Comments on: White People Are Alike All Over

By: Rachel Arieff

Rachel Arieff — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:02:55 +0000

Ever heard the phrase “spear-chucker”? Google it.
‘Nuff said.

By: Enric

Enric — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:43:15 +0000

Hey… Once more… I wish I knew as much of your culture as you do know this one you’re a part of now. Your point of view when you get serious is as interesting as when you’re the goddess on stage.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:37:24 +0000

Is there a better double ticket than Rachel Arieff and Dave Chapelle? I don’t think so.

By: Joan

Joan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:33:32 +0000

The way I see it, is that Big part of the problem is the obsession of the American (WASP) or Anglo-Saxon Culture in general to pigeonhole everybody that aren’t them. Afro-American, Asian-American, Hispanic (WTF is that?!!!) all in very broad unreal categories that prolongue the prejudices and ignorance in the American society. Not all Africans come from the Zulu Nation, not all Africans are even Black. Hey in Spain at least we came up with the PC term “Subsaharian” that is much more precise. Anyway why would one black person from Nigeria should be offended by the STUPID cartoon Zulu Costume? Why would a Spaniard feel offended because someone is dressing in Barcelona with a Huge Stupid Cartoon Hat (We’re all HISPANIC, All the SAME, yeah right…). And same thing if they are from the Zulu nation and Mexicans. Mexicans weren’t slaved by the US, but they have been certainly abused by the US. My point is they’re either equally “ignorant-offensive” or they equally “ignorant-but who cares, look at the idiot making of fool himself”. You must admit that.

By: Rachel Arieff

Rachel Arieff — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:11:12 +0000

I’m glad you were able to check out the links and get something out of it.
I really hate to be in the position of “dar lecciones”, but sometimes I feel it’s necessary.
Thanks for your comment and for reading my blog.

By: L´Esbarzer

L´Esbarzer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:23:56 +0000

Hey, your blog is always interesting. And, personaly, I learned checking out on the links.

You as a guiri are like the litle child from de tale: the king is naked!! the king is naked!!

And yes, you´re right: the king is naked!!!

By: Rachel Arieff

Rachel Arieff — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:07:55 +0000

Thank you, point taken. But, my friend, how can you still defend the pseudo-”Zulu” costumes? You really don’t see them as oppressive/insulting?

By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:54:01 +0000

Hmmm… I feel a little guilty. I wrote the initial comment that flamed the blog so I would like to clarify that I defended solely the right to dress up as a zulu in Carnival (I still think I made a good point). I didnt say anything about the Mammy dresses, because that is indeed a symbol of oppression.

I should have started my post by criticising the mammy dresses, and from there make my point. So I apologyze for that.

By: Petromás

Petromás — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:19:42 +0000

Well done, Rachel. Some people here in Spain think they’re so liberal and lefty and all, but they go all “don’t rain on my parade” when someone proves them wrong. But don’t think it’s a mammy thing alone: next Carnival you could see those people dressed up as gypsies, making all those supposedly funny jokes and voices. And don’t even try to say anything against it, they’ll tell you to shut up because you’re a stranger and you don’t know shit about our, erm, “gypsy issues”. They’re not being racist, they’re just having fun. But they don’t like it at all when some uninformed American or whatever says that everyone in Spain are bullfighters.
Or they could dress up as battered women and make jokes about it. Hey, why not? Do you find it a little bit over the top? It was only ten years ago that Martes y Trece were doing jokes about it on TV, and we all laughed out loud, didn’t we? Thank God we are able to learn a bit as years pass. But if you feel the need to dress up as a battered woman, hey, freedom above all. And then get upset if someone says that you must have your sensibilities somewhere up your ass.

People, don’t get so uptight. Relax, it’s Carnival, isn’t it? If you have the right to dress up as a mammy and yell “Señorita Eh-carlaaaata” with that dumb faux-Cuban tone, then Rachel or anyone has their own right to shit on your fucking skull. Or is it that you can’t cope with a minimum bit of criticism? Jesus, you look like a bunch of beatas.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:20:03 +0000

Thanks Rachel at your attempt to clarify why this would be wrong to us Americans especially a person of color such as myself!!