In an effort to target the African American demographic, KFC has launched a line of stores depicting a dark-skinned Colonel Sanders.
They have done this in locations that are heavily populated by minorities. Activists are outraged, yet the community is divided.
Some say it shows a progressive attitude in a society that is not racially diverse in their advertising.
"This reinforces the hurtful stereotypes that African Americans are chicken eating, watermelon lovers," Janiqua White of Alabama said during a protest in front of the local "Black" KFC as they are calling it.
A supporter had this to say, " This might be offensive and ignorant, but at least it is a step in the right direction, like when they started making Barbies and dolls of different colors than just white."
Why do women (or those in relationships with men) spend hours trying to pry things out of men, when they are sure they already know what they are thinking? They like to TELL them what they are thinking, but if they don't KNOW, then I don't think the men should tell them. They SHOULD, however, tell ME because I asked nicely. I spent a lot of time and money in my quest to find some self-identified
"nice guys". I asked them to complete my in-depth questionnaire, and this (TWO PART) Article is the result.
I can not confirm the validity of their nice guy status except
to post their thoughtful answers to my thoughtless questionnaire in a pure and uncensored fashion.
I realized, however, that my survey was flawed. Many men were not entirely comfortable with the 'nice guy' label (heretofore NG), so I am expanding it to be on a " Nice to Asshole" (their word not mine)Continuum.
**Digression sparked by this need for the creation of continuums:
As the world shifts, people are becoming less tolerant of limiting
labels. 95% of life exists in the grey area, yet society keeps
insisting on duality; black/white, straight/gay, married/single, etc. I say NO more 'check the box'-- we need gauges or graphs like this:
or this:
Homosexuality is STILL punishable by death in the majority of Muslim countries! As a
result, many on the gender spectrum are opting for reassignment surgery
so they can live without fear of being put to death. Historically, other cultures have always recognized more than two genders.The people of Samoa have a third gender of people they call Fa'afafine. These are males raised as female. The Navajo believe in four different genders:
So, back to the subject: this is a copy of the questions I asked the nice-ish guys.
Do you believe nice guys finish
last?
Do you think most men are pigs?
Do you resent or think most women
like to date jerks?
Do you feel nice guys are taken
advantage of?
Do you think it is better to be
nice, or would you rather be a dick?
Would other people agree that you
are a nice guy?
Would you rather be respected or
liked?
Are you drawn to bitches and
un-nice women?
Do you equate or think people take
niceness for weakness?
Any other thoughts you would like
to share (but please keep it brief)
Their shocking and candid answers are in PART TWO of this TWO PART series!
Someone deemed this the most racist video ever. I think some might consider it racist, but then there are people of all races who are quick to deem just about anything racist. I once had an Asian friend who asked me where I wanted to go to dinner. I said, "How about sushi?" and he responded, "Why? Because I'm Japanese?"
We have become so paranoid about even mentioning the WORDS "black," "white," etc., for fear of being labelled racist, that open communication is not even possible. None of these colors exist as it relates to skin color, as NO ONE is actually white , yellow, red, black: we are all shades of brown.
Cartoon by Diane Keys and illustration by Jean Oliveira original article published at thenosemilk.com
We need to be able to laugh at ourselves as a society to begin to break down the stereotypes; that's what Key & Peele, Dave Chappelle, Carlos Mencia, Sarah Silverman, etc. do.
Bringing up volatile topics in a humorous way makes it less threatening. Comedians and artists historically push the bounds of 'political correctness'. Students of life, they create change by sharing their observations. They bring things to light, point out the absurdity of human behavior in many cases, and let us begin to deal with it!
Sorry, but this video is very funny and I think the INTENTION is what makes things hurtful or not. This doesn't appear to be done in a mean spirited way.
Obviously, there are some words that shouldn't be used as they can only be intended to diminish people. Not just in terms of race, but gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity etc. But let's break through the double standards, ignorance, intolerance, but mostly the hyper-sensitivity that makes everyone walk on egg shells!
*Full disclosure: I am a light tannish/beige person and some of my best friends are black cats, black dogs, and television characters (all somewhere on the brown spectrum)
