The Minstrel Show is Poppin’
The introduction to the video for "Poppin'" provides a pretty good summation of what viewers can expect: "Hopeless Records Presents All Time Low."
I once attended college in Los Angeles, where I came across a lot of rich So-Cal kids (or rich, wannabe So-Cal kids) who casually used the n-word to insult each other and openly admitted their racism, even expressing pride in it.
I’ll be damned if this piece of garbage doesn’t remind me of some of those old acquaintances. These guys might as well have filmed their minstrel video in blackface.
Most definitely an all time low.
Comments
It doesn’t look good but I think I’d have to hear the band explain the ‘concept’ of the video before I decided whether or not this is really offensive.
Comment by Sokoko — August 15, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
Thumbs down!
Comment by Fairings — August 27, 2008 @ 6:44 am