Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane once again shows off his singing talents with a racist musical number in “Baby Got Black.”
Chris (Seth Green) ignites racial tensions when dates a black girl named Pam. They forbidden to see each other by her father, Jerome (Kevin Michael Richardson). The episode wastes no time int addressing the hypocrisy in so-called reverse racism. Jerome says black women are just a “novelty” to white men, who just want a notch in their belt not a relationship. Lois (Alex Borstein) reminds Jerome that they used to date and asks what white women are to black men.
“A very pleasant page in our memory books,” he explains to his former flame, who eats up the compliment.
Peter (MacFarlane) tries to ingratiate himself by claiming they’ve always been friends. Jerome gives him pop quiz about personal facts only a friend would know. Peter makes stereotypical guesses but still manages to get 2 of 3 answer right. He insists that the animosity blacks have for whites is misplaced and they’ve have done many good things for the world (i.e.; themselves), which he explains in song.
“We gave you Eminem and Justin Bieber too, even though they dress and try to talk like you,” he points out to Jerome, who strangely enough doesn’t appear thankful.
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Peter rides a segway while showing off a wall of other dubious contributions by whites that includes The Cleveland Show, a black sitcom by the very white MacFarlane.
The chorus is sung by white people who all look alike in their identical sweat vests and polo shirts with khakis AKA the white uniform.
“Thank the whites! Thank the whites,” they sing. “You know, you don’t thank the Lord! You thank the whites!”
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Jerome eventually changes his tune but not because of the racist song. He finally sees the hypocrisy when Peter gives into his way of thinking and tells Chris to avoid all black people.
“You know Peter, maybe I did overreact,” Jerome admits. “Just because I’ve experienced some hard times, doesn’t mean this generation can’t teach us a thing or two.”
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Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox (white guy)
Not sure this is a compliment or an insult to the song. Still, it’s not that racist. they’re just saying stuff white people made.
So the song is actually satirical. And no, I don’t just mean ‘it’s horrible, but I like it, please don’t think I’m racist!’
Think about how many people genuinely believe that only white people have been important (thank you history curriculum…), and that therefore whites built America. There are plenty of people out there who think of themselves as rational and tolerant, but they still quietly harbour the idea that whites have proved themselves, and blacks haven’t.
Well this song points out that those people are giving white guys respect for building a culture obsessed with terrible celebrities and women with the sexuality of a damp towel… It basically says ‘in retrospect, our culture could have used a second opinion.’
The fact that he’s pretending to brag about the Cleveland Show after it had already been cancelled makes this clear to me.
Also, if this song was called ‘thank the blacks’ it would be terrible and so racist. Imagine it… ‘We gave you Beat headphones and menthol cigarettes, a whole new way to pronounce “ask”!’ I feel gross just having typed that.
This is the problem. If a white person makes a joke about race then we are labeled “racist”. But of course it’s ok if a black person does! Really!!! Sorry Malik it’s a double standard. After all it is family guy. It’s a spoof people. Don’t take it so serious. Credit to Seth McFarland for having the balls to go there. And no he’s not a racist.
What’s in the song made it racist? Nothing, just what whites made.
If the song was thank the blacks it would not be racist
You’re Both Retarded If You Don’t Think That This Is Racist
Like He Really Said Don’t Thank The Lord Thank The Whites
Dude, the intent of the show is to be provacotive. Learn to recognize a joke and get the fuck over it.