Really? Am I the Only One Who Thinks This?
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sabrina0182 — 16 years ago(May 30, 2009 01:57 AM)
I make a point to never get into arguments on the internet. This is the first and last time I will do so.
Chaplin 7 I know your just giving your opinion but that was one of the most ignorant posts I ever read. How on earth is she going out of her way to prove she's not a "typical" black person ? Please explain. And what does being "black" consist of?
This may shock alot of you but the stereotypical African American is something that belongs almost exclusively to the United States. Your media and as a result most of the world's media is saturated with that stereotype which in turn leads most to believe that that is the common way of a black person. It's now to the point, when you see a black person, like Aisha Tyler, the only logical conclusion you can think of, to explain why she doesn't act like a "typical" black person is that she's making a point not to.
She grew up in middle class San Fransico, went to a middle class suburban high school, then went to Dartmouth. Why, with that upbringing would she end up acting in a "typical black" way? Are you saying that no matter were a black person grows up, where they go to school or who they socialize with, they will all inherently end up acting the same?
I'm a black female. I don't live in the states and I have no connection what so ever to that stereotype. I don't talk a certain way, dress a certain way, or listen to a certain type of music. If we were to have a conversation, I wouldn't bring up any exclusivly black subjects, or act in a certain way. Does that mean I'd be trying to prove I'm not "black"?
And when you say she is "denying her identity and roots", what are you talking about? Is she denying that s1908he's black? Explain.
And as for Charlie Foxtrot what does her marrying a white man have to do with anything? Are you somehow suggesting that marrying a white man is yet another way she's trying to prove she's not a "typical black person"?
You say you've lived in Texas 15 years and say that it is rare to see and black woman and a white man together. You base this on the fact that you have only seen two interracial couples in your life. That is the most naive, sheltered and childish thing I've ever heard. You do realize alot more happens in the world then what goes on in Texas right? And it's Texas of all places. I've never been, but I'm going to go out on a limb and assume interracial relationships are not very popular in the South. Hence you only seeing two couples.
And lastly you wrote "I think she just really likes white people and tries to get them to identify with her."
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Charlie_Foxtrot_Company — 16 years ago(June 04, 2009 03:26 AM)
You live in Texas, and you've rarely seen white men/black women relationships? Where exactly do you live? Because here in Fort Worth, I see that every day, along with every other interracial combination you can think of.
Aisha's a beautiful, sexy woman and wish her much success.
I live in Arlington. And yes Aisha is a very beautiful woman
Sabrina, get off your high horse.
I was making a valid observation from my time living in Texas, North Carolina and California, not trying to ignite a race war. It's completely retarded that you think I'm being childish for stating that as if it was meant to be offensive to Aisha or blacks in general. If anything
you
are the ignorant and sheltered one, check out these interracial couple statistics from the US Census Bureau. I got news for you: its not just in Texas OR the South that this is happening in.
White Husband-White Wife
50,000,224
White Husband-Black Wife
117,000
White Husband-Asian Wife
530,000
White Husband-Other Wife
489,000
Do you not consider a 0.22% rate for white male / black female couples being extremely rare???
Chill out, take a deep breath and do some damn research before you go mouthing off to people and making an ass out of yourself. With something as easily verifiable as marriage statistics, you should've at the very least taken five seconds to get your facts straight before going on a bitching rampage. You do know what Google is right? -
TTT1 — 16 years ago(June 17, 2009 01:49 AM)
Sabrina: I agree with most of what you wrote!
Race is a very touchy subject and, for the most part, should not be brought up as a topic, especially one that criticizes someone (in this case a celebrity).
Aisha is who she wants to be and we all should accept that. She does not appear to be someone who tries to forget where she came from or someone who doesn't want to associate with people of her own race. She just wants to relate to decent/interesting people, regardless of race.
So what if she married a white man. That's the person she fell in love with the most, and ended up marrying him.
