Don’t worry, white viewers. If you’re at this blog and not a troll, you probably haven’t said these. But we might have thought some. I certainly have heard a lot on, e.g., calls-in to radio programs.
The actress and author of this film, the wonderful Franchesa Ramsey, suggests the following sites for those who think this video is racist:
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http://www.bet.com/news/national/2012/01/05/commentary-the-controversy-of-s-w…Colorlines
http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/01/sht_white_girls_say_to_black_girls_vir…MSNBC
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/06/10004774-s-white-girls-say-to…Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/franchesca-ramsey/shit-girls-say_b_1184130.htmlMTV ACT
http://act.mtv.com/posts/interview-creator-of-shit-white-girls-say-to-black-g…Village Voice article
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/franchesca_ramsey.php
Feminist Philosophers 
This is funny and well-produced. I don’t particularly think it’s racist. On the other hand, if a white person hypothetically made a video that was accused of being racist toward blacks, I’m not sure what we’d make of a statement along the lines of “The author suggests that anyone who thinks the video is racist visit the following sites, on which the author herself, and/or other white people, take the position that the video is not racist.”
Nemo, I don’t think the sites were simply denying that the video is racist. The first one in fact expresses a worry that the title is, but it more tries to explain that the so-called white remarks are insulting to blacks:
This sketch has the virtue of making white people laugh out loud and uncomfortable at the same time. This woman is really talented. Give her her own television show. Give her her own network.
Anne, I know, I didn’t mean to imply that the suggested sites were simply making naked assertions that the video wasn’t racist in its own right.
“…I’m not sure what we’d make of a statement along the lines of ‘The author suggests that anyone who thinks the video is racist visit the following sites, on which the author herself, and/or other white people, take the position that the video is not racist.'”
Here’s what I make of it: whites often claim, presuming their authority to vouch for themselves, that questionable conduct is not racist or racially biased, without even pointing toward any substantive rationale.
Anon “sr” philosopher, that applies of course to people generally. And of course, anyone is entitled without presumption to vouch for himself or herself, and a person of a given race is entitled to vouch for another person of the same race. My point was that, in matters of race, even where a substantive rationale for questioned conduct is presented, its persuasive effect will (rightly or wrongly) be somewhat diminished to the extent that it is perceived as being proffered either by the author of the conduct or by other persons also not belonging to the ostensible target group. For that reason, I thought that the selection of sites commended by the author to those who might find the video racist was perhaps not the most conducive to persuasion. I thought the race-reversing hypothetical would serve to highlight this.
I do love this video!
You spelled Franchesca’s first name wrong – leaving out the last “c”…
Cheers!