Posted on 08/26/2022 11:01:42 AM PDT by Red Badger
Actress Drew Barrymore is being accused of cultural insensitivity toward “black creators” for posting a video of herself enjoying the rain, which at least one critic says is an appropriation of the “black men frolicking” trend.
Many social media users were confused by the criticism posted by TikTok user amushroomblackly, who chastised Barrymore for the video clip by saying she was a “colonizer” who made it possible for millions of her followers to “dismiss and disrespect the boundaries that black creators have set.”
The TikTok user was upset because she saw Barrymore’s video as an extension of a TikTok trend called “black men frolicking.” It began with the user thexsadxoptimistic filming himself happily running through a field of flowers. The clip got shared on Mashable in May and quickly went viral, inspiring other social media users to copy him. It allegedly spread to black women as well.
Barrymore, meanwhile, shared a short clip of herself enjoying the rain while she was standing in what appears to be the courtyard of a city building. “Whenever you can, go out into the rain. Do not miss the opportunity!” she tells followers gleefully.
That clip also went viral, with fans of the 47-year-old former child star embracing her happiness after she had such a difficult upbringing. “Watching her heal her inner child makes me so happy,” one person responded to the clip, which boasts more than 21 million views on TikTok.
Another user agreed, saying, “PROTECT DREW BARRYMORE.”
A previous video of hers from May also showed the actress enjoying getting wet in the rain.
Though Barrymore never said she was following the “black men frolicking” trend, the TikTok critic clearly believed she was. When critics came after her for responding too harshly to the actress, amushroomblackly doubled down and posted several more critical videos, reiterating her stance.
“When we say it’s racist, it’s racist,” she said during her reaction to Barrymore’s rain video.
And she’s not the only one taking issue with white people allegedly participating in the frolicking trend. Another user mentioned how only black content creators should be posting these types of videos, and that anyone who considers themselves “allies” should agree with that stance.
“If you’re a good ally, you know when to take a step back and re-evaluate your choices. And stop,” he said. “Let black people experience black joy with each other for once.”
“Black men frolicking?” Do I not want to do a Google search for that?
Angry Black Tyro would just say, ‘Whoever heard of Gene Kelly?’
If her grandfather was alive he would let them have the ultimate in swearing and make them melt ,LOL
But don’t you know? Blacks invented everything. Whites just stole the credit. I used to have a coworker who earnestly believed this.
Drew Barrymore ==> Frolicking???
Brings to mind her birthday present to Johnny Carson that made TV history...
> Video Of Herself Frolicking In The Rain
Oh no! Never before has anything been so racist!
Fred was a racist too according to them. See the “Bojangles of Harlem” dance number in Swing Time.
I didn’t see it, what did she do?.....................
At the last place I worked there was a client that enjoyed walking in the rain. I enjoyed it too and it helped calm this person who was rather aggressively high strung at most times.
When I new employee arrived I explained that to be successful in that job a person needed to be prepared like a boy scout. I specifically talked through having a change of clothes and having seasonally appropriate clothing and protections available at all times.
The next day was a cool fall day it rained. The client walked. The new employee who had ignored everything I had said had arrived inappropriately dressed to be in any public setting. About a quarter mile into what was often an 8 mile walk, the newb was already on the phone complaining to the (ever clueless) recruiters that they had lied about the job then he immediately called and filed an complaint that the client and we as a company were racist because we made a black man walk in the rain.
I would have fired him but someone in upper level management chose to move him to another location where he ignored doing any work for at least the next 7 years.
It wasn’t carson, it was letterman and she flashed him.
Probably what caused his heart attack..................... 😁
The new guy did not want to walk in the rain with person paying the freight. Okay your client liked to do business while walking and walking in the rain, so what.
The new guy did not listen to one thing you said and resented catering to the client and files a complaint about him. If you had lost that client what would your company have done then?
I like walking, I would have been right at home with that guy. And walking 8 miles on top of that, man you are getting lots of exercise, out in the open, beautiful way of doing business.
White people never frolicked in the rain at Woodstock either................😜
“When we say it’s racist, it’s racist,” she said
You probably didn’t know that some American roadways are racist also. Did you? Because,.....uhhhh. racist because.....you know, the thing....racist, because....uhhh, ask Sec. Buttigieg.....it’s his idea.....he’s the only one who knows how to articulate it.Coming out of his oversized wooden ventriloquist’s dummy head, it makes sense when you hear it from him.
Good story
It was Letterman not Carson, but memorable. For those that hate waiting, flash is around the 4 minute mark.
You can find it on youtube, it was actually pretty funny. She was dancing in front of him, on top of his desk and she just lifted her shirt. The look on letterman’s face was priceless.
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