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So this week we watched The Incredibles and began reading Caucasia. Very interesting combination there… and maybe just about as opposite as you can get as far as family is concerned.
I love “The Incredibles” and I really thought that the points we discussed in class about the contradictions presented in the film, such as being yourself, but not living up to your potential. They are very interesting contradictions! And the Underminer at the end. In addition to being hilarious, it definitely brings up an interesting point. What was Pixar’s goal in making this movie? Very interesting indeed.
I also looked up the lyrics to the song “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones that we discussed, and I was literally shocked by what the lyrics say:
Brown Sugar lyrics
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields Sold in a market down in New Orleans Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright Hear him whip the women, just around midnight Ah, brown sugar how come you taste so good? Ah, brown sugar just like a young girl should Drums beating cold English blood runs hot Lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop House boy knows that he's doing alright You should a heard him just around midnight Ah, brown sugar how come you taste so good? Ah, brown sugar just like a young girl should Ah, brown sugar how come you taste so good? Ah, brown sugar just like a young girl should I bet your mama was a tent show queen And all her girlfriends were sweet sixteen I'm no school boy but I know what I like You should have heard me just around midnight Ah, brown sugar how come you taste so good? Ah, brown sugar just like a young girl should I said yeah, yeah, yeah, whew How come you... how come you taste so good? I said yeah, yeah, yeah, whew Just like a black girl should
I literally could not believe some of the things… “whip the women?” “Why do you taste so good?” This song is the most inappropriate thing a young black girl could ever want to impersonate. I am so shocked that this song was as much of a hit as it was, I think in current times it would be absolutely rejected by pop culture, and seen as vile and hateful. But hey, it was 1971, and apparently this was completely fine back then, since it was a number one hit in the U.S. and the lead song for the Rolling Stones Sticky FIngers album. Another interesting fact about the song brought to you by wikipedia:
The song was later used in a 1998 Pepsi commercial with a fly singing a cover version of “Brown Sugar” after sipping on some spilled Pepsi. The commercial was used as part of Pepsi’s aggressive ad campaign of switching to a blue background on its cans & bottles after decades of using a white background.
Now I think using this song for a fly singing about Pepsi is the most appropriate interpretation we may ever get.
All of this is very intersting… Hmm. =)
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