The thing with the reveal at the end is that earlier in the movie, Terry Crews' character unsuccessfully attempted to roofie the "sisters" and wound up sleeping with his white male friend instead due to a drink swap. At this point, he accepted the idea of sleeping with men, because he'd already slept with one! As long has they're blonde and white, it didn't matter! The last time I watched it on tv, they cut out that part, so people often don't mention it.
Truuuee!!! Probably that's why he was so aggressively macho too trying to hide the fact he was actually gay or bi since as a football player it was still taboo at the time.
the girls in the car said they didn’t actually say the n word, they said something else that sounded like the n word because they didn’t feel comfortable, which i think was cool to know lol
We need a sequel called "Karens" where the Wayans brothers have to transform themselves into a pair of suburban white Karens to bust an upper-class pharmaceutical drug ring.
Stereotypes only get nasty when used against someone personally, or when they're not executed well in a satire skit. At least, for me. But still, expecting peace when holding those stereotypes against someone is stupid, nevertheless. On all races.
I literally had every single line memorized from the opening music to the end lmaooo. I was only in middle school, but aye kids be knowing, my little adolescent brain knew there was something deeply special and culturally significant to this movie lol
Only by the powers that be. Regular folks know they are comedic gold The Real deal , The one and only, One of a kind, insanely funny and original Can't touch them. Super talented Each and every one. Even Kim.More of Kim pleez
@@VOLRAK1 Personally I disagree, they used feminine traits in their comedy because black men are stereotyped as hypermasculine so the contrast is what made it funny. I also don't think these jokes had any lasting effects regarding black men and masculinity either.
I heard White Chicks is actually based on Some Like It Hot a movie featuring Marilyn Monroe. Watching both they have a similar story. Guys that get into trouble so they dress like women and ome of them has a crush on a girl so he gets out of disguise for her. However there are a lot of differences. Especially that White Chicks is more about race and privileged and Some Like It Hot is more about the opposite sex
I grew up rather poor. Watching this film as a child I thought it was hilarious for poking fun at rich people (I’m white and from Europe so I didn’t understand the racial issues that are portrayed here)
Blackface is still being done as a form of entertainment in the USA, Latin America, Europe and East Asia. It's really funny how some white people react to this movie and act like we are on equal grounds now.
@ == I agree, I just watched it the same night I posted this response. I'm white, I take no offense, and I like the Wayans brothers. Recording "Little Man" right now. If it wasn't for the racists, we all could get along. Maybe someday soon.
I think you forgot about Afro-Latinos. Mexicans can be as light as Cameron Diaz, or as dark as Lupita Nyong'o & Sammy Sosa. Keep other brown people out of this, our own culture was appropriated before America was a country.
I think a lot of the people upset about the "white face" of White Chicks misunderstand the point. These aren't black actors taking a role for a white woman, and pretending to *actually be a white woman*. The characters they play are *not* white women. These are black actors playing the role of black characters who pretend to be white women. It is not "white face" (in the truest sense). Its more like the role of Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder. In Tropic Thunder (in case people haven't seen it)... On its face, RDJ plays a "black man", in that he darkens his skin among other things, to take the appearance of an African American. He even changes how he speaks, to try to further portray that "personality". However, RDJ's performance isn't actually blackface (or typically not considered it) because the actual character he plays, isn't actually a black man. He's a white man *pretending* to be black. The character, as written in the script is a fake. He's not actually who he says, or tries to convince, people he is. Thus, actually casting a black actor, to play the role of a white man pretending to be black misses the point of the character. He can never actually be black. The same way actually casting two white women to play the role of two black men pretending to be white women misses the point of those characters (and the story as a whole). They AREN'T white (or women) and that's the point of the characters and story. Usually I've seen Blackface (and I'm extending this to "white face" as well) more described as someone who actually pretends, through the application of their makeup/performance, to BE that race. They aren't a white person pretending to be a white person. They are white people pretending to be a black person. RDJ, Shawn and Marlon, however, WERE a white person pretending to be a different white person, and black people pretending to be different black people. Its just that the characters they "pretended" to be, happend to themselves be pretending to be a different race. When you remove that middle man (white actor -> white character -> pretends to be black character / black actor -> black character -> pretends to be white character) then it becomes problematic because then the actor themselves are pretending to actually be that race. RDJ, Shawn and Marlon, never pretended to actually BE the opposite race. Only same-race characters who themselves were taking on a different persona. They didn't take roles from another race. But People don't actually want to look into how these intricate differences actually distinguish from real, harmful black face, which has, and does take roles and positions of power/influence from black actors/influencers. It also helps to examine that in both White Chicks and Tropic Thunder, the "transracial" persona is never held up as something to be applauded, appreciated, and approved of by those around them. Its something that is to be mocked, derided, points out the character's flaws, and a point of comedy *at the character's expense (and the expense of those around them)* by the audience. If they were found out to NOT be that race they were pretending to be (like in White Chicks) they aren't clapped on the back and accepted by other characters. Its dangerous, and could actually harm them, their relationships with others, and fail the mission. (why they pretend to be black/white). Its, NEVER POSITIVE. Meanwhile girls (and performers) who DO perform black face, or dance dangerously on the border of it, experience the opposite. They are accepted, applauded, granted even more attention, get even more support, and leverage their new racial ambiguity for fame. It takes away from those who actually do live and have those identities. It gives people a more easily digestable form of black media/culture (with a "pretty" white girl leading it), that disinfranchises actual black creators who may be seen as less marketable for the color of their skin and authentic portrayal of that media and culture. Its not the same, and never will be.
Wow thanks for this. I never saw that movie with RDJ and I saw that he was in black face and he said he didn’t feel bad about it so I was very disappointed and didn’t support him anymore. I didn’t know he was playing someone who was in black face thats completely different
@@allyshasmith yeah, it really does help to look into whatever movie or play actors are in to see if it’s either 1) a real thing that is actually problematic and needs to be addressed... 2) something people are taking out of context in order to get others riled up. RDJ is the latter when it comes to Tropic Thunder. Something taken out of context in order to get people to be offended. However, I do think there’s a very important discussion people can have about whether or not scriptwriters/authors/directors should even feature characters like these in their stories (characters masquerading as the different sex/race)... or at least in what contexts these characters may or may not be appropriate. Because if this situation was never written in the script to begin with... then RDJ would just have cast as a normal white guy and the whole black face fiasco wouldn’t even exist. (else just write the character as an actual black man and cast a black man to take the role) At the very least if you do a quick google when these things happen, you can walk away assured it’s real and have more information about it. If it turns out to not be real/not a problem, then you don’t end up accidentally hurting someone’s reputation by sharing it... and you can enjoy their content without guilt :) (unless they do something else horrid lol)
White chicks is one of my favourite comedies. The 2000's aesthetic, the music, the clothing, it's a time capsule. I watched it as a kid and later again as a teen but I didn't really catch the deeper references etc. Knowing this I will watch it with different eyes the next time. But all that aside it's a really funny movie in my opinion. Can't believe there are white people who've gotten offended by it. To me Marlon and Shawn doing "whiteface" was so funny.. imitating white people doesn't have that kind of mocking/opressing history so why would I view it as that. I think it's fun to see and hear how people with different backgrounds view your people/culture and what things they pick up as funny or stupid etc.
