More impersonations of black women on Japanese TV

ahaha.. thats funny.

i dont really see anything wrong with them. w

Racism is hilarious – if you live in the 1960′s.

Just imagine what a hoot it would be if three white guys got bad haircuts, wore coke bottle glasses, had big fake buck teeth, spoke nothing but bad engrish, and giggled like school girls as they shuffled around town with 3 Nikon’s each around their necks taking a zillion photos of any mundane item and trying to grope anything female that walked within reach.

Might be a good idea to send a message to BPO(Broadcasting ethics and program improvement organization)

http://www.bpo.gr.jp/audience/send/

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番組名 とんねるずのみなさんのおかげでした
放送局名 フジテレビ
放送日　　2008/10/9
放送時間帯 21:00-21:54
ご意見(入力必須）
example: DJオズマととんねるずが演じる矢島美容室は黒人女性に対する偏見を形成・助長する点で極めて不愉快であり、人種差別的でさえある。

waaahaaaahaaaahaaaa NOT!! that was just plain SICK.

And comedy in the US and UK isn’t racist? /sarcasm

This reminds me of that one recurring sketch on Little Britain with the dude who dresses up like a Thai mail order bride (Which was pretty awesome I might add), and honestly I don’t have a problem with this joke or that sketch on Little Britain.

Oh wait, I know, it’s because I’m not some holier than art thou PC freak and can actually laugh at stereotypes and racism.

To the poster above who said “Japanese TV is worthless”:

You are my hero.

I think most of us will agree that the vast majority of viewers realize that these are not real black women… Right, because we understand that this is blatent comedy.

Now the important question is:
- Are viewers to laugh AT the black women?
Or
- Are viewers to laugh at the comedians and their bizzare (& poor, for those that know an Afro-American girl in real life) depections of African-American women?

Again, I’d say that most viewers realize that it is the latter. But for those who think it’s the former, you obviously have every right to send in a complaint.

Should comedians ever paint their faces to look like they’re of another race? Well, if they actually used real black people for these roles, then THAT would be a major issue. The fact that it is so far fetched (Japanese men depecting FEMALE BLACK WOMEN) is where us viewers are suppose to “get it”. Is it classy? Hell no. But is it worth making a fuss over it? I’ll leave that up to you…

Have a bunch of comments been deleted here? I’m sure there was more – I remember responding to one about the word “negro.”

This is hillarious! Why is this not funny? So you got Tonneruzu and 3 RNB singers. Kinashi starts stealing the TV, the 3rd guy triggers the fightby yelling do not touch please. Then Ishibashi kicks him and Kinashi shoots him. Tonneruzu do all sorts of comedy where they dress up as this and that. You who are angry remind me of the Muslims who wanted to start Jihad against Denmark because of those carricatures.

Let us all look at US and Americans for spiritual guidance of what is tolerated as comedy and freedom from now on. NOT.

One thing to consider is this balanced in Japanese media. Is it? Is there positive images of black women in Japanese media to negate this “satire,” or is this all we see? I don’t watch Japanese television enough to know.

I’d love to see a real black woman run into these bozo’s and slap them upside the head. But would that be reinforcing negative stereotypes? Heh.

Well, I am a Black female living in Japan, have been here for the past 6 and a half years, so here’s my two cents!

I think there was a lot of stereotypical foolishness here, but that’s all it was, foolishness. I also think that this is their impression of the ‘typical’ Southern State(Nevada, apparently), working class American, not the typical Black woman. It just so happens that they are Black. I’m not sure this is worth complaning about. I do know that the concept they were trying to go for is ‘Japanese Dreamgirls’. They are comediens however, so the end result is a very exaggerated version of the original source.

Now, as the above comment mentioned, if these ladies were from Atlanta, and named Laquisha, Tenisha, and Ray-ray, THEN I would be calling FUJI TV on a daily basis!

I am not from the States, and although we share many of the same issues, my Black perpspective is somewhat different from an Black American. Having said that, I think this is being made into a race issue when it is really just a cultural one. I think some Americans also need to start thinking globally – by not only thinking about how something is offensive to Americans but to all people from that cultural background. These comedians are trying to portray stereotypical Americans, they even made it a point to write which part of America they came from in the first two lines of the song. It’s not right, but it’s not racist. Racist is people swearing blind that Barack Obama is secretly Muslim and saying things like ‘I don’t know…I’m not really sure if he is really an American…’!!

I agree that Japanese people have a lot to learn about cultural tolerance, and it is up to the foreigners living here to let people know when they are behaving in a insensitive manner, but I still feel we need to pay attention to what is being said and done, and in what context. If people complain every single time that they see something even slightly offensive on television, they’ll just end up saying ‘Ah, the foreigners are complaining again, mendokusai’. They won’t really think about what they’ve done or what they’ve seen. They might take the offensive material off the airwaves if enough complaints come in, but will they care? They’ll say sorry and forget, and then six months later an equally offensive advertisment or character or TV show will pop up. We need to pick and choose our battles!

look people black women do not act all the same. There are different characterists between everyone,such as, appearence and personallity. For example people think that all black people can dance that is so stupid because some cannot dance at all.
There are some nice, cool, fun, charming, and outgoing black people just like any other person. Stereotyping needs to end because all it does is make people feel angry.

Why is always a slam on the Americans? I’m sure other people can feel offended about this that aren’t American. *P.S. I am an African-American female living in Japan and CAN read and understand Japanese. If you’re not offended, so what, but don’t begrudge other people the right to feel offended if they want to. Everybody’s backgrounds, based on race or whatever, is integral in shaping their opinions anyway.

That “chicken and watermelon” bit–thank you for proving your ignorance. I love it when people do that. ^_^