I found out about this story only days after I did my Swahili rant, and when I saw this video, there was no freaking way I wasn’t going to talk about it. Phillip Scott gives his commentary on some fake tough guy at a mall harassing some teens who were making a music video in the wall, so he decides to be a male Karen (is that a Darren?) to these teenagers who weren’t doing anything and he had the nerve to break the phone of a teenage girl who was filming it and had nothing to do with these other teens. This coward is old enough to be their dad, but he must have felt so manly confronting high schoolers not doing anything wrong in the mall. Of course, this happens to be a racist white guy confronting two Black teens who were making the music video, and while I don’t know the ethnicity of the bystander girl, she definitely doesn’t look Caucasian. The irony gets strong when this irritable coward who’s freaking out is wearing a “Hakuna Matata” shirt! That’s right, the Swahili phrase that means “There is no problem,” or more famously translated as “No worries” for obvious reasons, is on the shirt of some guy who clearly is having irrational worries and not following the so-called “problem-free philosophy”. I’m also glad those teens are still okay, and this Hakuna Matata Harry (whom I will be addressing under that name until I find out this devil’s name) didn’t pull off a Daniel Penny on any of them. Seriously, these white supremacists are everywhere in this country, so one definitely has to be careful. I hope those teens’ families press charges against that guy for harassing them. I doubt he would do that to adolescents who look like his kids.
Before I get into the next part of the post, I will have to preface by saying that I know not everyone who likes the movie franchise that made the phrase famous outside of East Africa is like this or thinks like him or others. What I’m about to say is going to be very harsh as I’m doing this to prove a point about this behavior and how certain people are treated. Let’s be honest here. After 1994, everybody and their mom associated that phrase with that song by Timon and Pumbaa. Let’s not kid ourselves. You all know how I feel about that phrase and how Disney had the temerity to trademark it. So this begs the question, and I’m asking this question to prove a point about something…How will The Lion King fanbase react to a situation like this?
Since that fanbase (one could argue the Disney fandom at large, too) never seems to face any accountability for anything negative that’s associated with that movie franchise, are we going to hear from The Disney Corporation, Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, or even Jon Favreau denouncing Hakuna Matata Harry like how Black people are pressured to condemn any Black celebrity who’s accused of doing or saying something terrible? Would this situation happen if the races were reversed? I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy is a racist jackoff if he’s acting like he’s Mr. Billy Big Balls around those teenagers. This situation only feeds into my prejudices of a good portion of Lion King fans having bigoted views in seeing Black and even other non-white ethnic groups as thugs, criminals, or worthless individuals, much like how they see those hyenas in the movie. That Mickey Mouse Monopoly documentary proved me right years ago about how racist The Lion King and multiple fans of that movie are with the story of Jacqueline Maloney (a Black woman) telling a story of her female Caucasian friend concerned about her three-year-old boy assuming some Black children were just like the hyenas even though they were only playing and laughing. That’s saying nothing about learning about history I didn’t learn in school that proved me right that Mufasa was committing protagonist-centered morality the whole time with the elephant graveyard situation. It’s like if someone is dark enough, then they don’t belong in the circle of life. No, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair, or those in the remake aren’t carte blanche for having a bigoted narrative with those melanin shields in those movies, got it? How would you Lion King fans feel if you got the Kyrie Irving or Kanye West treatment if there was enough power to cancel Hakuna Matata Harry or your fanbase for not condemning this violator? Most of you don’t know what it’s like to be scapegoated by proxy, and you all would scream about how it’s unfair. I’ll ignore the low-hanging fruit that involves Scar’s first sentence of dialogue in the movie to respond to that attitude, so you’re ever so welcome! As someone who’s actually been racially profiled and bashed for things I like because I have a particular skin color, I have no sympathy for this man. There have been people like him who have made my life hell at different times in my life. Silence is violence! I wouldn’t be surprised if various fans, especially some of those nerdy influencers try to pretend this never happened or emphasize how they are “individuals” who don’t deserve to be profiled. Maybe you shouldn’t paint people with the same brush (especially various ethnic groups), and I wouldn’t be tempted to hold a metaphorical mirror to your collective faces. I know this is just dark satire and overexaggerating, but I’m doing this to prove a point because this fandom never gets scrutinized for anything, and I’m treating most of them the way people like me have been treated by those with the power to derogate me at best or dehumanize me at worst.
