The above video stars Laura Bell Bundy, who just recently released her first country single, “Giddy On Up,” after a successful run as Belle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde. (Read: the whitest.) This guy knows what she is talking about.
If this were Stereogum, I would assume Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, but since this is Videogum, I am going to assume Awesome Cat and Giant Bigot.
it took me a long, long time to figure out this was a spoof-y comedy thing. i think that means that:
a. this isn’t funny
b. i’ve seen too many real life commercials starring black and white folk that talk like that
c. ugh.
This was funny. That girl was TBSvf, and did a fine impression of Maya Rudolph doing an impression of a hairdresser.
Also, when I was in high school a friend and I got high and went to see Scary Movie 2, and he wasn’t 17 so we bought tickets to see Legally Blonde and then were gonna sneak in, but we accidentally watched all of Legally Blonde. Just so you guys know where I’m at credibility-wise.
Sorry if I stepped on your joke with the pic I posted below. You are funnier than me and I neglected to read all the comments before posting. Green Man should hit ME in the face.
Don’t theater people get a free pass on using grotesque stereotypes for comedy purposes? I’ve spent time with theater people for much of my life, and they all seem to think gay face or black face or asian face or whatever is solid comedy gold… I don’t think anybody would be wounded by this particular video, so I say YES, this is funny.
Can we talk about theater people for a moment also? Not to get all rantgum, but have you ever met such a group of obnoxiously narcissistic and/or delusional people? My ex was a musical theater girl and besides having severe borderline personality disorder (yay late night suicidal phone calls!), she also believed that facebook was her fanclub and that she was already famous. She sang showtunes at local theater and always had some sort of nebulous “broadway audition” that never materialized. Meanwhile she couldn’t – none of them can – hold down even the most menial of jobs because it cuts into their dreamy fantasy unicorn time. The end.
While your ex does sound annoying, perhaps she was just an annoying person in general, and would’ve been obnoxious even if she held down a “real” job.
I feel I must stick up for theater people, being one. Just as we have learned that it is wrong to generalize black people (as demonstrated in the video above), it is wrong to generalize theater people. Just cuz there isn’t a “theaterface” doesn’t mean it’s OK to mock us. We have feelings too. A lot of them. That we express through the majesty of song.
I’m sure you are quite a lovely person, adgied. I’m definitely filtering this generalization through the PTSD I had with this girl and her obnoxious clique. My mom was a musical theater person and she’s the bestest.
My reaction whenever I am forced to think about Laura Bell Bundy. I have hated her irrationally for years now (pretty much since she was cast in LB), and I am so glad now to have a legitimate reason for disliking her!
first because it’s funny and she’s funny, but also b/c i haven’t seen this since i was obsessed with this movie as a child, and DANG she is ridiculously attractive. goodness gracious.
i’m sure this goes without saying, since it was a direct reply to sophi’s comment, but i was talking about madeline kahn. just wanted to make that VERY CLEAR. clue-era madeline kahn, my new girlfriend.
As an Official Professional Expert Black Person (23 years field experience, tenured, with honors), I was prepared to hate this and go all Seriousgum and be capital O – Offended, but that was pretty hilarious. Laura Bell Bundy is now on my radar.
“omglolz” as the kids these days say…i think must have seen this video when he made his claims that the internet is over…cause i don’t see how the internet can top this one, lets pack it up “doods”
also, i seriously enjoyed this the 3 times i’ve watched it
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Let the debate begin:
I can’t stop watching. I would be afraid for my job, but I bet if my boss walked in he would be entranced too.
What’s that, notsewfast? You want my credit card number? Sure, just a sec…..
I wonder about you sometimes Notsewfast…in an appreciative and entirely innocent way, officer.
Roger Sterling is so hard right now.
Pete and Trudy didn’t notice.
Just in case you weren’t sure if country music was full of retards. This gets made.
Just in case you weren’t sure if Broadway was full of retards. This gets made.
http://iamatvjunkie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451c17f69e20120a74c46a3970b-450wi
This girl knows what she’s talking about
I meant this one
She’s pretty.
DOH! You beat me to it. She is indeed pretty. But also funny and just because she is pretty is not proof that SNL is as sexist as the daily show.
Hold on, everyone. I want to hear what Mel Gibson has to say about this.
Still missing something…maybe a dance number?
Awe man I hate myself for not being sure about what that is… Is that from The Three Amigos?
It’s Eminem and his crew, D12 (I hate myself for being sure about what this is).
“I will come down to your hair salon and get special coloring and protein fusion… but you will blow me first.”
That was supposed to be a reply to Guided by Vodka. I really hope that was obvious.
AHHHH WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!!!
That monkey is ready to give up! Cheer up, monkey!
all of the light skinned blacks at work found this funny, the darker ones, not so funny
I was going to say. This is more like biracial face. Which is like only half as racist or something.
