You're 100% correct, but Imma say this, there's a WHOLE LOTTA black folk who LOVE seeing blacks (especially males) buck dance and play the fool in an entertainment context. Quick story:
I started working at a school in Manhattan in 2006, all ages, all special needs, mostly black & hispanic kids. 2006, if you recall, was the year the chicken noodle soup song & dance dropped. First time I saw the kids do that slave jig I was absolutely
. Even more appalling was the reaction from other black teachers (mostly female) hooting, hollering, and giving props to this, Imma say it again, obvious slave jig. How the fukk can black "educators" watch this sh1t and not understand the oppresive undertones of our children c00n-dancing?
That's when I finally threw my hands up in believing: 1) teachers are smarter members of the community, & 2) we hold it as a serious duty to empower each other.
Chain Hang Low also dropped that year... adding even more c00nery to the situation
... and the only thing black colleagues could do was