Reality TV Show Idea # 1

Sean from the Blogulator presents his idea for a dating show called "Awkward Haircut".

http://www.theblogulator.com/index.html

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• cartoon
• animation
• awkward
• haircut
• hair
• salon
• denny
• lye
• paula
• cole
• 90s
• black
• lady
• humor
• pop
• culture
• blogulator
• sean

[cukistcrispeque]

@SeanersRocks Hahahah, k. Glad you understand.

[SeanersRocks]

@cukistcrispeque Hahahah, k. Understood.

[cukistcrispeque]

@SeanersRocks There's a difference between racial caricatures, Sean, and caricatures of individual personalities. Also, your content doesn't have to be a "social commentary" to allude in some way to the values (however unequal) of the dominant culture, those values of which you've used to inform your "humor".

And just so we're clear, I'm not trolling. I just felt the need to point out something that seemed wrong to me.

[SeanersRocks]

@cukistcrispeque Yeah, my intent was humor not social commentary. As for "typecasting" in reality TV, that's an odd idea. The producers of reality TV look for people that are natural characters: able to act and react in any number of absurd/contrived dramatic situations. The "real" participants in reality TV are aware of this fact and willing to act in a "damaging" manner to get on TV. It's not just the producers' fault or the reality actors. It is also the audience's. Alas, that is television.

[cukistcrispeque]

@SeanersRocks But isn't that the point, though? Black women in reality tv shows are frequently typecasted as damaging racial caricatures, and instead of your demonstrating how ridiculous that kind of caricature is, you seemed to be reinforcing it. That may not have been your intent, but that's exactly how it came off.

[SeanersRocks]

@cukistcrispeque MORE satirical? she's already an absurd, exaggerated caricature. all of the characters are. there's a point where the characters go from being funny to being too outrageous/stupid.

[cukistcrispeque]

@SeanersRocks Very true, but I think we may think so for different reasons. Next time try making your satire more... satirical. It's a bit of a problem when your audience doesn't know what camp you're in.

[SeanersRocks]

@cukistcrispeque yup, pretty much. tv is the worst.

[cukistcrispeque]

Oh yea 'cause every plus-size black woman I've ever met is sassy and unfortunately masculine! Like, really. Too accurate a portrayal, sir.

I'm sure your reality tv show will fit right in with the rest.

[liljack8421]

Realy loved this one brotha!!!!! (Check it out im makin it rain yeeeeaaahh) LMFAO