This is the same flawed logic that somehow allows people to form class action law suits to prove that the sight of a human breast somehow scarred them emotionally, and they should be monetarily compensated for it.
There is no one who can "suffer" from Outkast's song and dance number, saving maybe for classical or country music fans. He was not on stage screaming "Filthy Redskin! Kike! Sand Nigger!"... he performed a satirical dance number to one of his own satirical songs.
What injury was done to anyone? The problem is that the US has become a nation of reactionary, professional victims who think that lawsuits are the way to financial freedom. Sue someone famous, become a millionaire.
No-one's suing anyone here. They're not trying to make money off of it. They're trying to call attention to the fact that what he did was insensitive to a racial group that is not his own, and therefore not his to make fun of.
People who belong to minority groups suffer every day from being dehumanized because they get reduced to caricatures and stereotypes of who they are. Things like this contribute to that dehumanization. It treats people as things instead of full human beings.
All this group is asking for is an apology from the artist, and from the network who allowed him to do the routine. All that needs to happen is something to the effect of a statement that says "I'm sorry I was disrespectful of Native American culture." It's not that complex, it's just an acknowledgement that he did something insensitive, which he did. No-one is dehumanized by seeing a boob on tv. But being made fun of because of your ethnic background or any other immutable trait IS dehumanizing.
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There is no one who can "suffer" from Outkast's song and dance number, saving maybe for classical or country music fans. He was not on stage screaming "Filthy Redskin! Kike! Sand Nigger!"... he performed a satirical dance number to one of his own satirical songs.
What injury was done to anyone? The problem is that the US has become a nation of reactionary, professional victims who think that lawsuits are the way to financial freedom. Sue someone famous, become a millionaire.
Re: huh.
People who belong to minority groups suffer every day from being dehumanized because they get reduced to caricatures and stereotypes of who they are. Things like this contribute to that dehumanization. It treats people as things instead of full human beings.
All this group is asking for is an apology from the artist, and from the network who allowed him to do the routine. All that needs to happen is something to the effect of a statement that says "I'm sorry I was disrespectful of Native American culture." It's not that complex, it's just an acknowledgement that he did something insensitive, which he did. No-one is dehumanized by seeing a boob on tv. But being made fun of because of your ethnic background or any other immutable trait IS dehumanizing.
Re: huh.