I’d rather go here.
It is good to see that C.C. DeVille is getting some work these days.
I don’t think it counts as black face if you don’t wear black face.
I went to high school with girls just like this and they were white, although there names were not Shocantelle Brown…
This video makes Song of the South look like a Paul Robeson retrospective at the DuSable, okay?
“Racism is EVIL!” – the Videogum political correct champion hive mind group think collective
DA>VGPCCHMGTC>AC>GB
Just Sayin, Die Antwoord is the Best.
What do AC and GB stand for?
Anderson Cooper and Great Britain?
Avaricious Communists and Grainy Bread?
DS3M, please, solve this mystery!
If this were Stereogum, I would assume Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, but since this is Videogum, I am going to assume Awesome Cat and Giant Bigot.
Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear
Ugh.
She’s pretty.
You need to work on some new matuurial, bouquet?!
it took me a long, long time to figure out this was a spoof-y comedy thing. i think that means that:
a. this isn’t funny
b. i’ve seen too many real life commercials starring black and white folk that talk like that
c. ugh.
This was funny. That girl was TBSvf, and did a fine impression of Maya Rudolph doing an impression of a hairdresser.
Also, when I was in high school a friend and I got high and went to see Scary Movie 2, and he wasn’t 17 so we bought tickets to see Legally Blonde and then were gonna sneak in, but we accidentally watched all of Legally Blonde. Just so you guys know where I’m at credibility-wise.
I think that’s how everyone ends up watching Legally Blonde.
Legally Blonde is a legitimately more entertaining movie than Scary Movie 2. Even(especially?) when high.
it’s pretty clear the only thing this woman knows about black people, she learned from In Living Color.
and what do they think?
They learned everything they know about gay people from this guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qpmjGhKL-w
I kept waiting for Green Man to come and hit her in the face with a volleyball, but he never did. But he NEVER did.
Sorry if I stepped on your joke with the pic I posted below. You are funnier than me and I neglected to read all the comments before posting. Green Man should hit ME in the face.
This video is just Okrrrr.
You’d think, at this point in our world’s history, people would immediately reject any idea that involves blackface.
I just want to know how JImmy Kimmel got a pass? Is he part Mexican?
Don’t theater people get a free pass on using grotesque stereotypes for comedy purposes? I’ve spent time with theater people for much of my life, and they all seem to think gay face or black face or asian face or whatever is solid comedy gold… I don’t think anybody would be wounded by this particular video, so I say YES, this is funny.
Can we talk about theater people for a moment also? Not to get all rantgum, but have you ever met such a group of obnoxiously narcissistic and/or delusional people? My ex was a musical theater girl and besides having severe borderline personality disorder (yay late night suicidal phone calls!), she also believed that facebook was her fanclub and that she was already famous. She sang showtunes at local theater and always had some sort of nebulous “broadway audition” that never materialized. Meanwhile she couldn’t – none of them can – hold down even the most menial of jobs because it cuts into their dreamy fantasy unicorn time. The end.
And one of them is always getting drunk and taking their clothes off. It’s terrible.
Grr.
While your ex does sound annoying, perhaps she was just an annoying person in general, and would’ve been obnoxious even if she held down a “real” job.
I feel I must stick up for theater people, being one. Just as we have learned that it is wrong to generalize black people (as demonstrated in the video above), it is wrong to generalize theater people. Just cuz there isn’t a “theaterface” doesn’t mean it’s OK to mock us. We have feelings too. A lot of them. That we express through the majesty of song.
Anyway, I laughed.
I’m sure you are quite a lovely person, adgied. I’m definitely filtering this generalization through the PTSD I had with this girl and her obnoxious clique. My mom was a musical theater person and she’s the bestest.
My reaction whenever I am forced to think about Laura Bell Bundy. I have hated her irrationally for years now (pretty much since she was cast in LB), and I am so glad now to have a legitimate reason for disliking her!
oh, god, i can’t stop watching this.
first because it’s funny and she’s funny, but also b/c i haven’t seen this since i was obsessed with this movie as a child, and DANG she is ridiculously attractive. goodness gracious.
i’m sure this goes without saying, since it was a direct reply to sophi’s comment, but i was talking about madeline kahn. just wanted to make that VERY CLEAR. clue-era madeline kahn, my new girlfriend.
funny
As an Official Professional Expert Black Person (23 years field experience, tenured, with honors), I was prepared to hate this and go all Seriousgum and be capital O – Offended, but that was pretty hilarious. Laura Bell Bundy is now on my radar.
This girl feels plagiarized.
“omglolz” as the kids these days say…i think must have seen this video when he made his claims that the internet is over…cause i don’t see how the internet can top this one, lets pack it up “doods”
also, i seriously enjoyed this the 3 times i’ve watched it
somehow i left out PRINCE in that second “sentence” and therefore my joke has failed