to Minstrel Shows.But there is another, hidden truth about Minstrel Shows and slavery that Spike Lee wouldn't very much like to admit. I'm going to point out 2 hidden truths, and open it up for discussion to see what ya'll think about this.Hidden Truth #1. Minstrel Shows are often portrayed by black intellectuals as a way that whites would make fun of blacks. But they were actually a means in which WHITES ENVIED BLACKS. You have to understand that in that during the slavery era the church played a huge role in society. And life was not easy for white people. Whites worked very hard, and the church instructed them that idle time spent was evil and the work of the devil. Whites, ironically, envied blacks for their time spent in leisure, for their music, for their dance, for their sexual promiscuity, for their humor, for their FREEDOMS. Often, the only acceptable way for them to experience this was vicariously through the black-face minstrel shows.Hidden Truth #2. Now the reason that "black intellectuals" don't like Minstrel Shows is they believe they portray stereotypes. Also, black intellectuals don't like to admit that many slaves spoke positively of their lives as a slave, and the larger percentage of freed slaves after the civil war chose to stay on the plantation, and even longed for the days of slavery. Black intellectuals don't like to admit this because they believe it depicts blacks as being inferior. See, black intellectuals like Spike Lee are focused primarily on BLACK POWER, so they fail to see that often life and lifestyles of whites in the slave era were MISERABLE, and that whites actually envied the joys of black life and the freedoms that black slaves had. Blacks had less responsibilities, and without an economic incentive, slaves would have their necessities taken care of whether or not they worked in sincerity. While whites and free blacks constantly worried over keeping a warm home and food on the table.
Slaves worked constantly
they often faced substandard living conditions with the threat of death at any moment because their master just felt like killing them.
They faced their families being chosen for them even if they were already married and their kids would be sold off as soon as they were ready for work.
They would be killed if they were perceived as having reading skills, leadership traits or any other attributes that threatened their owners.
They faced constant fear of torture and murder while held against their will.
No one envies that ever.
Don't go here Infinite, I'm a History major.
You what I noticed about Brian, he talks about how we have been lied to and we believe whatever we are taught but whatever goes against popular belief he'll believe no questions asked. He is no better than the brainwashed masses that take what cable news pundits say for gospel. Brian is no better, he's just on the other side of the spectrum. The 8 years he has been here, his beliefs have jumped all over the place and I noticed the pattern is whatever is the popular thought at the time he is the opposite of it. He is desperately trying to stand out but he stands out for all the wrong reasons.
Libertarianism is a massive scam, designed to make ignorance and corruption and greed look respectable, you're the dumbass for believing in it, and I fear for our society because soon people like you will privatize the school system, and we already know from studies that private schools actually do worse on average because private teachers don't need accreditation or training.We are declining and collapsing now as a civilized society now because of people like you and the worst part of it is that ignorant so-called Libertarians like you don't yet realize is that you are just letting big corporations privatize every single formerly public institution so they can keep the vast majority of people illiterate and pseudo-intellectual like you while they have everything.You're completely ignoring the documented facts that there were various slave laws throughout America from the start of slavery to the end sentencing any slave even suspected of reading or writing to immediate death. The fact that you would make excuses for torture shames our nation but after Bush did I guess I'm not surprised.
We are becoming a culture that thinks "illegal" is synonymous with "bad", and "legal" can be "perfectly fine" regardless of the reality.
Quote from: Russell Bell on March 09, 2011, 01:23:20 AMWe are becoming a culture that thinks "illegal" is synonymous with "bad", and "legal" can be "perfectly fine" regardless of the reality.u must not live in America. it's actually almost the total opposite (literally).
Quote from: The Real Cocaine™ on March 09, 2011, 01:58:48 AMQuote from: Russell Bell on March 09, 2011, 01:23:20 AMWe are becoming a culture that thinks "illegal" is synonymous with "bad", and "legal" can be "perfectly fine" regardless of the reality.u must not live in America. it's actually almost the total opposite (literally).Born/raised in California.Maybe I misspoke. Mainstream society that one would consider a "decent" human being is more what I was referring to. And people who break the law don't automatically have no morals or moral compass they just choose to disregard it when they do what they do.
Quote from: Russell Bell on March 09, 2011, 02:03:35 AMQuote from: The Real Cocaine™ on March 09, 2011, 01:58:48 AMQuote from: Russell Bell on March 09, 2011, 01:23:20 AMWe are becoming a culture that thinks "illegal" is synonymous with "bad", and "legal" can be "perfectly fine" regardless of the reality.u must not live in America. it's actually almost the total opposite (literally).Born/raised in California.Maybe I misspoke. Mainstream society that one would consider a "decent" human being is more what I was referring to. And people who break the law don't automatically have no morals or moral compass they just choose to disregard it when they do what they do.I know what u mean but the "mainstream society" your referring to is (paid) TV Media and/or Older White People (some older Blacks too). "They" are hardly ever us, "they" are usually paid spokespeople (from literally corporations, and i hate 2 say it but the "illuminati") to promote and depict shit in a certain light. Most people have a well rounded view of what's good or bad, most people in that sense know what's right from wrong if they hear ALL of tha facts and not just a 1-sided view of shit and why it was done. But like i said "most people" not all lol