@@mquiroz90 wouldn't necessarily say racial slurs but racial stereotype was still a comedian go to and even the homosexual jokes but to me it's funny, even now lol. I don't take it seriously, it's all jokes and to get people giggle, if it goes too deep then that's another story
the “roles reversed “ thing is annoying because most of the time when someone is obligated to say “if they roles were reversed” , it’s because someone who is oppressed stands up for themselves and treats others how they’ve been treated so they get mad and say that 😐
I couldn't understand why we still had racial issues and why there are so many topics considered sensitive. But then I looked at all of the experiences I've had as a woman and how angry I've gotten when men didn't understand. So I learned to shut the fuck up and listen.
The thing that bugs me about that is the erasure of history and the damage that's been caused. The roles *can't* be reversed, that's the point. Blackface was used to mock and belittle Black people (an oppresed group) by perpetuating detrimental stereotypes. "White face" does not remotely have that history nor that meaning. Same thing with the n-word and the word "cracker" (or better yet, the newly drawn comparisson, "boomer is the new n-word", smfh). White people weren't r*ped, enslaved nor had their skin whipped raw while being called "cracker" so it's not the same under any circumstance. Meaning, history and context matter.
I mean, I think context matters. In this case, yeah, it’s dumb to mention the role reversal thing. But, in my opinion, when it comes to things like (for example) if a guy were to get assaulted by a woman and no one bats an eye about it, then yeah, I think you can apply the “if the roles were reversed” on that.
I live in Mexico, here racial structures and relationships are very different from the USA, so when i saw this movie when i was a kid, i didn't really understand the implications of the social context. I think a lot of people here in Mexico kinda see the movie as a parody to "rich vs poor" dynamic, more than a not only economic, but racial inequality. I myself didn't get the real message until my teens. And in one hand, here in Mexico we LOVE this movie and that's great, but in the other, is really sad that we see it as a joke because of cultural differences.
@@KandeeKush meh not really dude, we are aware but in bias reasons, we know about racism towards us from Americans. Maybe the type of racism that blacks or asians or other people suffer might be foreign to us but ask anybody in mexico about racism and they will most likely use examples of americans being racists towards latinos.
Also what I noticed it that they also flipped the switch on black men who often portrayed black women (especially dark skin) at the time and thus masculinizing them like Eddie Murphy, Big Mamma etc and they were black men who portrayed white women. I think that's something that I realized watching this now that I never realized.
It still BLOWS ME that NICOLE RICHIE IS HALF BLACK. The fact that the black experience can be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT based solely on how the individual looks and their proximity to whiteness can completely dictate the options they’re afforded. Edit: thank you all for giving me the correct information I am going to leave the original comment because I think this aspect of the conversation is a catalyst to talk about how the black experience varies.
Apparently she’s also is white and hispanic as well. Either way, I stand by your comment, as I would’ve never known that she was half black due to her physical appearance l. The only thing that gave it away was her last name, “Richie”.
Ke'Andrea Rogers I was talking about back then, since I didn’t know she was adopted at the time. I never considered “Richie” a ‘black name’ it was just because of Lionel Richie then it kind of clicked in my head. But when I was younger I honestly thought that Nicole was full white with a bad tan. (Bad tan part is still true but the other isn’t)
I feel like this movie is one of those movies that still holds up pretty well, I remember it being my first introduction to the Wayans brothers and even as a younger kid I definitely found humor in the dusty milk joke. Now that I'm older, I'm able to see how much hidden humor in truth was stuck in the move. I stumbled into your RUclips page last night and I swear you don't miss with your takes on entertainment or makeup looks ♥️
Tbh i have used the n word before when I was like 13. I didn't know what it really meant and almost everyone are using it so I thought it was just a word that trended because its cool yknow like call names like bro, bruh, dude and stuff. Then I somehow stumbled a video that discussed its history and how people of color were enslaved and discriminated in the past... and sadly even now. After getting educated I stopped using the n word. I am now 19 and is trying my best to educate people around me who use the n word mindlessly. I live in the ph and most of the people here are still ignorant and doesn't know how wrong it is to use the n word and I am saying sorry in advance for that. We will try our best to educate my fellow countrymen. We love you. Your lives matter. Hope you're having a great day. Adios!! 💜
Wow This is really......just like wow I have never seen someone so willingly to educate themselves on derogatory terms. Good to know that the world hasn't completely gone to shit
yes sameeee. I'm a POC but not black and live in another country and learnt to use the n word from hip hop songs i thought it meant cool dude because all the cool people in the song were using it 💀💀. Even elder people around us didn't know it was not a good word to use and when I started using the internet around age 14 I saw articles talking about it and I was shocked because I didn't know it was like a slur or what a slur was lol and did a quick search and was really uncomfortable that i said it and when others say it. later on as I grew I learnt more about the true nature of that word and stopped saying it when I was singing along also. Really do apologize for my black brothers and sisters 😔😔. Also I dont really understand with the reclaiming of the n word like from an outsider person who also had similar slurs around 50 years ago, I would think it be better for everyone to not use the word but maybe I'm not understanding the dynamics of reclaiming it ??
@@mycrafts7207 I mean we can reclaim it, and only us, since it was a word historically used against our people the same way any other group of people could take a word, possibly offensive to an outsider, and change it around a bit for general use. All I can simply say is to not think too hard ab it and just respect that u can’t say it🤷🏼♀️
@@hers6694 ahh even we had similar slurs that no one says says now even my group of people and the n word is the only word that I have heard so far that has been reclaimed. ofcourse I dont say it but as a history student I wanted to know particularly why so I could explain it properly to people who don't understand why we shouldn't say it. Ps, unfortunately there are a lot of people from outside US who use this word still to this date even if I tell such people why they shouldn't 😕 🙄🙄 Thank you for your answer 🙏
Omg same 🥲 I’m from Peru and my native language is Spanish, were that word means literally the colour black so we use it a lot to describe everything that is that colour (not just people). As I learned English and then more about American culture I realized how damaging that word was for English speaking people, so I make sure I NEVER use it outside of my regular Spanish communication
Hi there! I'm a film student and just want to say that this video made me so happy. I remember taking film history and only learning about 2 black filmmakers for the first 100 years of cinema: Oscar Micheaux and Spike Lee. For aspiring black filmmakers like myself, it was devastating to see that black innovators and creators have been erased from the majority of film history. I'm glad to know that there are videos like this one that showcases black creators and their importance to MAINSTREAM POPULAR CULTURE.
The other day I saw a post about how they categorized a "truly" feminist movie, and it wasn't for how stRonG the main female protagonist was, but by how the female background characters are written. Basically, they said, the movie/book/tv show can't call itself feminist if their female side characters are as spicey as flour. At the moment, I didn't think much of it, but now that I remember this movie, I think it fits in what that post was saying. Because this movie could have had all the white chicks (especially the friends) be shallow and as empty as the bimbo stereotype goes, but they did gave them backgrounds. Busy Phillips' character is insecure and kinda codependent (for what I can remember) but eventually overcomes it, the other girl has body disphoria, which makes it for a funny scene but it doesn't diminish her as a person. I mean, her reactions are funny but it's not her whole personality, if that makes sense. And even at the end, they could have made it that the main characters just cut ties with them (or that the girls ditch them because they just don't have anything in common) but they remain friends. I don't know, I think that was a neat detail.
When I first started watching Dexter I was like “omg that’s the girl from white chicks. Imma find it so hard to watch her as a serious character.” But now I’m rewatching White Chicks and I’m like “Omg it’s Deborah! I can’t believe she played such a dumb character so well!” She just a great actress.
I watch this movie every time it's on TV, and never took offense, being a white woman. I knew what they were getting at, as I was a fan of In Living Color, so I understood their type of humor mixed in with truth. However, I must have never watched it uncut, or they cut that car scene out because I have never seen that part before. Great video, thank you!
