African Booty Scratcher

[Alexander The Great]

Hilarious New Series, ‘African Booty Scratcher,’ Basically Sums Up the Immigrant Experience
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Damilare Sonoiki, one of the writers of ABC’s hit show, Black-ish, wants to bring us a new comedy series about a Nigerian-immigrant family, Tunde and Ann, and their struggle to balance the pursuit of a better life for their son, Ayo, all while maintaining their traditional values and cultural identity.

African Booty Scratcher aims to look beyond stereotypes to explore a universally relatable immigrant story: how your friends mispronounce your name, the way the neighbors politely dissect your mom’s cooking, having to explain to your classmates why a B+ is unacceptable.
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To learn more about African Booty Scratcher check out their Kickstarter page.

@malcolmxxx_45

 

[Alexander The Great]

the African Booty scratcher thing is so embarrassing looking back we definitely used this as an insult as kids.

also, Haitian kids at my elementary and middle school would pretend to be Jamaican or Bahamian because they would get teased

one of my good friends would say he wasn't Haitian, until we got to high school and there a lot more Haitians and then it became cool to be a zoe

 

[Soundwave]

Seems like they're trying to reclaim the insult or at least soften its blow a la Fresh Off The Boat

 

[Blackout]

I hope they dont put a lot of AA vs African things in there.

I already see how they put the black dude in the crowd when they were calling him that name.

Last thing we need is more black vs black on front street.

 

[Mowgli]

That title is wretched because all its going to do is have people calling africans african booty scratchers again. Thought that shyt was dead.

 

[Soundwave]

Now I know where I recognize that name

He's from the same part of Houston that I'm from and he made a documentary about it a couple of years ago

His name registered when I saw the link to the interview on 97.9 The Box that @Mowgli just posted



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@chkmeout
@ignorethis

 

[Alexander The Great]

Seems like they're trying to reclaim the insult or at least soften its blow a la Fresh Off The Boat

yeah, lot of my Haitian friends in high school called each other "boat" as a playful insult

I hope they dont put a lot of AA vs African things in there.

I already see how they put the black dude in the crowd when they were calling him that name.

Last thing we need is more black vs black on front street.

I get where you are coming from, but the truth is we did use that term as kids I don't know if its still used today by kids, but if this could be a teaching tool for parents then you gotta be truthful to your experience imo

 

[Blackout]

I get where you are coming from, but the truth is we did use that term as kids I don't know if its still used today by kids, but if this could be a teaching tool for parents then you gotta be truthful to your experience imo

Truth is telling white people about our internal issues has never done anything beneficial for us and has been harmful in many cases.

For example Chris Rock skit: nikkas vs Black people.

There are better ways to handle that sensitive topic than handling it in a semi lighthearted show like this.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Not feeling the name and I have a lot of issues with african immigrants and the way they treat us (AA's) as other or less than...and I'm not talking at the kids throwing insults on the playground, I'm talking adult attitudes and perceptions. Not feeling the premise of this show

 

[Alexander The Great]

Not feeling the name and I have a lot of issues with african immigrants and the way they treat us (AA's) as other or less than...and I'm not talking at the kids throwing insults on the playground, I'm talking adult attitudes and perceptions. Not feeling the premise of this show

maybe that gets addressed in the show also

 

[pickles]

It seems funny, but I don't like the name.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

thought this was gonna be a thread about the scene from boyz n da hood when they was in school

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Racist and not funny.
Trying Wayyyyyyy too hard to be stereotypically funny to the point of extreme cornyness

 

[duncanthetall]

shyts wack

 

[The Tribesman]

Bad name. Gives me Blackish vibes. That show is so corny and unnatural .