A friend of mine is of the opinion that humor that tweaks race/racism usually misses the mark, audiences end up laughing for the wrong reasons.
She’s not a fan of Dave Chapelle, as you might imagine. Oh, and she probably won’t be reading this book by Dave Means, either.
Who do you imagine will buy — and enjoy — this book?
Well, I hope no one takes it too seriously, but I think it’ll appeal to people who can see the absurdity in actually believing a stereotype like “all black people are lazy” or “all Jews are greedy.” I mean, come on, it’s like 60 percent tops.
Another friend of mine has done a lot of her postgraduate work on race and humor. Since she got all that fancy book-learnin’, I wonder if she could explain to me Lisa Lampanelli’s appeal.
