Comments for Kenyon Farrow http://kenyonfarrow.com Writer. Journalist. Activist. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Kenyon Wants to Learn How to ‘Dougie’ by justdc http://kenyonfarrow.com/2010/07/26/kenyon-wants-to-learn-how-to-dougie/#comment-5235 justdc Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:50:55 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=820#comment-5235 I am not a fan of hip hop thuggery but this song just hasn't impressed me. I am not a fan of hip hop thuggery but this song just hasn’t impressed me.

]]> Comment on A Black Gay Day In NYC: Black Lesbians Beaten By NYPD, RIP Octavia St. Laurent, Prop 8 Protest by gejiofor http://kenyonfarrow.com/2009/05/27/a-black-gay-day-in-nyc-black-lesbians-beaten-by-nypd-rip-octavia-st-laurent-prop-8-protest/#comment-5234 gejiofor Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:11:46 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=775#comment-5234 I haven't seen Miss Laurent since Paris is Burning... I haven’t seen Miss Laurent since Paris is Burning…

]]> Comment on John Mayer: The N Word the Least of the Problem by gejiofor http://kenyonfarrow.com/2010/02/11/john-mayer-the-n-word-the-least-of-the-problem/#comment-5233 gejiofor Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:06:02 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=816#comment-5233 Wow, John Mayer...Not comforting to read that he behaved like this...informative thread. G.A. Ejiofor Wow, John Mayer…Not comforting to read that he behaved like this…informative thread.

G.A. Ejiofor

]]> Comment on John Mayer: The N Word the Least of the Problem by Suzy Subways http://kenyonfarrow.com/2010/02/11/john-mayer-the-n-word-the-least-of-the-problem/#comment-5232 Suzy Subways Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:13:09 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=816#comment-5232 Hi Kenyon! Please come back again! We miss you! Much love, Suzy Hi Kenyon! Please come back again! We miss you!
Much love, Suzy

]]> Comment on Tropic Thunder: The Joke’s On Who? by unrevolutionize http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/08/19/tropic-thunder-the-jokes-on-who/#comment-5231 unrevolutionize Wed, 19 May 2010 01:47:06 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.wordpress.com/?p=440#comment-5231 Why not watch it before calling it out for its racial undertones? I think you are spot on with the disabled commentary, however, the imbd guide is not enough to conclude that the movie was inherently racist. Why not watch it before calling it out for its racial undertones? I think you are spot on with the disabled commentary, however, the imbd guide is not enough to conclude that the movie was inherently racist.

]]> Comment on John Mayer: The N Word the Least of the Problem by dimpledmoon http://kenyonfarrow.com/2010/02/11/john-mayer-the-n-word-the-least-of-the-problem/#comment-5230 dimpledmoon Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:16:41 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=816#comment-5230 i'm a little late to this. but, i agree with you kenyon. i can sorta see what carriemartha is saying. i think it is likely that mayor is just trying to be cute or whatever, but he's trying to be cute about racism, as a way of glossing over his own and not looking at it with a truly critical eye, which shows a fundamental prejudice and a lack of respect and love. i totally agree that the rest of what he said was just as problematic. but, the platform is equally problematic. playboy. the questions disgusting. the answers, not surprisingly, disgusting. i’m a little late to this. but, i agree with you kenyon. i can sorta see what carriemartha is saying. i think it is likely that mayor is just trying to be cute or whatever, but he’s trying to be cute about racism, as a way of glossing over his own and not looking at it with a truly critical eye, which shows a fundamental prejudice and a lack of respect and love. i totally agree that the rest of what he said was just as problematic. but, the platform is equally problematic. playboy. the questions disgusting. the answers, not surprisingly, disgusting.

]]> Comment on John Mayer: The N Word the Least of the Problem by carriemartha http://kenyonfarrow.com/2010/02/11/john-mayer-the-n-word-the-least-of-the-problem/#comment-5228 carriemartha Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:50:35 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=816#comment-5228 Agreed on the problem of giving John Mayer more understanding than Kanye West. Our media and society have a clear and documented practice of a racial double standard for accountability, and Kanye has been on the losing side of it every time. Agreed on the problem of giving John Mayer more understanding than Kanye West. Our media and society have a clear and documented practice of a racial double standard for accountability, and Kanye has been on the losing side of it every time.

