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Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:54 am
by Story of O
How about if an impressionist does an accent because his subject has one?
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:56 am
by Currywurst and Chips
Wally Banter wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:30 am
Surely there's a bunch of factors involved? Like:
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any intrinsic power imbalance between the accent doer and the subject
- whether the particular accent has a history of being used to cause harm or offence
- the intention behind doing the accent
- whether doing the accent is perpetuating some kind of stereotype or inequality
How is that gauged though?
Is it wrong for white British people to do Australian accents by that measure as they were once a colony we sent prisoners to?
Appreciate your attempt to codify what's (not) on.
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:05 am
by OyinbO
I do a great BAME accent, tbf
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:08 am
by Wally Banter
Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:56 am
Wally Banter wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:30 am
Surely there's a bunch of factors involved? Like:
-
any intrinsic power imbalance between the accent doer and the subject
- whether the particular accent has a history of being used to cause harm or offence
- the intention behind doing the accent
- whether doing the accent is perpetuating some kind of stereotype or inequality
How is that gauged though?
Is it wrong for white British people to do Australian accents by that measure as they were once a colony we sent prisoners to?
Appreciate your attempt to codify what's (not) on.
Nah, you're alright.
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:10 am
by Rich Tea Wellin
OyinbO wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:05 am
I do a great BAME accent, tbf
I do a great BANE accent.
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:11 am
by Ronnie Hotdogs
I do a lame bame accent.
Tell you what, post up whose accent you want to mock and why, and we’ll let you know if you’re on safe ground or not if you’re struggling with this.
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:15 am
by Currywurst and Chips
It's not about mocking
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:54 am
by StillSpike
Just to widen it out a bit.
If you do an impression of Stephen Hawking, is it disablist ? (or is it Ok because you're actually doing an impersonation of the software?)
Do carry on.
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:17 pm
by Millennial Snowflake
Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:56 am
Wally Banter wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:30 am
Surely there's a bunch of factors involved? Like:
-
any intrinsic power imbalance between the accent doer and the subject
- whether the particular accent has a history of being used to cause harm or offence
- the intention behind doing the accent
- whether doing the accent is perpetuating some kind of stereotype or inequality
How is that gauged though?
Is it wrong for white British people to do Australian accents by that measure as they were once a colony we sent prisoners to?
Appreciate your attempt to codify what's (not) on.
Seems to be:
- predominantly white, English-speaking global superpower (UK, USA, Australia) = OK
- predominantly white, non-English speaking less developed country who are blamed for immigration etc. (Poland, Bulgaria, Romania) = NOT OK
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:19 pm
by Dunners
There's nothing wrong with doing impressions of other nationalities, so long as it is tastefully done.
Re: Are accent impressions racist?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:02 pm
by Constanza
I once saw Mike Yarwood doing a live painting show of a popular impressionist era. Wasn't worth the Manet.
