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The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious” Black poor person
May 7, 2013

Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become an instant Internet meme. It’s hardly surprising—the interviews he gave yesterday provide plenty of fodder for a viral video, including memorable soundbites (“I was eatin’ my McDonald’s”) and lots of enthusiastic gestures.

But as Miles Klee and Connor Simpson have noted, Ramsey’s heroism is quickly being overshadowed by the public’s desire to laugh at and autotune his story, and that’s a shame. Ramsey has become the latest in a fairly recent trend of “hilarious” black neighbors, unwitting Internet celebrities whose appeal seems rooted in a “colorful” style that is always immediately recognizable as poor or working-class…

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THIS!

is this a case of someone being offended on their behalf?

Fucking BEYONCE referenced Sweet brown, man. You think she’s not fucking loving that?

Reading this, my jaw hit the floor. What are you saying? Are you trolling? Do you believe Beyonce has some authority to approve or disapprove of racism on behalf of all Black people? What. The…