I do not know much about her, but I absolute111cly loved her on the comedy classic, Friends!
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venusebony — 16 years ago(March 21, 2010 09:29 AM)
I kind of understand what the OP is saying. Maybe Aisha Tyler she is trying very hard to "resist" the racist and sexist stereotypes people have about black women. Yes, Tyler is black we know that and she knows that. However, aren't we all just individuals? Black people as a race we are not a monolithic group. I think this is what Tyler is trying to illustrate here. Tyler is very educated she has a B.A. degree and so what if Tyler has a white husband? It is Tyler's business more power to her.
But another point to consider is, despite Tyler being a beautiful, intelligent, black women she cannot ignore the race and gender issue. Tyler has the whole package yet where has she been in the last couple of years? It just seems like she has fallen off the radar. Why hasn't Tyler been given bigger roles? Why? -
spankleeann — 14 years ago(January 21, 2012 11:21 AM)
I know this response is almost 2 years after yours, but I had to LOL at your questions, "Why hasn't Tyler been given bigger roles? Why?" Because now she has a position as cohost of CBS's The Talk.
The reason for laughing is because I think I know why.because she talks too much. She tries to dominate every conversation. It gets annoying. There are other women at the table and she seems to overlook that.
off Aisha for a moment.I love Sheryl, from The Talk. To me, she is so damn funny! After viewing The Talk's Facebook page and the opinions of other white people, like myself, on Sheryl. I got angry. Why? Because I kept hearing how she needs to learn proper English.she is too ghetto.yadda yadda.UGH! I happen to think she the most REAL person on that show!.She may not have a degree like Aisha or married to the boss like Julie Chen, she did however, serve in the military and she made it to the exact same place as the other women on the show.
In a perfect world, we would not see skin color, we would see another human being. That is what we are, ALL of us are human beings. No human being should ever think their skin tone makes them better than another. Unfortunately, the world is not perfect.it's dominated by mankind. The same mankind that destroys everything it touches. -
nghthawk47 — 16 years ago(September 02, 2009 02:41 PM)
I thought it was hilarious! This is comedy, it is meant to poke fun at all. I gather from your assertion you must feel Carlos Mencia is also self deprecating because he pokes fun at all races, including Latinos? Stop taking comedy so seriously and laugh once in a while..really, it's o.k!
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gundam_bravo4 — 16 years ago(January 20, 2010 09:31 PM)
Im a hundred percent sure its not an intentional separation. I think its just based on her upbringing and how she was raised. I know I went thru something similar through most of my early educational years, to the point of being ostracized for not conforming into the typically labeled box for african-americans. Eventually, I learned to how to fake da funk, but even so it's only so much I can fake and eventually many still can see my uncomfortableness/slip-ups maintaining that charade.
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hbgvirgo — 16 years ago(February 20, 2010 06:24 PM)
Aisha Tyler is a talented, alluring and effective comedian and that is all that I expect of her - black, white, yellow, striped, invisible whatever! Thank God for Aisha Tyler, YEA!!!
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auntjennyp — 16 years ago(February 20, 2010 10:28 PM)
chaplin 7, you should have watched more than just the opening rap bit. I think you'd feel differently (and saved yourself some embarrassment) if you had bothered to see the WHOLE stand-up special before coming to this ludicrous conclusion.
Aisha certainly DID deal with her race (among other things) in her routine: the fact that she grew up in San Francisco, went to an affluent school where she was the first and ONLY kid who was black, the only one who was poor, the only one who, at six feet, towered over all the other kids. Now, she says, she gets crap for having a "California" accent "Which translates to 'I sound white.'" And so on.
Next time, know what you're criticizing before you jump in with both feet planting one in your mouth in the process. -
Jeb081387 — 16 years ago(March 07, 2010 06:51 PM)
lol.chaplin i kinda agree w/ you.but i think the bigger problem is that she's just not very funny.like i've seen some bad stand-up specials but that one was terrible.
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