@@MONET8iAM == thank you, I thought I just kept missing it. And you're not going to believe this, but that night I posted this, I found White Chicks, I believe on BET, and watched the second half of it!
The funny thing is that there are karens of many colours and they are all racist so if they would all just fight with each other and leave other people alone that would be great
Yes, that's true. I watched on DVD like 50 times and I still watch now and then (not on DVD anymore haha) And I feel like most of ppl who likes the movie here doesn't see all the racial issues the movie points out
The whole “you’re telling me you’re not WHITE?” thing is amazing because it definitely feels like a sneaky reference to the iconic final scene in Some Like It Hot
That movie will forever be a classic, when Terry said "your not white?!" ...me and my family were crying, couldn't even finish the movie cuz everyone was cackling too hard.....ah, this movie was way ahead of its time, ya can't get movies like that anymore in this oversensitive country
I've also always saw the reveal to Terry Crew's character as an allusion to the end reveal in Some Like It Hot. I'm 98% sure that White Chicks is supposed to be a modern retelling of that movie.
cswain56 OH MY GOSH! I NEVER REALIZED THAT. That movie made me laugh so hard, especially the ending, “Well, nobody’s perfect!” I’m disappointed in myself for not realizing that
I have binged watched your videos for the last two days. I stumbled upon one of them due to RUclips's great algorithms in my side bar. Your videos are so well done full of code switching for emphasizing different parts, and factual resources. I've learned of poet and professor Jamilla Lyiscott, vlogger Jackie Aina, and of writer Charles Himes because of you. I spend probably 30-45 minutes in detours and research after most of your videos. Also, @swampanish's insight to White Chicks was something I'd never considered, but it all makes sense word for word. It'd be great if you did a segment answering questions from your viewers (like collect them beforehand to vet good ones). Thanks for educating us with your fact-based wit and analysis. Keep doing what you're doing.
4:18 just to add to that point, while the joke was that those women were overreacting, the two main characters were still sympathetic and understanding. They acknowledge this was their reality even if it was ridiculous and that’s what sets off the whole plot. They’re very respectful and understanding of pretty much everything that’s outside of their reality as black men and even bond with the women over their seemingly ridiculous struggles (body image, relationships, self-esteem) by helping them in their lives in ways that felt authentic to them and not not the white women they were pretending to be (even if it’s ridiculous body humor like yo momma jokes, dance abilities, and physical strength).
A revolutionary moment of anti-racist cinema, in which the Wayans brothers challenge both class and the institution of white America. Created, written by and starring the Wayans brothers, White Chicks delivers a poignant critique on socialite culture and the inherited wealth and privilege that comes with being the daughter of the US elite. Created and released in 2004, the golden era of Paris Hilton pop culture, every line of this script is a concentrated and scathing moment of satire... the humour just never fails on all fronts, embodying the perceived shallowness of wealthy Americans and exploring the tensions and intersectionality that divides themes of class and race.
White chicks is like a slightly different take on the classic movie ‘some like it hot’. Two men dress as women to escape or go undercover in this case they change their race too. And in the end, one of the men falls in love with a female character who befriended them because they thought he was actually a she. Big mamas house is a spin on some like it hot too tbh. They are all pretty much follow the same story line as the original ‘some like it hot’ movie
I know it's been a while, but I just wanted to comment that there is a layer of sexism and misogyny and even transphobia in this movie that was not taken into account. It is problematic that men dress up as women since it is always done in a comical way and which also distortions the public image of trans folks (watch Disclosure). They could have done a very similar movie addressing racism in that ironic and well-thought manner but rather transforming themselves into white MEN, but of course, doing this in a humoristic way would have been more difficult because as a society we are already used to making fun and belittle women, but respecting men. Also, the Karen phenomena is indeed a problem that needs to be addressed but as a whole, including the different components, since next to the known privilege component, there is also a gender one since women historically have learned to repress their emotions and thoughts, to keep in the hits, etc. this eventually leading to lash-outs a.k.a the female hysteria. I think this movie is still great at subtly showing racism and inequalities but would have been much better from a black women's perspective avoiding sexism and transphobia.
It's kind of interesting how everyone neglects the big elephant in the room when it comes to this film. Like yeah, I get the point that they are trying to make about white privilege and that's great, but they are totally shitting on women to do so. Seriously, this film is sexist as hell. The Wayans brothers are putting forward a message about dubbel standards and hypocrisy and depict women in the worst way possible to do so. It's obvious that this film was written by men, cause all the female characters suffer from what some would call the male gaze. Almost all of the female characters are complete stereotypes, extremely vapid, gold-diggers, jealous, competitive towards other women, etc..And lets be real, this isn't done as some social criticism on how female characters are written. They didn't do a social commentary ''inception'' where they address a problem within a problem or to address another problem, the film isn't that intelligent. What they did was shit on women to address another problem, but guess sexism towards (white) women is fine as long as it's done by black men? Also, what is exactly transphobic about this film? Yeah, they dressed up as women as biological men, but they didn't allude to anything trans?
I've seen her on Tik tok and I always go and rewatch them. I was about to watch this again but something didn't feel right. What I mean is like I never realized the colorism that Terry crews character played, now looking back woo chile-
I remember when I first saw this movie, I found the loud/in your face early 2000s humor kinda off-putting. but your analysis is making me realize that the one-off jokes and overacting weren’t the real humor. the real comedy is in the situational humor and the juxtaposition of race roles. brilliantly done by the wayans brothers.
Despite some of its divisive humor (the toilet humor, for example), White Chicks does deserve more credit than it was given originally and you explained the why so well.
"I bet you thought I would hate a scene like that" I felt so identified with that! Why do people assume progressives can't appreciate humor and irony? This video is so good!
I know this is relatively off topic, BUT 'White Chicks' is the only movie that made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe outside of 'Friday'. This movie was extra hilarious!
I stumbled upon your channel a few weeks ago and girl I have been BINGEING since. You're amazing. 😭❤️ I was excited to hear your thoughts on this movie (because I too was like 9 when I watched it) and you're so right! It's genius. The commentary is *brilliant.* Excited to watch it again through this lens. 🤓
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like white chicks was a breaking point in the movie industry, like it was one of those points where we as white and black people were all becoming closer and able to poke fun at certain things, like when the girls in the car secretly said the "n" word? But like now I feel like all of that has just stopped and in a way we are all going backwards again. Like the video said we still have black face, you still have people being hateful towards black women and publicly making fun of them on places like tiktok and RUclips. This stuff is just getting worse again honestly. What's crazy is how much more the movie is relatable in today's society then it was when it was first out. Like people are just now complaining about it after all of these years.
I respectfully disagree that we are going backwards. Sadly we're not going forward either, in my opinion. Racism has always been rampant but now that the internet is such a part of our lives we are able to educate ourselves and listen to other people's experiences. People now carry around camera phones so it's not getting worse it's just recorded. As a white person I feel the heaviness of the current racial state of our country but this is nothing new for POC. They have been dealing with the same stuff their whole lives. They're carrying that pain so much differently than I am though. Its our job to listen to people and their experiences. We have to stand up for POC and recognize and use our white privilege to help others
@@paigenelson8153 I understand. But it's easier for us to say weather or not something is or isn't getting worse, because we aren't effected by it. In other words, of course you'd feel the heaviness on our country when people are just now finally able to show proof of how they are treated. By saying "it's not getting worse" you're deflecting the struggles and issues many black/poc are going through. What's staying the same for you may not be the same for others. And when stating "in a way we are all going backwards" it is merely another way of saying "history is repeating itself." With that out of the way however I don't understand how your last sentence is a disagreement towards mine. No where in my comment does it state we as white people shouldn't recognize our privilege and use our advantages to help others, nor does it state that this is something new towards poc/black. My comment is mostly recollections of how things used to be, the directions society had seemed to be headed in until now, and how our lives basically correlate with the movie.
