January 2 2012 9:50 AM · 15 notes
‘Yo, Is This Racist?’ Andrew Ti’s Tumblr Has Your (Hilarious) Answer - COLORLINES →
“”What I would like to have, the resource that seems most needed based on the questions in general and the hatemail from indignant white people,” says Ti, “is just an examination of white privilege, and of all privilege in America. That’s what I try to bring to the table, without being too serious about it: an examination of privilege. Because at the end of the day, I’m making jokes and making fun of people, and if that sting of embarrassment can make one in a hundred people think, ‘why is that? Why do I feel this way?’ That’s what I can bring.”
I wrote Colorlines’ first feature of 2012, and it’s already getting blown up on Asians Not Studying! This year is going great. If you need an extra reason to click through, I also made the accompanying Photoshop collage of Andrew surrounded by questionably racist objects.
