John Stewart among others is having trouble making jokes about Obama. Clinton, Bush (I and II), Reagan, Ford, Nixon, Eisenhower are easy targets. Yet nothing sticks to him. Part of it is Obama's newness, his race, and the serious situation the US is in today. Stewart once told his audience that it is okay to laugh about Obama, but no dice, the crowd did not agree.
Here's an article about it.
Funny thing about Obama ... - Los Angeles Times
But even better is the Stride Gum commerical explaining why Obama might not be funny. Try to imagine a black man or woman getting randomly butted two times by a goat on the street. In another ad I saw on TV lately from Stride Gum is a white man is cornered in a parking lot and dancers in traditional dress circle him and unload punches and kicks to him. Try to imagine a black man or woman getting these blows. Not likely. Axe hair ads show a man being tackled on the street because women don't like his hair. Then there's the Nissan car ads for the Rogue
YouTube - Stride Gum Commercial -- Office Park
Politically, legally, tehnically we're all equal, but not culturally. If this sort of physical contact can't dished out equally, then these ads have to be pulled. Let's see.
Here's an article about it.
Funny thing about Obama ... - Los Angeles Times
But even better is the Stride Gum commerical explaining why Obama might not be funny. Try to imagine a black man or woman getting randomly butted two times by a goat on the street. In another ad I saw on TV lately from Stride Gum is a white man is cornered in a parking lot and dancers in traditional dress circle him and unload punches and kicks to him. Try to imagine a black man or woman getting these blows. Not likely. Axe hair ads show a man being tackled on the street because women don't like his hair. Then there's the Nissan car ads for the Rogue
YouTube - Stride Gum Commercial -- Office Park
Politically, legally, tehnically we're all equal, but not culturally. If this sort of physical contact can't dished out equally, then these ads have to be pulled. Let's see.