the evolution of oppression and the minstrel show
While more than 80 million people have watched some guy who spent too many hours dancing in front of a mirror to Vanilla Ice, there are some neglected gems on YouTube.
I first stumbled on this video on Playahata, and then found the guy who made the video’s blogsite. Here’s what he had to say about the video:
The concept came to me while driving home one day. It describes the methods of oppression over time leading to todays hijacking of popular culture.
His first video is just as strong (gotta love that Flava Flav):
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Zoneil,
I just happen to be browsing this site and found your blog entry on my movies. Thank you so much for watching and letting people know about it. I have another one up now called Punk Ass Negros. Give it a look and let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwIWC71vU1U