39-cents: White “Allies” in Race and Gender


This is nice in a lot of ways—the use of the races of the actors (in that it both lampoons the explicit target of the satire *and* makes fun of the badly skewed racial mix of the SNL cast and staff without making *light* of this monoculture problem), the fact that the only person putting on a phoney-baloney accent is the white guy (in contrast to how “Africa” skits normally play), the pacing and delivery–it’s a nice, concise take on self-determination and “White allies” when it comes to issues of race and gender, and how patronizing this kind of “help” can feel from the inside. In my humble.


BONUS VIDEO: “28 Reasons (to Hug a Black Guy Today)”