Africa/ United States: Humor in the Context of Black Modernity, Cont'd
Continuing our series of posts on the tragic but intermittently funny bone of racial history. Kendal wants his hilarious recollection of a school field trip to a cotton field (above), which has since gone viral, taken off the interwebs. We wish him luck. Commenting on "Kendal on Sharecropping," C*Notes blog gives us some insight into humor in the context of black modernity:
It's sad that you could tell a story like this, and have it be 100% accurate-- no hyperbole required. Fortunately, many of us have learned to develop a sense of humor about these things that could otherwise be very scarring and painful. We have to. There's no way we could function if we carried a chip on our shoulder every time this type of shit happens. I think that's why many of these "we want our country back" White Folks that seem to be flocking to the tea party are having nervous breakdowns after the 2008 Presidential Election. It's a fear of a retribution that does not exist.