When you were saying you know how y'all are saying the n word when no one is around.. there are some people who are deeply respectful and have integrity even when they're alone 😊 I have never said the n word even when alone and knew that wasn't something you say from as long as I can remember. No exuses people! Don't say it!
I feel like the film did a really good job at subverting the stereotypes through character growth too as the two brothers and the girls spent more time together, they kinda grew to accept eachother
As much as I love the Wayans brothers for their other films I actually never watched this one before so I stopped your video before getting spoiled and I watched it. Had some good laughs and I really needed that tonight. Crazy how relevant this film is to current conversations although it came out 16 years ago!
I agree with like everything in this video but I’ve been thinking hard on the quote about black men/ white women relationships and I find it kind of dangerous to label interracial relationships as being a result of internalized racism. I know the quote may not have been about all or even general interracial relationships, and I know that this can be the case in many, but in a world where couples like that are already so heavily stigmatized as being “traitors” it doesn’t help the normalization of couple diversity. Great video though, it really made me rethink this movie and it’s significance to the early 2000s
It's a big part of the relationship though, especially the black male/white women dynamic. It's very prevalent and if you were a member of the black community you would see just how. Of course that doesn't go for every couple out there, but when it seem to be the majority then pointing it out and wanting to know the reasons behind the actions and words doesn't harm interracial dating, in fact it does the opposite, it brings more awareness to the issues and prevents people from being used and or abused by people who are only doing is because of deep rooted issues.
Regardless, white women aren’t going to be stigmatised or suffer damages for dating outside their race, they will continue to enjoy the privileges associated with their race. I don’t see the point of your argument.
I mean personally, I had plenty of friends who said that word and I always got upset and pissed off. I got into an intense argument with a guy I was dating around 2014 about him saying the N-word and him being white. I went on and on about how he wasn't a part of the community that was reclaiming it, he was a part of the group of people that made it awful in the first place(being white myself at the time because my family hadn't immigrated to America until after slavery I thought I was different in that aspect back then) and I almost broke up with him because of the fight. He said it again after and (I have never been violent with a significant other outside of this scenerio) I slapped him across the face; I asked him if he wanted to be single then and there, I said I wasn't having that conversation again and he could go find another girl if he wanted to spout ignorant nonsense... I was 16 and I remember them bringing up that I had an issue with it in front of people like I was the one who was wrong and I broke up with him shortly after... It was one of my many hills I was willing to die on back then and honestly I still feel that way about it but now take more ownership of benefiting from the systematic issues I benefit from no matter when my family came here.
Another great vid! I just remembered another thing about ‘growing up in Australia’ - we were learning about music and culture from my white grade 10 high school teacher. We read from a textbook about this- there was a chapter about Madonna, then the chapter on hip hop literally was about ‘wiggers’ (there was an exercise question ‘what is a wigger?’ for homework), and we watched a documentary on underground white rap as a subculture in the US I forgot which state it was about but it was basically saying the white people used hip hop as a charged commentary & subculture for that group of people. Like lmao. We never learnt about black artists or the roots of hip hop and it’s political/social commentary etc and role in society. But we learnt about it for white people.. it’s actually fried. This was just my teacher though, it wasn’t part of the school curriculum. My Sport teacher was really cool though and he’s white but he taught us about the political role of sport and took a whole tangent teaching us about apartheid and the role of boycotting etc.
Summer Bloom that’s so crazy! That is actually so messed up it’s funny. It’s great we can talk about this stuff and share experiences and try to change things now
Literally grew up watching this 😭 My cousins and I would always hang out like every weekend (#growinguphispanic) and we would always play the same movies. This being one of our favorites. It was so funny and you bringing up the symbolism make me appreciate it even more. I love this.
I'm slavic and this movie is so funny and really represents the white blonde girl cliché in the early 2000'. When he pulled down his wig and the guy said "what you're not white" I was like "so he kinda ssumed that he is a men" 😂 Definetly had a good laugh overall.
Also, how are we feeling about the music in the background?? Idk if I should include it in all videos or not.
I didnt hear it but I have a lot of noise equalization because youtube mastering tends to be very very bad
no it sounds good!
I prefer a clearer sound with just your voice, but this music isn't bad whatsoever
it was cool... it felt right but wasn't distracting at all.
@@tugger How do you do that? Bc the levels be all over the place especially if I'm binge watching a lot of different youtubers.
The thing with the reveal at the end is that earlier in the movie, Terry Crews' character unsuccessfully attempted to roofie the "sisters" and wound up sleeping with his white male friend instead due to a drink swap. At this point, he accepted the idea of sleeping with men, because he'd already slept with one! As long has they're blonde and white, it didn't matter! The last time I watched it on tv, they cut out that part, so people often don't mention it.
What a good point. I remember watching that part and trying to incorporate it into the video but I couldn't quite articulate the connection.
I remember that because when Marcus revealed that he wasn't a woman Terry was like "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU ARE NOT WHITE" I was like really.
@@cuzimblk5719 Im sry but that made me laugh
August Periwinkle that part made me laugh that I never noticed it
Truuuee!!! Probably that's why he was so aggressively macho too trying to hide the fact he was actually gay or bi since as a football player it was still taboo at the time.
the girls in the car said they didn’t actually say the n word, they said something else that sounded like the n word because they didn’t feel comfortable, which i think was cool to know lol
They literally had the “n-word pass”, yet they still stayed considerate. They certainly have my respect.
Oh I thought they actually said it. 😂
Oh thank goodness I thought they actually said it lmao
Wait what did they actually say then?
@@miraim4384 there's no such thing as the n word pass
“Are you telling me that YOU are not...”
“Yup I’m not a woman”
“WHITE?!”
Iconic 😂😂😂
💀💀
The deception!!
He’s like “I don’t care that you’re a man… but you’re black..? Like me? Tf?”
@@ermonski The betrayal man- you deceived me!!
We need a sequel called "Karens" where the Wayans brothers have to transform themselves into a pair of suburban white Karens to bust an upper-class pharmaceutical drug ring.
I'd watch the hell out of that
Wow. That would actually be so intriguing! I would love that to be a TV show though, as opposed to a movie.
Write a speck and sent it to Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez, please!!!!! That sounds perfect!!!
YES
Idk man, some people would call It a hate movie 🙄
Literally I’m a white woman and I’m not offended by this movie at all. In fact it’s hilarious.
Me too, I never found it offensive and I'm sure other people don't.
Stereotypes only get nasty when used against someone personally, or when they're not executed well in a satire skit. At least, for me. But still, expecting peace when holding those stereotypes against someone is stupid, nevertheless. On all races.
Tbh it wouldn’t matter if you were offended.
why would ppl get offended? I hate this generation
Wouldn't that be great if everyone could also not be triggered?
Lmfao this movie always made me embarrassed to be a blonde white woman named Tiffany 🤧 but this is such a classic
My favs supporting each other 😭
HAHAHAHAHA
aw u poor thing! being white blonde and skinny must be terrible!!!! :(
@@seerpou relax she didn't say that why you mad?
