Seriously Elon, where are you filming these episodes, in the attic of some Ecuadorean Wool coat factory? Take some of that sponsor money and buy yourself a window AC unit or at least a box fan. Take care of yourself, man!

If you think racism is dead, you must live in a cave somewhere. Or in an obtuse bubble of self denial. You don’t have to look very hard to see racism through the veneer of tolerance painted over 21 century sensibility.

Amazing blog, saved your site for hopes to see more!

Suggestion: Your commentary is relevant, poignant and interesting. It is presented well in a video format. Unfortunately, it has two challenges to being heard by a broader audience: condescension and profanity.

Whenever an individual uses profane language, whether they think its widespread and accepted or not (it isn’t ever acceptable in a public commentary targeting general audiences), the natural reflex of viewers is to recoil. The result is a diminishing of the power of the message and the inability to reach broad audiences. Thus, the message is relegated to placate those who already agree with the message and are willing to sit through profane delivery of concepts.

Ironically, Dr. Laura slapped America across the face with the blatant example of Black comedians using the “N” word as her excuse that it could be used by anyone. Black comedians also use profanity. Few ever rise to the level of Bill Cosby exercising that sort of comedy. There are examples of those comedians who have made it big without dropping their use of the “F” bomb and other vulgar terms, but as I stated at the outset, they are few and far between.

Anomalies cannot be used to exemplify the norm. Ala Dr. Laura, who attempted to defend herself using anomalies of Black comedians to justify her perception that the “N” word is a normal widespread use among African Americans and therefore ought to be available to Whites as well.

In this video, the condescension of the White perception that racism is over will immediately turn off White audience who will never hear the insightful messages presented. I also could not make it all the way through this video due to the lack of decorum: i.e. profane, vulgar language.

It is my suggestion that your messages will be better received and more widespread if you adjust the presentation a bit. My assumption is that you create these messages in order to have them heard and create impact and generate feedback and discussion. My suggestion is you continue to do what you do, minus the condescension and profanity.

Just my 2 cents.

Here’s a subject I’d like to hear your video commentary on: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-green/innovation-crisis-in-blac_b_703936.html

Greetings,

I disagree with your assessment. In this particular video there were 4 curses the ENTIRE video. If this offends the sensibilities of the viewer then I possibly am not the person they want to watch. As for condescension – The video specifically states that this was something white and black people were saying. I also said ” a lot of people in America” which again doesn’t call out Whites at all.

I’ve noted on the internet people immediately seem to think im calling out all Whites even when the language used specifically doesn’t state that. I can’t cater to everyone’s sensibilities and because of the amount of hate comments that I see I’m assuming that not only the “choir” is watching the show. Thanks for your critique.

I thought you were cool and insightful. But then you had to go there, and compare racism to rape. I thought I had discovered a site I could enjoy, and learn from and share. But since 1 in 4 women has been raped, that won’t happen. Why hate on women who have been raped? Or men who have been raped?

You are the douche dude who made light of being raped.

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