yeah, everyone is racist in a racist society. that doesn’t mean it is a smart move to reproduce racist narratives (by accident or intentionally).
memes famously lack nuance. a black women (esp. if the meme fits so well with preexisting stereotypes) will be read as a black woman, making the whole thing a statement abt black women.
Of course it’s not funny, when the child ends up with a name with 7 syllables that even the kid can’t pronounce until they’re 9 years old.
It’s not particularly racist, unless you assume that only dark skinned people give their kids stupid long names. White people do that too.
Maybe * you’re* the racist for making such assumptions.
yeah, everyone is racist in a racist society. that doesn’t mean it is a smart move to reproduce racist narratives (by accident or intentionally).
memes famously lack nuance. a black women (esp. if the meme fits so well with preexisting stereotypes) will be read as a black woman, making the whole thing a statement abt black women.
Explain why they chose a black mother when they make up only 10% of the population.