Calling a 9 year old a 'cunt' even as a joke isn't funny. But I hate it when these professors lend their own analysis and insert racism too, merely because of the fact the girl is Black. The 'joke' was directed against Quvenzhané Wallis because she's a kid, not Black. The viewpoint below is BS to me; For a girl-child to be referred to in such a way, and to have the remark be repeated in such a widespread fashion, the casualness with which the decency and dignity of young people of color can be violated without a second thought. It is a message that will be picked up, spread and reinforced in other venues, much like a wildfire in a dry forest. Come on. Really?? I remember when I was about the same age as Miss Wallis and went to my first comic book show unattended and brought this raggedy assed comic book I was trying to sell. This dealer took my prized comic book, held it up and said, 'What is this junk kid?? You wipe your ass with it?' I almost cried.:smt089 But the dealer was right. That comic was missing pages, I had added my own 'artistic interpretation' to some of the characters and the back cover was missing. Was what that dealer said racist because I was a little Black boy?? Hell no. The dude was just talking shit because he thought I was trying to get over. I just really get bugged out when folks overstate what is or isn't racism. Calling any little girl regardless of her ethnicity or race a cunt is inexcusable.
For an adult to call a child of any race names like that is very cruel. The feelings of children are very fragile. There is no telling what damage this would do.
In nicer news about this adorable lil girl.... 'Southern Wild' 9-Year-Old DOGGY BAG Earns Mega-Cash Add "business mogul" to her resume -- TMZ has learned, 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis was personally responsible for an EXPLOSION in the doggy bag market this AM ... after rocking her puppy purse on the red carpet. A rep for Poochie & Co. tells TMZ, the stuffed Yorkie purse was specifically designed for Wallis -- the youngest ever Best Actress nominee for her role in "Beasts of the Southern Wild" -- and sales skyrocketed this morning after Wallis debuted the bag on the red carpet last night. We're told Wallis has been wearing the company's puppy purses to various media events since January -- resulting in a steady double-digit growth for the company -- but this morning, the company saw an exponential upsurge in sales numbers. The rep tells us, the Poochie & Co. office has been flooded with calls and emails since this morning ... even from outside the U.S. ... and the company can barely keep up with demand. As for why they chose to give her a Yorkie for the Academy Awards -- the rep says it's because one of Wallis' dogs is a Yorkie ... so it just made sense. Wallis also owns a German Shepherd, but the rep said German Shepherds aren't "cute for girls." http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2LySYglrg Um, there's like 27 different bags this lil spunky chica owns, so I'm stopping at 5...to see all her groovy puppy purses....:smt049 http://photos.toofab.com/galleries/quvenzhan_wallis_puppy_purses#tab=oscars&id=1093633
apples and oranges......the dealer didn't talk about you directly. it is racist because of all the ppl to talk about the talked about her.
Animal purses are not quite new. In the 1958 film Some Came Running, with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine, Shirley's character Ginny carried a purse in the form of a rabbit. That piece accentuated her character ,imho. Check that film out.
It's offensive, I wouldn't say it's racist. Just how I see it. As the title of the article stated, the comment was misogynist, or specifically hateful towards this little girl because of her gender, it wasn't racially specific.
The higher ups at The Onion had apologized and "disciplined" those involved the next day. They believed they had crossed a line they shouldn't. It was very offensive and they won't stoop that low again.