]]> Comment on John Mayer: The N Word the Least of the Problem by Kenyon Farrow http://kenyonfarrow.com/2010/02/11/john-mayer-the-n-word-the-least-of-the-problem/#comment-5227 Kenyon Farrow Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:38:06 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=816#comment-5227 Thanks for posting, but we clearly disagree on this one. Feministing raised a good point today when they asked why are people so eager to give him the benfit of the doubt, and why Kanye West was nearly banned from the planet for interfering in Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speech? And furthermore, I think he feels bad, from watching the segment of his concert where he apologized. But I think he feels bad for the wrong reasons. His attempts to be snarky, if you ask me, only uncovered such deep-seated racism, rather than his just being caught in a verbal quip with a reporter. He doesn't apologize for the substance of what he said, but only for his intentions (to appear snarky) and the hurt feelings it caused his background singers. Thanks for posting, but we clearly disagree on this one. Feministing raised a good point today when they asked why are people so eager to give him the benfit of the doubt, and why Kanye West was nearly banned from the planet for interfering in Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech?

And furthermore, I think he feels bad, from watching the segment of his concert where he apologized. But I think he feels bad for the wrong reasons. His attempts to be snarky, if you ask me, only uncovered such deep-seated racism, rather than his just being caught in a verbal quip with a reporter. He doesn’t apologize for the substance of what he said, but only for his intentions (to appear snarky) and the hurt feelings it caused his background singers.

]]> Comment on John Mayer: The N Word the Least of the Problem by carriemartha http://kenyonfarrow.com/2010/02/11/john-mayer-the-n-word-the-least-of-the-problem/#comment-5226 carriemartha Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:29:37 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=816#comment-5226 You know, i'm not as mad about this as everybody else. I think it's possible he was attempting to call people out who use "hood" as a euphemism for "nigger" not nec. using it that way himself. He's being criticized for trying to "be down" but I get the feeling he was actually intending to criticize people who do that. I guess in a post-modern way criticizing other white people for trying to be down = trying to be down, but it's a distinction that bears mentioning imho. And personally, When I was dating, I felt the same way about white women that Mayer does about black women -- many are awesome and beautiful but I'm just not attracted. I know this is because I don't feel safe with white women because of racism, and I know that John Mayer doesn't have that excuse. But to me, even though his tone was flip (it seems he was extremely drunk during the interview), it did seem like he was asking himself questions about that. For me "I need to start dating separately from my dick" though crass, could mean "I need to think about why my intellectual desires are so different from my physical ones." I think dude is kind of thoughtful. Also, just like with most of these incidents, I think a continued discussion rather than an immediate shutting down and blanket apology would be much more beneficial to the project of racial healing and understanding at large. If John Mayer isn't going to be allowed to be open about what could be interpreted as a struggle with his own racism, who is? I have A HUGE amount of respect for you Kenyon -- I've posted links to this blog soooo many times to direct people on what is always a smart, well rendered and well supported opinion. This entry is no different, I just see things differently than you this time. You know, i’m not as mad about this as everybody else. I think it’s possible he was attempting to call people out who use “hood” as a euphemism for “nigger” not nec. using it that way himself. He’s being criticized for trying to “be down” but I get the feeling he was actually intending to criticize people who do that. I guess in a post-modern way criticizing other white people for trying to be down = trying to be down, but it’s a distinction that bears mentioning imho.

And personally, When I was dating, I felt the same way about white women that Mayer does about black women — many are awesome and beautiful but I’m just not attracted. I know this is because I don’t feel safe with white women because of racism, and I know that John Mayer doesn’t have that excuse.

But to me, even though his tone was flip (it seems he was extremely drunk during the interview), it did seem like he was asking himself questions about that. For me “I need to start dating separately from my dick” though crass, could mean “I need to think about why my intellectual desires are so different from my physical ones.” I think dude is kind of thoughtful.

Also, just like with most of these incidents, I think a continued discussion rather than an immediate shutting down and blanket apology would be much more beneficial to the project of racial healing and understanding at large. If John Mayer isn’t going to be allowed to be open about what could be interpreted as a struggle with his own racism, who is?

I have A HUGE amount of respect for you Kenyon — I’ve posted links to this blog soooo many times to direct people on what is always a smart, well rendered and well supported opinion. This entry is no different, I just see things differently than you this time.

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