tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27481244.post1361823246966003649..comments2023-04-13T10:08:40.738-06:00Comments on myblackfriendsays.com: Follow-up Fridaysmyblackfriendsayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058198176997510159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27481244.post-88625055449621151852010-07-28T19:38:33.735-06:002010-07-28T19:38:33.735-06:00While I never got the minstrel show vibe from the ...While I never got the minstrel show vibe from the swagger wagon video (I recommend you watch all of those commercials), I DEFINITELY agree with you about the underlying meaning of "I'm white, therefore I'm uncool" jokes at large. I've always read it as a condescending way of throwing black people a bone, and relegating blacks to an area which, in the grand scheme of things, Moufbreathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656350448298300118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27481244.post-90539393653580830792010-07-27T19:36:08.584-06:002010-07-27T19:36:08.584-06:00I think your last paragraph (rather, second to las...I think your last paragraph (rather, second to last) deserves a full post to itself. <br />JD<br /><br />PS Weezermonkey, interesting about Fred Armisen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27481244.post-71986817839864736062010-07-26T01:04:02.841-06:002010-07-26T01:04:02.841-06:00You are so on point re Taavon/Aziz! I think the d...You are so on point re Taavon/Aziz! I think the distinction you drew between Swagger Coach and Swagger Wagon is absolutely correct.<br /><br />And, yes, I'm with you re a minority imitating another minority. I'm not sure how I can justify it, but I feel exactly the same way.<br /><br />BTW, Fred Armisen isn't your typical white guy. He's half Venezuelan, a quarter Japanese, andweezermonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023289768556784443noreply@blogger.com