Comments on: Leslie Jones’ SNL Slavery Rape Joke Was Very Funny & Profound

By: Whitney

Whitney — Sun, 25 May 2014 23:00:00 +0000

Leslie Jones is 6’2″ and relatively endomorphic. I cant name ANY actresses, major media figures who are like her… of ANY race. in all of Hollywood, I can think of 4 women who are 6’0 and none taller – Uma Thurman, Brooke Shiels, Aisha Taylor and Saffron Burrows. NONE of any race are remotely endomorphic, and 1/4 are African American. So where is thr racial angle? Statisticly speaking, a 6’2″ woman is a statistical outlier. So even if society did not have a bias against VERY tall (and nonskinny) women, one would still expect very very few women of that height. Also, there is the issue of playing across from leading men, many of whom are quite short – Tom Cruise, etc. I yhink dhe makes some good points, but Hollywood is not beating down the doors of ANY 6’2 female mesomorphs, regardless of race.

By: RiPPa

RiPPa — Thu, 08 May 2014 12:50:00 +0000

I seriously doubt whether women who looked like her (or who may have internalized body type issues) took the time to slam her on Twitter. I’m sure that they would “get” the joke and there’d be no need to condemn her. That said, her response and however it was received and perceived only seems to be a problem for people like you who didn’t “get” the joke. What did you expect her to do? Hold a seminar in 140 characters to make you feel better? Nobody has timne for that. Besides, she is a comedian and not a sociologist; nor is she an academic. She owes nobody a damn thing in my eye. Get out of your feelings and learn to laugh a bit. It’s She was being bombarded by hundreds of people on Twitter and she responded gwnwrally.

By: Sharra Bucher Goddard

Sharra Bucher Goddard — Wed, 07 May 2014 18:07:00 +0000

I thought it was hilarious, and my husband and I were laughing our asses off. She was so refreshing on SNL. ( an actual FUNNY Weekend Update guest bit) Also, it led to a discussion between my husband and I about racial awareness and we dearly hope she keeps her job at SNL. Looking forward to more avant-garde comedy from this hysterical and Useful woman!

By: ok

ok — Wed, 07 May 2014 16:56:00 +0000

Did you read my comment at all? I said people of her race were leaving her comments about how the sketch made them feel, many of them also dark-skinned black women who wouldn’t be seen as conventionally attractive, and she just called them stupid. She didn’t have any kind of discourse that was in keeping of someone her age, just called people names. I only saw one comment she replied to where they called her ugly or fat, yet all the good comments were shot down as well. She’s invalidating everyone else’s experiences with these responses. You can kiss her ass if you want to but the conversation was one-sided and she only acknowledges people who thought it was hilarious or pulled all these straws out of the air to find some contextual sense to the sketch. Women like me and Leslie have been ugly “bitches and hoes” for centuries and we’re just as “worthless” in the eyes of society now as when we were getting systematically raped by slave owners ahahaha.

By: David Dickinson

David Dickinson — Wed, 07 May 2014 08:18:00 +0000

At the end of her skit, I wanted so much to be able to buy Jones a beef bowl. In fact, I’d give her anything she wants. Wow! What a woman! (Besides, if she really wanted something from me, there’s a good chance she could beat the crap out of me if I refused her.)

By: Mary Burrell

Mary Burrell — Wed, 07 May 2014 03:17:00 +0000

Hated it.

By: RiPPa

RiPPa — Wed, 07 May 2014 01:40:00 +0000

Dr. Brittney Cooper speaks to the issue many women of color face here. Check it out, because it’s not as simple as someone being ugly in the general sense.

http://www.salon.com/2014/05/06/snls_cringe_worthy_truth_leslie_jones_slavery_sketch_was_shoddy_but_important/

By: Shady Grady

Shady Grady — Wed, 07 May 2014 00:04:00 +0000

There are ugly people of all races and both genders. Why does Jones have to connect her lack of romantic success with slavery? But again, whatever her personal issues are, I didn’t find the skit funny.

By: David Dickinson

David Dickinson — Tue, 06 May 2014 22:43:00 +0000

Then I didn’t understand what you said, and I apologize for accusing you of lying.

By: RiPPa

RiPPa — Tue, 06 May 2014 21:44:00 +0000

One question: What have I been “fed,” and how do you know that I’ve digested it?