Hakuna Matata Harry, I hope you face the consequences of being a racist bully. Lion King fans, prove me wrong that you don’t support this guy or think someone like me deserves to be mistreated, harassed, or even abused, like how I had a bad habit of having to prove my humanity to you and others. I hope people do their best to protect their families and not let wicked people harass, hurt, or kill them. It’s saddening what people have to deal with or how certain people get victimized just because of their skin color as these demons see them as prey who can be inflicted without consequences.
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Rot in Hell, Carolyn Bryant!
When I first heard the news, my blood boiled, and I cried because this demon got to live her life without spending a day in jail. I’m not sorry if I say harsh things on this post
Last year, you might have heard the news about how people found the search warrant for Carolyn Bryant dating back to the 50s. For those who didn’t read my posts or heard that ongoing story last year, Carolyn Bryant is the female monster (I refuse to call her a woman) responsible for the murder of Emmett Till, even though she admitted she was lying about him whistling at her or doing anything suggestive. This got attention, and people were trying to put pressure on the MS government to serve the warrant, but they never wanted to press charges. Then they found out she was living in Kentucky with her son. I don’t care what medical conditions she had, she is a white supremacist terrorist who deserved to be punished. Don’t you ever preach to me about law and order where this country allows literal child murders to get a free ride as long as the victims are Black. Oh, yeah. Are we just going to forget that Till’s death was a significant catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement decades ago? Name me one white child murdered by Black people in America, and their killers got away with everything. In the words of Katt Williams: “Don’t worry. I’ll wait.”
We can arrest elderly Nazis decades after WWII, including a 101-year old the same year they found the warrant (as they should be arrested), but they can’t arrest this hellspawn? What the hell is wrong with people and their priorities? I’m beyond sick and tired how color-coded this injustice system is. NO OTHER GROUP has ever had to deal with this in this country and worry about their killers getting off scot-free. Prof. Black Truth did a scathing and powerful video essay about her death. It’s not just these terrorists in the Magnolia State responsible for Till’s murder, but so many enablers then and now have blood on their hands because they don’t want real justice to happen.
Carolyn, may your soul be damned forevermore and I hope you beg for mercy while the demons in hell ask “Did you give Emmett any mercy?” as they torment your vile being in the abyss.
Oh, and if you think what I said was more offensive than Emmett Till dying because of a lie, then get the hell off my blog.
Rest in Peace, Emmett Till. You and your family deserve better.
Phillip Scott pulls no punches about the 7 ways Black people get gaslighted
I just saw this yesterday, and this hit me like a ton of bricks. If you have over an hour, then check this out. I’ve had most of those things said to me offline and online. It’s so insidious to psychologically torture someone. I’ve had people in my age group doing that to me and various authority figures trying to get me to question myself. Even other bloggers on here attacked me using that method, and I’ve seriously debated about exposing some of those people, but it’s not the time to do so if I decide to go through with this.
How Teachers Have Been Doing the Great Resignation
It takes a unique person to work in the K-12 system as a teacher or in a faculty position. The good teachers out there deserve to be commended for their work. What gets frustrating is when students act all kinds of rude and belligerent and get rewarded for it by calling for their parents just because a teacher is daring to exercise their authority. Not only that, but those same kids regardless of ethnicity, act all big and bad unless they’re dealing with a white teacher. I’m not saying I was perfect during my childhood, but I wouldn’t even think of cussing out a teacher or threatening them. I don’t blame that teacher for quitting, so she doesn’t have to deal with this crap. I’m also glad Phillip called out the flaws of American schools while taking on both parties’ agendas on miseducating the children.
The Proud Family Actually Mentioned Reparations?!?
Disney did something that legitimately shocked and surprised me. One of their cartoons actually had the nerve to mention reparations and calling white supremacy by name in an episode! This isn’t any irony or satire. I’m legitimately dumbfounded that the Mickey Mouse corporation would try that for one of their shows. In this case, it’s the new iteration of The Proud Family. I saw the original version of that show when I was a kid, and I had mixed feelings about it. While it was good to show a Black family that’s not from the ghetto, and there were some funny moments, I wasn’t a fan of showing Oscar Proud (the dad) as a buffoon or how his wife Trudy suffered from protagonist-centered morality partially because of her getting away with things men can’t get away with in fiction or real life, but that’s a rant for another day. In the sequel/remake Louder and Prouder, they actually did an episode where Penny and her friends have a moment talking about Juneteenth, systemic racism, slavery, and the other original sins of America. Not surprisingly enough, you have racist idiots in and out of the Disney fanbase outraged. If people had their jimmies rustled by Halle Bailey playing Ariel, then this episode would’ve given people heart attacks. I saw the clip in this news video, and even someone who’s a prominent critic of Disney didn’t see any lies told. If anyone has a problem with what was said, then they’re bigots, and they probably use the word “woke” as a dog whistle.
