1. Anti-Racist Humor in Stand-up Comedy Language of Racism Kim van Lookeren Campagne

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3. How is humor used against racist discourse in the United States, and what are the different reactions of the public to stand-up comedians Chris Rock and Lisa Lampanelli?

4.  “Laughing to keep from crying” (Bailey 2012:257)  Relief theory (Pérez 2013:481)  Buffer of humor needed to be well received (Bailey 2012:258)

5.  Pre-civil rights = humor of accommodation  Protests against racist humor, in other words: “their being made the butt of humor initiated by anyone but themselves” (Pérez 2013:482)  Saying racist things does not make someone a racist  “Racial versus racist humor” (Pérez 2013:483)

6. Are her jokes racist or anti-racist? Reactions to her shows that racism is more impactful than “reverse racism”  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/lisa-lampanelli-racial-slur-lena-dunham_n_2719639.html - crossing the line to offensive is sometimes marked by the use of the N wordhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/lisa-lampanelli-racial-slur-lena-dunham_n_2719639.html “Lisa releases us from a prison of cultural guilt” – Jim Carrey killowatz 11 months ago She is a racist...Be brave enough to call her what she is..Every bit she does circles around some attack on a group. …She must have cried a river when Prez. Obama won a second term.. theirishrake 7 months ago She isn't racist…She pokes fun at every racial stereotype highlighting how ridiculous actual racists are. If everyone is insulted, no one is insulted - if that makes any sense. You're an idiot if you are taking her seriously. Everyone was having a laugh. Whitney Parker 9 months ago cant stand people like that, its down right degrading!! Gizmo meta 1 year ago aah, this world would be a much better place if we all could laugh at the racist jokes, isntead of being a total bitch about it

7. Comments are mostly about issues in racism and not about Chris Rock himself graffitiskate1000 1 week ago “Something can't be good when you say it but bad when another race says it that makes no fucking sence” djjr231 1 week ago “A word isn't objectively offensive; it merely depends on who says it, so of course it makes sense for blacks to get offended if a white guy says 'nigga' but not if a black guy does.” ubergamer2010 2 weeks ago (edited) It depends on: 1) How they say it (is it said harmlessly or to offend) 2) Whether they say 'nigga' or 'nigger' …I'm half white/half Asian but I say nigga sometimes for fun, saying "What up my nigga!!" to any of my friends is fun and I don't see why it should offend anyone. It's not good to say it around other black people as it sounds stereotypical though even if that's not intended. Corellian Smuggler 5 days ago I find Chris Rock hilarious, but I do find myself thinking, as a white guy, 'I could never get away with saying half of the shit he does'.

8. Lisa Lampanelli:  says in the beginning that she is Italian  says that she has interracial relationships  “if everyone is insulted, no one is insulted”? – makes fun of herself as well  Making people uncomfortable is part of facing people with racism today…? Chris Rock:  Only talks about Whites and African-Americans  Tries to avoid label of reverse racism  Does not talk about white people directly but white people in relationship to African-Americans  Does not go into topics/events that are too serious – criticizes but in a way that White people do not feel it too much

9.  “the lower on the racial hierarchy, the less elaborate the strategies” (487)  Authentic inauthenticity  Be funny For White comedians:  Use racial common sense, self-deprecation, and distancing mechanisms  Do not cross the “hurtline” between funny and offensive (487) Non-White comedians:  Encouraged to talk about their own group  Go all the way  Instructor to Asian/White student: “I want you to sound more Asian” (494)  Expected to use racial humor

10.  Raise the issue of racism and stereotypes  It is such a sensitive issue, humor is a good way to face it  Show how ridiculous racism is  Brings “camaraderie” (Cundall 2012:157)  Private becomes public

11.  Jokes can be interpreted in different ways  Chris Rock and other non-white comedians could be objectifying themselves by presenting themselves as performers/entertainers (Bailey 2012:258)  Isn’t the audience already anti-racist? Are they making a difference?  Can offend and/or reinforce stereotypes (wrong strategies)  Laughing with or at

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