It may or may not alter your enjoyment of the video to know that these are 2 professional actors. And that the woman had appeared in a previous Pumpcast News segment. All indications point to this being a completely staged event by professional actors. The Smoking Gun has the details. As does Slate. Personally, as I watched it, I kept wondering about the odds that a random black man in Los Angeles in 2013 chooses a Bon Jovi song from the 1980s. I do not know any black people who like Bon Jovi. Even in New Jersey. Of course this may say more about me than anything. I did recognize the completely racist nature of my thought as it arose while watching. And yet I am not surprised that someone else watched it, called bullshit and went to investigate. I hope this doesn't mean I should commit suicide.
Anonymous -- I am willing to credit your investigative skills ... and still can't deny I enjoyed it. I guess that says something about my blinkered credulity.
It may or may not alter your enjoyment of the video to know that these are 2 professional actors. And that the woman had appeared in a previous Pumpcast News segment. All indications point to this being a completely staged event by professional actors. The Smoking Gun has the details. As does Slate. Personally, as I watched it, I kept wondering about the odds that a random black man in Los Angeles in 2013 chooses a Bon Jovi song from the 1980s. I do not know any black people who like Bon Jovi. Even in New Jersey. Of course this may say more about me than anything. I did recognize the completely racist nature of my thought as it arose while watching. And yet I am not surprised that someone else watched it, called bullshit and went to investigate. I hope this doesn't mean I should commit suicide.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous -- I am willing to credit your investigative skills ... and still can't deny I enjoyed it. I guess that says something about my blinkered credulity.
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