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Posted on 08/27/2022 11:46:35 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer
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.
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.
o be “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.”
Chocolate Rain
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“Clockwork Orange” has a rendition I’ve Loved in the Past!
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We had a Wendy’s smack down just recently as a 35 yr old black Employee Sucker punched a 67 yr old white man,,,
One punch and DEAD.
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Let’s talk RACISTS.
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Love Drew.
A little ‘Horror Show’,,
“Boom,Boom,BOOM!”
Good thing it wasn’t fried chicken and watermelon!!
Ya got Odumbo and
Big Mike.
R.Lee Ermie,
Full Metal Jacket.
In it I observed:
”…I lay there, and became completely drenched. It cooled me off. It cleaned me. That was one of the most wonderful things I have done in years. I cannot remember the last time I was in the pouring rain willingly. It has been years.
As my wife and I have gotten older, the heat keeps us inside. We don't go outside much when the heat is up. But I realized today...we don't go outside much when it rains, either. We tend to run inside, jump in a car, or get under an umbrella or a roof.
It occurred to me that I hadn't taken the time to register the feel of unprotected rain...”
The way people treat rain, you would think it was going to melt them.
But, I'm kind of glad that this woman has made this claim, and that she is attacking a well-known white female. Perhaps they will begin to see what they are creating.
Well I guess that Singing in the Rain is what the n..er..natives in mother Africa did as they built those towering palacesI bet it's hard to work or dance with those flies walking in and out of your mouth.
You left out basketball, which was invented by a white physical education teacher for his all-white students in Springfield, MA.
I left out a lot of things, like mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, engineering ...
My list was meant to be suggestive, not exhaustive.
See Fred Reed’s essays on topic for more detail.
Don’t know about Kelly, but Fred Astaire and his sister Adele were dancing in vaudeville (mostly ballroom style) and were stars long before the Nicholas Bros were a well-known act. Much of what is supposedly black music and dance originated in early to mid 19th century minstrel shows and Irish entertainment.
So nice to see them eating each other
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