@@seerpou jus stfu
“if the roles were reversed” y’all set the precedent 😩🤣
Like they’re shocked that we’re offended
Rachel Musogota “ah the horror” “reverse-racism” “they’re all anti-white”
Goodness
🙌
@@OReily08080 No such thing as reverse racisn. It's just racism.
Erik The Dread are you just agreeing with me that it doesn’t exist or
YOU MISSED THE DANCE SCENE GIRL. THE MOST ICONIC MOMENT.
HOLY FRICK YES
I was waiting for that
Tell me why I know the choreography to the dance scene
and the playing of britney spears in every club
@@jaeysteezy My best friend and I learned it in HS:)
Another small detail I noticed was that both of the Wayans brothers' characters end up with black women instead of white women
the newscaster, denise, was my gay awakening 😭😭
“It may be summer time in the hamptons... but.. it .. is snowwwin up in here” lmaoooo terry crews killed it.
this was so spot on and exactly why White Chicks is a Cult Classic
I literally had every single line memorized from the opening music to the end lmaooo. I was only in middle school, but aye kids be knowing, my little adolescent brain knew there was something deeply special and culturally significant to this movie lol
@@chenanigans this movie is *the* movie of the century.
@Tinkerbell Tinkerbell what does that have to do with anything ?
Go back to watch Tinkerbell with her "lip injection free" ass and good hair then
Facts. It’s definitely a cult classic.
No it isn’t 😂
The Wayans brothers are honestly underrated
I feel like Marlon is very popular but people just don’t talk about him
@@Humptygotadumpy Yeah they're popular I feel like they're just more behind the scene and out of the spotlight now
Only by the powers that be. Regular folks know they are comedic gold The Real deal , The one and only, One of a kind, insanely funny and original Can't touch them. Super talented
Each and every one. Even Kim.More of Kim pleez
Yeah. Underrated kings of helping to effeminate blk men.
@@VOLRAK1 Personally I disagree, they used feminine traits in their comedy because black men are stereotyped as hypermasculine so the contrast is what made it funny. I also don't think these jokes had any lasting effects regarding black men and masculinity either.
i still say “buffy the white girl slayer” and “arnold Schwarzenegro” to this day 😩🤣
I don't get the second one.
Um i dont think you can say the second one
Mrdedenne i’m black, mixed with black, black, black and a touch of black ✨💜
I don't get the first one
@@sophiatroanska1432 Its a play on Arnold Schwarzenegger's name
I heard White Chicks is actually based on Some Like It Hot a movie featuring Marilyn Monroe. Watching both they have a similar story. Guys that get into trouble so they dress like women and ome of them has a crush on a girl so he gets out of disguise for her. However there are a lot of differences. Especially that White Chicks is more about race and privileged and Some Like It Hot is more about the opposite sex
I see what you mean 😏😂
A great movie
Smart! I never knew this reference to a classic movie
I grew up rather poor. Watching this film as a child I thought it was hilarious for poking fun at rich people (I’m white and from Europe so I didn’t understand the racial issues that are portrayed here)
“Didn’t somebody tell you this was an all, white, party?” 🤣. Sorry but that part was the funniest.
Blackface is still being done as a form of entertainment in the USA, Latin America, Europe and East Asia. It's really funny how some white people react to this movie and act like we are on equal grounds now.
I never thought that, but that's just me. I don't care what anyone says, it's a funny movie.
everyone including white people loved this movie.
@ == I agree, I just watched it the same night I posted this response. I'm white, I take no offense, and I like the Wayans brothers. Recording "Little Man" right now. If it wasn't for the racists, we all could get along. Maybe someday soon.
I think you forgot about Afro-Latinos. Mexicans can be as light as Cameron Diaz, or as dark as Lupita Nyong'o & Sammy Sosa. Keep other brown people out of this, our own culture was appropriated before America was a country.
CatFaceFaces actually blacface is still a thing in latinamerica : amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article212309909.html
the way the "itS jUsT My pRefrEncE" took me LMAOOOOOOOO
I think a lot of the people upset about the "white face" of White Chicks misunderstand the point.
These aren't black actors taking a role for a white woman, and pretending to *actually be a white woman*. The characters they play are *not* white women.
These are black actors playing the role of black characters who pretend to be white women. It is not "white face" (in the truest sense).
Its more like the role of Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder.
In Tropic Thunder (in case people haven't seen it)... On its face, RDJ plays a "black man", in that he darkens his skin among other things, to take the appearance of an African American. He even changes how he speaks, to try to further portray that "personality".
However, RDJ's performance isn't actually blackface (or typically not considered it) because the actual character he plays, isn't actually a black man. He's a white man *pretending* to be black. The character, as written in the script is a fake. He's not actually who he says, or tries to convince, people he is.
Thus, actually casting a black actor, to play the role of a white man pretending to be black misses the point of the character. He can never actually be black.
The same way actually casting two white women to play the role of two black men pretending to be white women misses the point of those characters (and the story as a whole). They AREN'T white (or women) and that's the point of the characters and story.
Usually I've seen Blackface (and I'm extending this to "white face" as well) more described as someone who actually pretends, through the application of their makeup/performance, to BE that race.
They aren't a white person pretending to be a white person. They are white people pretending to be a black person.
RDJ, Shawn and Marlon, however, WERE a white person pretending to be a different white person, and black people pretending to be different black people.
Its just that the characters they "pretended" to be, happend to themselves be pretending to be a different race.
When you remove that middle man (white actor -> white character -> pretends to be black character / black actor -> black character -> pretends to be white character) then it becomes problematic because then the actor themselves are pretending to actually be that race.
RDJ, Shawn and Marlon, never pretended to actually BE the opposite race. Only same-race characters who themselves were taking on a different persona. They didn't take roles from another race.
But People don't actually want to look into how these intricate differences actually distinguish from real, harmful black face, which has, and does take roles and positions of power/influence from black actors/influencers.
It also helps to examine that in both White Chicks and Tropic Thunder, the "transracial" persona is never held up as something to be applauded, appreciated, and approved of by those around them. Its something that is to be mocked, derided, points out the character's flaws, and a point of comedy *at the character's expense (and the expense of those around them)* by the audience. If they were found out to NOT be that race they were pretending to be (like in White Chicks) they aren't clapped on the back and accepted by other characters. Its dangerous, and could actually harm them, their relationships with others, and fail the mission. (why they pretend to be black/white). Its, NEVER POSITIVE.
Meanwhile girls (and performers) who DO perform black face, or dance dangerously on the border of it, experience the opposite. They are accepted, applauded, granted even more attention, get even more support, and leverage their new racial ambiguity for fame. It takes away from those who actually do live and have those identities. It gives people a more easily digestable form of black media/culture (with a "pretty" white girl leading it), that disinfranchises actual black creators who may be seen as less marketable for the color of their skin and authentic portrayal of that media and culture.
Its not the same, and never will be.
This, now this, is the truth and nothing but the truth.
Wow thanks for this. I never saw that movie with RDJ and I saw that he was in black face and he said he didn’t feel bad about it so I was very disappointed and didn’t support him anymore. I didn’t know he was playing someone who was in black face thats completely different
@@allyshasmith yeah, it really does help to look into whatever movie or play actors are in to see if it’s either 1) a real thing that is actually problematic and needs to be addressed... 2) something people are taking out of context in order to get others riled up.
RDJ is the latter when it comes to Tropic Thunder. Something taken out of context in order to get people to be offended.
However, I do think there’s a very important discussion people can have about whether or not scriptwriters/authors/directors should even feature characters like these in their stories (characters masquerading as the different sex/race)... or at least in what contexts these characters may or may not be appropriate.