Don’t get me wrong, having an episode addressing reparations and white supremacy doesn’t mean I’m getting myself a Disney+ account. They have to do a lot more to show me they don’t want to do any anti-Black racist crap, and they still have to answer to different things they’ve done instead of being selective at best. Sure, they’ll own up to the portrayals of the crows in Dumbo, but they haven’t dropped the trademark of THAT Swahili phrase or credited Solomon Linda, for example. I would like to call this moment from The Proud Family a start, but I’m still skeptical about it. With that said, this moment proves me right even more that you have racist imbeciles in the Disney fandom, and they need to be called out.
Also, reparations aren’t a handout. They are a debt owed to the descendants of those who built this country with their unpaid labor. However, if you have no issues with Ukrainians and Afghans getting money but have a problem with the possibility of American descendants of slaves getting cash payments, then you’re a hypocrite.
Anti-Black Propaganda Videos for Incoming Immigrants to America? I’m (sadly) not surprised.
Miss me? I haven’t been blogging a lot, but I just found a story worth talking about.
A video has been making the rounds of an African immigrant to America (presumably from Egypt) talking about how she and others saw a video while in the immigration process about Black Americans being shown as evil and all criminals. She claims that this is all by Caucasians in the Department of Immigration while also claiming she didn’t know about slavery or Civil Rights until after she was already in America. While she’s not wrong about how it was “them folks” making this propaganda to her and others (why would the melanated people in America make propaganda about themselves?), but I did find it odd that she didn’t know about those atrocities. Unless she was from a remote region without the internet, computers, or smartphones, I can’t see how she wouldn’t know about this stuff in this day and age. I don’t expect her to know everything because even Americans aren’t taught about everything, but she should’ve at least done some basic Google searches to learn some of the basics at minimum. I’m also glad Phil brought up the point that Black America didn’t go and colonize her and others’ homelands, steal their resources, or violate their people en masse, so why are Black Americans the bad guys worldwide when we didn’t collectively do these things?
It’s some food for thought.
Whoopi Goldberg, you’re despicable for defending Carolyn Bryant!
If there was any news involving Carolyn Bryant, I wanted to cover it. I did hear about that Till movie coming out this year, but I didn’t want to make any mention of it until the movie was released. However, warning signs went off when I saw that Whoopi Goldberg was cast to play Emmett Till’s grandmother.
Once I heard about this story where Whoopi opened her mouth about this atrocity, I just HAD to talk about it. Trust me, Candace Owens and Kanye West haven’t been the only ones selling out in a hardcore fashion with that infamous Paris Fashion Show stunt, but this case is just as appalling.
Whoopi said that Carolyn Bryant doesn’t need to be in jail and should just admit to what she did.
ARE. YOU. FREAKING. SERIOUS?!?!?! This is low even for you! I’m not expecting her to be some major activist, but I know she knows better. I’m glad Phil used the example of the Jewish community not forgiving Nazis and how they are still getting locked up despite being centenarians even this year, so how on earth could Whoopi or any sane person defend what this murderer did. She was responsible for a lynching, got others to kill Emmett, admitted she was lying about being harassed or assaulted, and never spent a day in jail for her crimes. Now the mainstream media is going to use Whoopi’s comment as a rhetorical dodge and encourage people to forgive her. I’m not like her, so I’m definitely going to call her out. She doesn’t represent me, and she certainly doesn’t represent the Till family. I’m definitely not going to watch that Till movie, especially after this nonsense.
I’m not a fan of Whoopi Goldberg whether it’s her acting, stand-up, or her stuff on The View even though I don’t watch that show. She’s said and done stupid things, but this is the most offensive thing she’s done in her career so far. Keep in mind, this is the same person who defended the crows in the Dumbo movie and believed that they should’ve kept the “I Ain’t Seen No Elephant Fly” song let alone having the characters in the remake (even Tim Burton was smart enough NOT to include them). I’ve said this multiple times, but this bears repeating…the lead crow’s name is Jim! Speaking of Disney, this is also the same person who played a character while portraying Black stereotypes and using her “hood” voice. Yes, I’m obviously talking about Shenzi the hyena from The Lion King, but you knew I was going to make that potshot given the reputation I got here (I’m sure Carolyn Bryant thinks all Black people are like that character or the other hyenas). This is straight-up blasphemous what she did and I don’t see how any person could find what she said to be good.
