Yes the silly lady with the chewbacca mask from kohl's is now being accused of using her white priviledge.
Quote:Texas mom Candace Payne became an internet sensation last month after she posted a hilarious Facebook live-stream video of herself trying on a Chewbacca mask in a Kohl’s parking lot. Since Payne’s May 19 post, the video has received 155 million views and more than 3 million shares, making it the most-watched Facebook live-stream ever. And it’s paying off big time.
Payne, better known as “Chewbacca Mom,” has received gifts valued at $420,000, according to KCBS-TV. The nearly half-million dollar sum includes money for travel to appear on talk shows, a vacation at Walt Disney World and Kohl’s merchandise. But the most extravagant gift awarded to Payne so far comes from Southeastern University in Florida. The private Christian liberal arts college presented Payne and her whole family with full tuition scholarships.
Quote:[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65098)]…for being a geek in a mask? is there anything whiteness can't do? pic.twitter.com/MZ94KYbS4f
— crissle (@crissles) June 2, 2016[/color]
Quote:[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65098)]The chewbacca lady and her family are all getting college tuitions paid for, of course. White mediocrity on the internet rulez.
— CASSANDRA (@gringatears) June 3, 2016[/color]
Quote:[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65098)]Candace Payne, the Chewbacca lady, & her entire family were granted full scholarships to a FL University. White mediocrity is so tiresome
— Aesthetic Dad (@OrmondDerrick) June 1, 2016[/color]
Clearly not everyone is celebrating Chewbacca Mom’s viral success. One of the harshest critiques Payne received came from Daily Dot contributor, Gillian Branstetter. Branstetter’s piece, “What Chewbacca Mom’s Rise to Fame Tells Us About Race in This Country,” which was cross-posted on MSN, is an argument for why Payne’s sudden rise to internet fame can only be explained by one thing: white privilege. From the article:
Quote:[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65098)]It’s true, free tuition is an oversized prize for such easily begotten fame. It’s also true that the real rewards typically reaped for online success tend to heavily favor insta-celebrities who are white. Content derived from black users of Twitter, Vine, or Snapchat is often sidelined as part of a monolithic Black Twitter.[/color]
Branstetter goes on to explain that “black social media” is no different from content produced by “white or Hispanic or Asian or other ethnicities.” All of these, she argues, create “content that benefits marketers and the platforms themselves.” The difference between “Black Twitter” and other social media subcategories, Branstetter claims, “is the degree to which these users get credit for their creations.” She continues:
Quote:[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65098)]Black people use Twitter at a higher rate than white people and are far more active, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. Yet it’s far more often Black Twitter is treated as a separate entity from the rest of Twitter, even when trends, jokes, and hashtags that start mainly among black users expand to include a variety of demographics. The genesis of these viral moments are not, as there were with the Chewbacca Mom, typically examined down to the individual who generated them. They are signed off as Black Twitter and the everyone else moves on.[/color]
The conservative news site, Media Research Center, was quick to point out the gaps in Branstetter’s argument against Payne’s “white privilege” with regard to the scholarships. “As explained by various media outlets including USA Today, Payne is an outspoken Christian,” the outlet contended. “It is a common practice for private Christian universities to give out scholarships to those who are open about their faith, as Payne has been in her online presence and in various interviews.” “Second, one of the school’s top administration faculty members founded and formerly led the same church Payne attends,” MRC added. “So race has nothing to do with it, but her faith and the school’s connection to her church surely does.”
Who cares? Nothing is stopping other colleges/universities from giving out scholarships to students that show some online creativity, or heck, you don't have to be special, just get your name out there in a controversial way like Clock boy did.
(06-10-2016, 02:31 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: That's not white privilege, but it is another problem this country faces - making stupid people famous.
Agreed...I don't get it, but a man can throw his money wherever he chooses. I recall reaching this point in the 90s when Adam Sandler kept making the same stupid movie over and over and people just kept eating it up. Giving a million bucks to a lady who does something stupid just seems to be cutting the producers and writers out of the equation.
I suppose it's all perspective. I can think a person who send this woman $10 for making that video is crazy, but I paid $10 for a copy of Ringo's 1977 disco album on CD, so I'm just full of it.
And honestly I'm not even really calling the lady herself stupid. She was clearly just having fun and it blew up way more than it should've.
But to say she got any of those gifts because she's white is nonsense. If someone makes me laugh, I tend to be nicer to them than someone who throws around terms like 'white privilege' when someone has a sudden windfall.
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(06-10-2016, 03:12 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: And honestly I'm not even really calling the lady herself stupid. She was clearly just having fun and it blew up way more than it should've.
Agreed. She never claimed she was doing anything amazing. She just posted a silly video on the facebook.
(06-10-2016, 03:46 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Sounds like people being racist against whites.
Yea its real.
The part I found that was funny is how the author pointed to how much more prevalent twitter use is among African Americans that whites. Then feigns disgust that this video blew up on twitter
(06-10-2016, 03:46 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Sounds like people being racist against whites.
Yea its real.
I don't think anyone really disputes this.
All races are are racist. But white people are the only ones in this country that have to power to oppress (unless you are trying to break into the rap/hip-hop music industry).
All races are are racist. But white people are the only ones in this country that have to power to oppress (unless you are trying to break into the rap/hip-hop music industry).
Just stop. The retread 1960's propaganda doesn't work now.
We have a black president, black members of the house and senate. Plenty of black state and local policiticans.
The only thing oppressing blacks is themselves by playing along with democrat party.
All races are are racist. But white people are the only ones in this country that have to power to oppress (unless you are trying to break into the rap/hip-hop music industry).
So the only black business owners, decision makers, or people with power are in the rap industry?
All races are are racist. But white people are the only ones in this country that have to power to oppress (unless you are trying to break into the rap/hip-hop music industry).
That's the great thing about the definition of racism. It has nothing to with oppression
All races are are racist. But white people are the only ones in this country that have to power to oppress (unless you are trying to break into the rap/hip-hop music industry).
(06-10-2016, 08:03 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: So the only black business owners, decision makers, or people with power are in the rap industry?
All races are are racist. But white people are the only ones in this country that have to power to oppress (unless you are trying to break into the rap/hip-hop music industry).
Damn, and I thought that we had a black president for almost 8 years.
(06-10-2016, 09:28 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: Ignoring that the poorest parts of the nation are Republican heavy areas...
Let's also not forget where they park things like planned parenthood. The poorest areas and the areas mostly populated by blacks and Latinos. That's not a conservative notion.
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