Racing to the Bottom: Female Racial Minorities in Popular Culture

[LigaFantasma]

You forgot to mention that ,most white women don't approximate the white beauty standard. The whole image of white people in the media is a fantasy.

Fantasy white: predom. blond hair

Reality white: predom. brown hair

Fantasy white: straight hair

Reality white: wavy hair (often curly)

Fantasy white: nordic features

Reality white: generalised European features

etc. etc.

[LigaFantasma]

Men fetishize woman PERIOD It's not just white men that do it.

[told85]

great video. I've noticed these stereotypes as well and its got to stop. Same with racist white media. It has to end.

[fargonbastedge]

@told85 Stereotypes dont fall from the sky. Alot of them are true, some not Stop kidding yourself that the fault of someone else is to be blammed on "da man". Minorities need to be taught to pull themselves up from there boot straps. Thats why there countries are poor. Always blaming someone else.

If you think its "racism" then how do you explained that Africa and South America has been a hunter and gatherer civilaztion for 10,000 years? And your shocked that there not doing well here??? DUH!!!

[ExileDragon]

@fargonbastedge

I suggest you take a look at Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel" for an answer to your second question. That is assuming of course that you actually want an answer to your question, and aren't just a raving idiot :).

[fargonbastedge]

@ExileDragon I said 10,000 years, not 200. So whatever dumb "blame it on colorization" ideology you have does not apply here.

[ExileDragon]

@fargonbastedge

The full title of the book is "Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years". In fact, one of the common criticisms of the text is that it incorporates almost no information about the last 500 years of history (ie colonialism).

[ExileDragon]

@ExileDragon

seriously, give it a read. :) It will answer your question.

[fargonbastedge]

@ExileDragon Well whats the books conclusion for Africa? My conclusion is that they have the lowest IQ (55) which is why they starve, war, low economy, bad womens rights, etc.

[ExileDragon]

@fargonbastedge

Unfortunately, award winning academic books rarely rely on such simple minded conclusions. They also tend to use realdata; mind telling me where you obtained the information that Africans have an mean IQ of 55? I would also be interested in how you think that IQ determines a continents ability to feed itself (re: starvation). Surely access to good soil and optimal weather patterns are more important to this kind of work than being able to solve a rubrics cube

[fargonbastedge]

@ExileDragon Your really don't have to go digging for it. Just read anything on IQ. Or google it. Race and IQ? Whats interesting about IQ. Is it's your PROBLEM SOLVING ability. How the mind can solves problems. Which is everyday life. So what school you went to, to memorize knowledge doesn't apply here.

Its strange how countries, tribes, neighborhoods, etc. with high IQ's make more money, commit less crime, higher standard of living, larger middle class, etc. and vise versa...

[ExileDragon]

@fargonbastedge Evidently you are not able to quote a source for your statement, so I am going to do the responsible thing an assume you made it up.

Also: you have switched your definitions. Above you say that the CONTINENT is the determining factor, but here you say it is RACE. These are two completely different questions and require completely different approaches (the Diamond book answers the first question only).

[fargonbastedge]

@ExileDragon I told your retarded ass to read the book "race an IQ". If you want to know more.

But I've meet people like you before. You have the belief that "Were all equal" regardless of how much evidence you see before your ass of us being different.

But if you believe that "were all equal". Then your going to have a hard time figuring this out... As well as other difficult things in the world. Do I want to teach you and enlighten you? No, I dont... Which is why im ending this.

[ExileDragon]

@fargonbastedge "I told your retarded ass to read the book "race an IQ". If you want to know more."

Actually, you didn't, and I am afraid that your reading suggestion only confuses me further. The text "race an[d] IQ" seems to have been written by a Jewish Professor who believes the exact opposite of what you are espousing here (IE he doesn't even think "race" is a thing).

Trust me, I am under no delusion that you are my equal.

[ExileDragon]

@fargonbastedge In short, it is impossible to argue with someone when they hold no consistent beliefs. If they are like you, and spew out whatever rhetoric that might even remotely support your presuppositions, then obviously no amount of talking will be of any use. You will simply make up statistics and change your argument when it is convenient. If you feel like challenging your belief system some day, feel free to read the book; obviously you are not ready at this point. Ciao.

[doombuggy123]

Also, I just want to add how repulsive that black vs. white add was. It was made all the worse by the fact that they specifically villanized a black woman with a darker skin tone and natural hair to really emphasize they're point.

[doombuggy123]

Good, but I think you could have also addressed the fetishization of Asian-American women.

[ragekage52]

school project???

[jimbocidman]

@natturnerisalive Yes, reparations should be paid: to all the families of conderate soldiers killed during a war to end slavery.

[jimbocidman]

@sunmarsh First, yeah, my spelling is starting to get sloppy, a history of heavy drug use will do that. Secondly, no higher ed recieved my GED in jail only 2 years ago. What I do have are the experiences of a very ... interesting life and a love of learning. Thirdly, my reference re race was aimed at a single person. Lastly, 'book larnin' Must be tempered with real-world experience to be truely useful.

[tomatowatcher]

"Race" hmmm: cars, horses, motorbikes, bicycles, runnners etc. racing against each other to determin who is the fastest.

(response for the question posed in first 10 sec of the video)

[strawberrycampino]

@tomatowatcher So I'm not the only one who thought that's what she was talking about! ;)

[Cloudwolf40]

not a bad vid, did u write thre script yourself?

[strawberrycampino]

@Cloudwolf40 Yes, we researched and wrote it ourselves over the course of four weeks. Thanks for your comment!

[jimbocidman]

One thing all sucessful woman have in common- they refuse to be victims. They also work hard to achieve thier goals.

God, a little collage education can be dangerous! Ever heard the saying "you must have gone to collage to say somthing that stupid"?

[jimbocidman]

@natturnerisalive Wee bit of a racist aint ya? Maybe if your "victimized" black woman stopped hating and blamming 'the white man' she could take the time to improve herself. Don't recall ever seeing a black woman with 8 white kids by 8 different 'rapists'. Stop whinning and work on yourself.