Because if this situation was never written in the script to begin with... then RDJ would just have cast as a normal white guy and the whole black face fiasco wouldn’t even exist. (else just write the character as an actual black man and cast a black man to take the role)
At the very least if you do a quick google when these things happen, you can walk away assured it’s real and have more information about it. If it turns out to not be real/not a problem, then you don’t end up accidentally hurting someone’s reputation by sharing it... and you can enjoy their content without guilt :) (unless they do something else horrid lol)
i love this
exactly.
White Chicks is the best bad movie ever.
Ive always enjoyed rewatching the movie honestly more than some good movies
@@joshroberts1936 Exactly
Nah its good ;)
it's not bad!
It’s racist to whites in a way
White chicks is one of my favourite comedies. The 2000's aesthetic, the music, the clothing, it's a time capsule. I watched it as a kid and later again as a teen but I didn't really catch the deeper references etc. Knowing this I will watch it with different eyes the next time. But all that aside it's a really funny movie in my opinion. Can't believe there are white people who've gotten offended by it. To me Marlon and Shawn doing "whiteface" was so funny.. imitating white people doesn't have that kind of mocking/opressing history so why would I view it as that. I think it's fun to see and hear how people with different backgrounds view your people/culture and what things they pick up as funny or stupid etc.
@@mquiroz90 wouldn't necessarily say racial slurs but racial stereotype was still a comedian go to and even the homosexual jokes but to me it's funny, even now lol. I don't take it seriously, it's all jokes and to get people giggle, if it goes too deep then that's another story
Now we need a sequel with two black woman disguised as white mens
call it White Dudes
Bucky! At The Disco yes omg
A whole bunch of "snowflakes" would start screaming about what if the roles were reversed 😂
No
Nah
“black face is still happening”
shane dawson: 😅
This movie was gold. It was funny and threw satire in peoples faces without them even noticing. Great summarization and commentary! :)
So knowing what we know now, Terry Crews wasn't acting. He was being his real true self.
I see this meme everywhere but i dont understand it....
@@kittycoutourxxx2706 how so, something happened? I wasn't aware of it
@@kittycoutourxxx2706 he is against BLM? Yikes
Kitty Coutourxxx
He was just saying let’s not turn “blm” turn into “black lives better.”
Apparently people forgot this movie. Not is bringing light to Terry Crews real personality
i love this analysis 😂 i need to watch this again
the “roles reversed “ thing is annoying because most of the time when someone is obligated to say “if they roles were reversed” , it’s because someone who is oppressed stands up for themselves and treats others how they’ve been treated so they get mad and say that 😐
Exactly
I couldn't understand why we still had racial issues and why there are so many topics considered sensitive. But then I looked at all of the experiences I've had as a woman and how angry I've gotten when men didn't understand. So I learned to shut the fuck up and listen.
The thing that bugs me about that is the erasure of history and the damage that's been caused.
The roles *can't* be reversed, that's the point. Blackface was used to mock and belittle Black people (an oppresed group) by perpetuating detrimental stereotypes. "White face" does not remotely have that history nor that meaning.
Same thing with the n-word and the word "cracker" (or better yet, the newly drawn comparisson, "boomer is the new n-word", smfh). White people weren't r*ped, enslaved nor had their skin whipped raw while being called "cracker" so it's not the same under any circumstance.
Meaning, history and context matter.
@@sophiatroanska1432 I wish I could like your comment a thousand times.
You hit the nail right on the head.
I mean, I think context matters. In this case, yeah, it’s dumb to mention the role reversal thing. But, in my opinion, when it comes to things like (for example) if a guy were to get assaulted by a woman and no one bats an eye about it, then yeah, I think you can apply the “if the roles were reversed” on that.
I was shook when they didn't make a transphobic gay panic joke after the reveal. This movie really has it all.
I think they meant “Paris and Nicky”、as in Nicky Hilton (Paris Hilton’s biological sister). ❣️
Thank you. The original girl said Nicky Hilton but that went right over their heads.
I live in Mexico, here racial structures and relationships are very different from the USA, so when i saw this movie when i was a kid, i didn't really understand the implications of the social context. I think a lot of people here in Mexico kinda see the movie as a parody to "rich vs poor" dynamic, more than a not only economic, but racial inequality. I myself didn't get the real message until my teens.
And in one hand, here in Mexico we LOVE this movie and that's great, but in the other, is really sad that we see it as a joke because of cultural differences.
But its meant to be taken as a joke, it is a comedy after all.
Same thing in Brazil, bro
@@ericktellez7632 exactamente
yep, plus in mx people tend to deny racism exists at all.
@@KandeeKush meh not really dude, we are aware but in bias reasons, we know about racism towards us from Americans. Maybe the type of racism that blacks or asians or other people suffer might be foreign to us but ask anybody in mexico about racism and they will most likely use examples of americans being racists towards latinos.
Also what I noticed it that they also flipped the switch on black men who often portrayed black women (especially dark skin) at the time and thus masculinizing them like Eddie Murphy, Big Mamma etc and they were black men who portrayed white women. I think that's something that I realized watching this now that I never realized.
Good point!
Bruh I just realized just how disrespectful this was.
they stayed disrespecting dark skin women and most of us just realizing it
It still BLOWS ME that NICOLE RICHIE IS HALF BLACK.
The fact that the black experience can be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT based solely on how the individual looks and their proximity to whiteness can completely dictate the options they’re afforded. Edit: thank you all for giving me the correct information I am going to leave the original comment because I think this aspect of the conversation is a catalyst to talk about how the black experience varies.
Gina theVoodooVixen i clarified my point
Apparently she’s also is white and hispanic as well. Either way, I stand by your comment, as I would’ve never known that she was half black due to her physical appearance l. The only thing that gave it away was her last name, “Richie”.
barely average she was adopted that’s why she has what u consider a black last name if Lionel Richie hadn’t adopted her she would have a Hispanic one
Lol what?
Ke'Andrea Rogers I was talking about back then, since I didn’t know she was adopted at the time. I never considered “Richie” a ‘black name’ it was just because of Lionel Richie then it kind of clicked in my head. But when I was younger I honestly thought that Nicole was full white with a bad tan. (Bad tan part is still true but the other isn’t)
the dance part was the best tbh
I feel like this movie is one of those movies that still holds up pretty well, I remember it being my first introduction to the Wayans brothers and even as a younger kid I definitely found humor in the dusty milk joke. Now that I'm older, I'm able to see how much hidden humor in truth was stuck in the move. I stumbled into your RUclips page last night and I swear you don't miss with your takes on entertainment or makeup looks ♥️
Tbh i have used the n word before when I was like 13. I didn't know what it really meant and almost everyone are using it so I thought it was just a word that trended because its cool yknow like call names like bro, bruh, dude and stuff. Then I somehow stumbled a video that discussed its history and how people of color were enslaved and discriminated in the past... and sadly even now. After getting educated I stopped using the n word. I am now 19 and is trying my best to educate people around me who use the n word mindlessly. I live in the ph and most of the people here are still ignorant and doesn't know how wrong it is to use the n word and I am saying sorry in advance for that. We will try our best to educate my fellow countrymen. We love you. Your lives matter. Hope you're having a great day. Adios!! 💜
Wow This is really......just like wow I have never seen someone so willingly to educate themselves on derogatory terms. Good to know that the world hasn't completely gone to shit
yes sameeee. I'm a POC but not black and live in another country and learnt to use the n word from hip hop songs i thought it meant cool dude because all the cool people in the song were using it 💀💀. Even elder people around us didn't know it was not a good word to use and when I started using the internet around age 14 I saw articles talking about it and I was shocked because I didn't know it was like a slur or what a slur was lol and did a quick search and was really uncomfortable that i said it and when others say it. later on as I grew I learnt more about the true nature of that word and stopped saying it when I was singing along also. Really do apologize for my black brothers and sisters 😔😔. Also I dont really understand with the reclaiming of the n word like from an outsider person who also had similar slurs around 50 years ago, I would think it be better for everyone to not use the word but maybe I'm not understanding the dynamics of reclaiming it ??
