As a Black Womxn I just have to say I completely disagree with this article. It feels like the writer is saying Ziwe isn't taking racism serious enough and that if she used "real" rage and pain it would be better but YOU DON'T GET TO TELL HER HOW TO DEAL WITH HER EXPERIENCES. This feeds in to the White Supremacy phenomenon of trauma porn, that the way white people learn about and empathize with racism is by watching Black and Brown people be harmed or traumatized. We are not here to share our experiences just the way you want to see them but the way we chose to share them. I love Ziwe's show because I identify with the hilarity that often comes with "difficult conversations" its often outrageous the things said to the point where all you can do is laugh. I love seeing a BIPOC woman turning that in to a healing balm for us who knows what this feels like and lives it daily.
I’m commenting a year later - wonder if the author has changed their thoughts on this. It is not really an issue with Ziwe’s show but with the media corporation that touts their (or any television programming) can be an antiracist tool for dismantling white supremacy. thats the issue with white culture is how black art is framed as a learning objective for white people to sit through to become better people. I’m black and ziwe’s show is just funny to me but obviously its psychotic for any white person to watch it and have the magical thinking that her minimally controversial showtime show is an anti racist antidote to white supremacy.
As a Black Womxn I just have to say I completely disagree with this article. It feels like the writer is saying Ziwe isn't taking racism serious enough and that if she used "real" rage and pain it would be better but YOU DON'T GET TO TELL HER HOW TO DEAL WITH HER EXPERIENCES. This feeds in to the White Supremacy phenomenon of trauma porn, that the way white people learn about and empathize with racism is by watching Black and Brown people be harmed or traumatized. We are not here to share our experiences just the way you want to see them but the way we chose to share them. I love Ziwe's show because I identify with the hilarity that often comes with "difficult conversations" its often outrageous the things said to the point where all you can do is laugh. I love seeing a BIPOC woman turning that in to a healing balm for us who knows what this feels like and lives it daily.
I’m commenting a year later - wonder if the author has changed their thoughts on this. It is not really an issue with Ziwe’s show but with the media corporation that touts their (or any television programming) can be an antiracist tool for dismantling white supremacy. thats the issue with white culture is how black art is framed as a learning objective for white people to sit through to become better people. I’m black and ziwe’s show is just funny to me but obviously its psychotic for any white person to watch it and have the magical thinking that her minimally controversial showtime show is an anti racist antidote to white supremacy.