I’m convinced that knowingly playing to type can be a valid form of social commentary. For example, suppose I saw a black university student wearing a shirt that read, “WHERE THE WHITE WOMEN AT?” It would be obvious to me that the student was knowingly invoking a negative stereotype to underscore the absurdity of it.
Of course, most people seem determined to take only the most literal reading of such things . . .
Comments (1)
good point. i wish i was black so i could wear that shirt. just kidding.