@@mycrafts7207 I mean we can reclaim it, and only us, since it was a word historically used against our people the same way any other group of people could take a word, possibly offensive to an outsider, and change it around a bit for general use. All I can simply say is to not think too hard ab it and just respect that u can’t say it🤷🏼♀️
@@hers6694 ahh even we had similar slurs that no one says says now even my group of people and the n word is the only word that I have heard so far that has been reclaimed. ofcourse I dont say it but as a history student I wanted to know particularly why so I could explain it properly to people who don't understand why we shouldn't say it.
Ps, unfortunately there are a lot of people from outside US who use this word still to this date even if I tell such people why they shouldn't 😕 🙄🙄
Thank you for your answer 🙏
Omg same 🥲 I’m from Peru and my native language is Spanish, were that word means literally the colour black so we use it a lot to describe everything that is that colour (not just people). As I learned English and then more about American culture I realized how damaging that word was for English speaking people, so I make sure I NEVER use it outside of my regular Spanish communication
“because people are...clowns” i cannot spot the lie 🤣
Hi there! I'm a film student and just want to say that this video made me so happy. I remember taking film history and only learning about 2 black filmmakers for the first 100 years of cinema: Oscar Micheaux and Spike Lee. For aspiring black filmmakers like myself, it was devastating to see that black innovators and creators have been erased from the majority of film history. I'm glad to know that there are videos like this one that showcases black creators and their importance to MAINSTREAM POPULAR CULTURE.
The other day I saw a post about how they categorized a "truly" feminist movie, and it wasn't for how stRonG the main female protagonist was, but by how the female background characters are written. Basically, they said, the movie/book/tv show can't call itself feminist if their female side characters are as spicey as flour. At the moment, I didn't think much of it, but now that I remember this movie, I think it fits in what that post was saying.
Because this movie could have had all the white chicks (especially the friends) be shallow and as empty as the bimbo stereotype goes, but they did gave them backgrounds. Busy Phillips' character is insecure and kinda codependent (for what I can remember) but eventually overcomes it, the other girl has body disphoria, which makes it for a funny scene but it doesn't diminish her as a person. I mean, her reactions are funny but it's not her whole personality, if that makes sense.
And even at the end, they could have made it that the main characters just cut ties with them (or that the girls ditch them because they just don't have anything in common) but they remain friends. I don't know, I think that was a neat detail.
THISSS¡¡¡¡ also how they potrayed the other boys (apart from the jerks ones) treating girl as a person.
When I first started watching Dexter I was like “omg that’s the girl from white chicks. Imma find it so hard to watch her as a serious character.” But now I’m rewatching White Chicks and I’m like “Omg it’s Deborah! I can’t believe she played such a dumb character so well!” She just a great actress.
The Mysterious Dude me too!!!
which one was deborah?
@@lilenwasnothere6867 the tall brunette one with the headband. There was a scene where she was complaining how fat she was.
@@themysteriousdude757 oh yeah!!! thank u!!!
I watch this movie every time it's on TV, and never took offense, being a white woman. I knew what they were getting at, as I was a fan of In Living Color, so I understood their type of humor mixed in with truth. However, I must have never watched it uncut, or they cut that car scene out because I have never seen that part before. Great video, thank you!
They definitely cut the car scene. I had my camera ready to post it on my instagram story and they only sang A Thousand Miles lol
@@MONET8iAM == thank you, I thought I just kept missing it. And you're not going to believe this, but that night I posted this, I found White Chicks, I believe on BET, and watched the second half of it!
There’s black Karen’s too 😭 I would know she asked for my manager
My mom is a black Karen just replace the racism with a lot of homophobia and sexism lmao
my mom's sort of a karen
Riyan Ali Noo it’s spreading 😭
@Umbuko DaJuko I had a classmate back in highschool named Keisha. Really nice gal in fact she's a SPED teacher now
The funny thing is that there are karens of many colours and they are all racist so if they would all just fight with each other and leave other people alone that would be great
In Brazil this movie is culture.
No kidding, every brazilian family has seen this unlees 30 time like a religion
Yes, that's true. I watched on DVD like 50 times and I still watch now and then (not on DVD anymore haha)
And I feel like most of ppl who likes the movie here doesn't see all the racial issues the movie points out
How does the dub to Brazilian Portuguese change things? Like… does it change jokes to be specific to Brazil?
@@zerjiozerjio It does! A lot of celebrities references were changed so that it would make more sense to brazilians.
The irony in Terry Crews' Character lmaoo
The whole “you’re telling me you’re not WHITE?” thing is amazing because it definitely feels like a sneaky reference to the iconic final scene in Some Like It Hot
That movie will forever be a classic, when Terry said "your not white?!" ...me and my family were crying, couldn't even finish the movie cuz everyone was cackling too hard.....ah, this movie was way ahead of its time, ya can't get movies like that anymore in this oversensitive country
Don’t forget the movie that’s called “soul man” that was made in the 80’s... it’s pure black face!!!
Agree, it was so offensive.
or Watermelon Man
Wtf
totally forgot about that movie, and I actually liked it....but I was too young at the time to understand the wrongness
I was introduced to this movie in the psych ward at 14 lmao
ME TOO OMG
Karlee Meier omg really? Any chance you went to south oaks? Lmaoo
That's wild. I got sent to a psyche ward for a few days back in 2018 bc of suicidal ideation, and this was the movie playing XD
can confirm that white chicks is a psych ward classic
The amount of times that I clapped & said *PERIOD* throughout this whole video is quite hilarious 😂🙌🏾👏🏾💖
Your energy is EVERRRRRRRRRYTHIIIIIIIIIINGGGG!!! 😍
It took me less than a minute to subscribe and I have no RAGRATS!!! ✊🏾
I still find It funny Kim was Paris’ assistant 🤣
That tiktok reference got me bruh that explanation was genius 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I've also always saw the reveal to Terry Crew's character as an allusion to the end reveal in Some Like It Hot. I'm 98% sure that White Chicks is supposed to be a modern retelling of that movie.
cswain56 OH MY GOSH! I NEVER REALIZED THAT. That movie made me laugh so hard, especially the ending, “Well, nobody’s perfect!” I’m disappointed in myself for not realizing that
yesss
I have binged watched your videos for the last two days. I stumbled upon one of them due to RUclips's great algorithms in my side bar.
Your videos are so well done full of code switching for emphasizing different parts, and factual resources. I've learned of poet and professor Jamilla Lyiscott, vlogger Jackie Aina, and of writer Charles Himes because of you. I spend probably 30-45 minutes in detours and research after most of your videos.
Also, @swampanish's insight to White Chicks was something I'd never considered, but it all makes sense word for word.
It'd be great if you did a segment answering questions from your viewers (like collect them beforehand to vet good ones).
Thanks for educating us with your fact-based wit and analysis. Keep doing what you're doing.
I’m completely obsessed with the way you break things down. Constantly blowing my mind how deep it goes.