Whoopi, you’re a godforsaken traitor for defending that white supremacist devil!
This Racist Indonesian at Northwestern University Spotted with Blackface to Mock the New Ariel
Sorry for saying that I wouldn’t be posting as much. I did surprisingly have some free time yesterday and I just had to post on this story when I found out about it.
It’s been a while since I ranted about Disney on this blog!
This Indonesia Law student at Northwestern University was caught doing a disgusting parody of those reaction videos of the upcoming Little Mermaid trailer featuring Halle Bailey. Yes, I did see the original trailer even though I have no plans to see this remake. I remember the racist backlash when they announced the casting a few years ago, but wow these white supremacists and their sellout allies have been absolutely livid. These same people who didn’t bat an eye about Scarlett Johanson playing Motoko Kusanagi in the American live-action remake of Ghost in the Shell are throwing a tizzy about the new Ariel. It wasn’t limited to the racists of the Caucasian persuasion, but this bigot from the Jakarta region just had to get his Al Joelson on TikTok and now he’s getting dragged on the net for his blatant racism. I hope the pressure is on for him to get expelled and deported back to his homeland. I get Disney has been getting a ton of buzz once the trailer dropped and there were all these reaction videos of Black girls seeing an Ariel who looked like them. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against them for wanting to see themselves in a positive way, remake or not, but this remake isn’t going to make the House of Mouse a bastion of anti-racist allyship. Can we at least agree that much, everybody? Remember that this is the same company that tried to make that Princess of North Sudan Movie not even a decade ago, tried to trademark “Dia de los Muertos” with Coco, and (if you’ve known me for a while, you see where this is going) never owned up to the racist stuff they did with The Lion King with the portrayal of the hyenas and still haven’t dropped the “Hakuna Matata” trademark to this day. I’m also glad Phillip brought up the whitewashing and blackface with real-life people or fictional characters who weren’t white, to begin with. I’m also sick of people who tell me not to call out stuff with fiction when these same people freak out about stuff like this. I could namedrop certain bloggers who attacked me or think that way, but I’m not that petty. It’s 2022 and people are still being complete morons and showing their klan hoods because of a new depiction of someone from the Disney Princess Breakfast Club.
To that guy who pulled off that blackface nonsense, you won’t get to kiss the girl with your bigotry. I had to shoehorn a Little Mermaid reference in somewhere.
From Child Star to Matricidal Maniac: Ryan Grantham is Now Serving a Life Sentence
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63005840
To quote a certain YouTuber: It has happened…AGAIN!
This Gen Z Canadian actor known for his roles in Riverdale, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Supernatural got busted when he shot his own mom in 2020, but got convicted just days ago. Not only did he kill his mother while she playing piano, but he also had a weed and alcohol-fueled bender, and threatened to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during this time. What took the justice system this long to lock him up? Was it because he was involved in big-name movies and shows? I’m just asking questions here. I know this is in Canada instead of the US, but isn’t it telling that this brat murdered his own mother and lived to tell about it, yet George Floyd didn’t kill anyone and got a knee on his neck the same year? It’s something to think about. Ryan Grantham better have the rest of his life to think about his actions in killing his own flesh and blood, doing drugs, and threatening to kill the leader of his home country.
Side note: If you want to shut up racist idiots about how certain people do “all the crimes”, then bring this up and call it a “white-on-white” crime among other stories.
I’m sorry to hear that Barbara Waite died due to her son’s gun, but this should’ve never happened. I’m not surprised it didn’t get that much attention in the news.
I had never heard of Vidor, TX until days ago, and YIKES! I can see why it’s called the most racist town in America!
This woman is brave for bringing this up on TikTok. I have never been to Texas in my life so far and I had never heard of Vidor, so please forgive me for not knowing. What I’m not naive about is how hateful and racist multiple areas are. I’m not surprised, but I’m disgusted how this is still a Sundown Town even in 2022. So many humans are disgusting and you need to know how bad this town is.
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