4:18 just to add to that point, while the joke was that those women were overreacting, the two main characters were still sympathetic and understanding. They acknowledge this was their reality even if it was ridiculous and that’s what sets off the whole plot. They’re very respectful and understanding of pretty much everything that’s outside of their reality as black men and even bond with the women over their seemingly ridiculous struggles (body image, relationships, self-esteem) by helping them in their lives in ways that felt authentic to them and not not the white women they were pretending to be (even if it’s ridiculous body humor like yo momma jokes, dance abilities, and physical strength).
A revolutionary moment of anti-racist cinema, in which the Wayans brothers challenge both class and the institution of white America. Created, written by and starring the Wayans brothers, White Chicks delivers a poignant critique on socialite culture and the inherited wealth and privilege that comes with being the daughter of the US elite. Created and released in 2004, the golden era of Paris Hilton pop culture, every line of this script is a concentrated and scathing moment of satire... the humour just never fails on all fronts, embodying the perceived shallowness of wealthy Americans and exploring the tensions and intersectionality that divides themes of class and race.
White chicks is like a slightly different take on the classic movie ‘some like it hot’. Two men dress as women to escape or go undercover in this case they change their race too. And in the end, one of the men falls in love with a female character who befriended them because they thought he was actually a she. Big mamas house is a spin on some like it hot too tbh. They are all pretty much follow the same story line as the original ‘some like it hot’ movie
I know it's been a while, but I just wanted to comment that there is a layer of sexism and misogyny and even transphobia in this movie that was not taken into account. It is problematic that men dress up as women since it is always done in a comical way and which also distortions the public image of trans folks (watch Disclosure). They could have done a very similar movie addressing racism in that ironic and well-thought manner but rather transforming themselves into white MEN, but of course, doing this in a humoristic way would have been more difficult because as a society we are already used to making fun and belittle women, but respecting men. Also, the Karen phenomena is indeed a problem that needs to be addressed but as a whole, including the different components, since next to the known privilege component, there is also a gender one since women historically have learned to repress their emotions and thoughts, to keep in the hits, etc. this eventually leading to lash-outs a.k.a the female hysteria. I think this movie is still great at subtly showing racism and inequalities but would have been much better from a black women's perspective avoiding sexism and transphobia.
Yeah the brothers of this movie made countless transphobic remarks especially in scary movie...that was horrible.
As a trans person, it was not hate, just conversation we all lived
It's kind of interesting how everyone neglects the big elephant in the room when it comes to this film. Like yeah, I get the point that they are trying to make about white privilege and that's great, but they are totally shitting on women to do so. Seriously, this film is sexist as hell. The Wayans brothers are putting forward a message about dubbel standards and hypocrisy and depict women in the worst way possible to do so. It's obvious that this film was written by men, cause all the female characters suffer from what some would call the male gaze. Almost all of the female characters are complete stereotypes, extremely vapid, gold-diggers, jealous, competitive towards other women, etc..And lets be real, this isn't done as some social criticism on how female characters are written. They didn't do a social commentary ''inception'' where they address a problem within a problem or to address another problem, the film isn't that intelligent. What they did was shit on women to address another problem, but guess sexism towards (white) women is fine as long as it's done by black men?
Also, what is exactly transphobic about this film? Yeah, they dressed up as women as biological men, but they didn't allude to anything trans?
I've seen her on Tik tok and I always go and rewatch them. I was about to watch this again but something didn't feel right. What I mean is like I never realized the colorism that Terry crews character played, now looking back woo chile-
I remember when I first saw this movie, I found the loud/in your face early 2000s humor kinda off-putting. but your analysis is making me realize that the one-off jokes and overacting weren’t the real humor. the real comedy is in the situational humor and the juxtaposition of race roles. brilliantly done by the wayans brothers.
Despite some of its divisive humor (the toilet humor, for example), White Chicks does deserve more credit than it was given originally and you explained the why so well.
Yes sis GIVE THEM THEY FLOWERS! 🙌🏾 Wayans family are legends. Period.
"I bet you thought I would hate a scene like that"
I felt so identified with that! Why do people assume progressives can't appreciate humor and irony? This video is so good!
I’m so happy to finally see people appreciate this movie as much as I do 🤧🥺 There is so much to behold in ‘White Chicks’
I know this is relatively off topic, BUT 'White Chicks' is the only movie that made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe outside of 'Friday'.
This movie was extra hilarious!
The first time watching it, an experience like nothing else. Don't Be a Menace also cracked me up, I was on the floor watching that one.
how the girls in the car already knew all the lyrics lol
I stumbled upon your channel a few weeks ago and girl I have been BINGEING since. You're amazing. 😭❤️ I was excited to hear your thoughts on this movie (because I too was like 9 when I watched it) and you're so right! It's genius. The commentary is *brilliant.* Excited to watch it again through this lens. 🤓
LMAOO WHEN HE SAID YOUR NOT WHITE! I always bust out laughing. It’s new every time to me.
“Dr.Umars worst nightmare” i caaackled
dude this video was straight up FIRE. facts on facts. love ur vids, keep doing what u do ❤️
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like white chicks was a breaking point in the movie industry, like it was one of those points where we as white and black people were all becoming closer and able to poke fun at certain things, like when the girls in the car secretly said the "n" word? But like now I feel like all of that has just stopped and in a way we are all going backwards again. Like the video said we still have black face, you still have people being hateful towards black women and publicly making fun of them on places like tiktok and RUclips. This stuff is just getting worse again honestly. What's crazy is how much more the movie is relatable in today's society then it was when it was first out. Like people are just now complaining about it after all of these years.
I respectfully disagree that we are going backwards. Sadly we're not going forward either, in my opinion. Racism has always been rampant but now that the internet is such a part of our lives we are able to educate ourselves and listen to other people's experiences. People now carry around camera phones so it's not getting worse it's just recorded.
As a white person I feel the heaviness of the current racial state of our country but this is nothing new for POC. They have been dealing with the same stuff their whole lives. They're carrying that pain so much differently than I am though. Its our job to listen to people and their experiences. We have to stand up for POC and recognize and use our white privilege to help others
@@paigenelson8153 I understand. But it's easier for us to say weather or not something is or isn't getting worse, because we aren't effected by it. In other words, of course you'd feel the heaviness on our country when people are just now finally able to show proof of how they are treated. By saying "it's not getting worse" you're deflecting the struggles and issues many black/poc are going through. What's staying the same for you may not be the same for others. And when stating "in a way we are all going backwards" it is merely another way of saying "history is repeating itself."
With that out of the way however I don't understand how your last sentence is a disagreement towards mine. No where in my comment does it state we as white people shouldn't recognize our privilege and use our advantages to help others, nor does it state that this is something new towards poc/black. My comment is mostly recollections of how things used to be, the directions society had seemed to be headed in until now, and how our lives basically correlate with the movie.
@@paigenelson8153 yea and nah, we ARE slowly going backwards
“and then I remembered...I was 6” 🤣🤣🤣
You made me want to watch it again. Great analytical review.
When you were saying you know how y'all are saying the n word when no one is around.. there are some people who are deeply respectful and have integrity even when they're alone 😊 I have never said the n word even when alone and knew that wasn't something you say from as long as I can remember. No exuses people! Don't say it!
I still say it lmao
snowwhitewitch and your proud of that🤨
To use a racial slur used against black people🤨
Lindsey Tchappi
Has nothing to do with pride. It's just a word. And I only use it with friends, never with strangers. Context!
snowwhitewitch yikes🥶
I was born in 2000 and stuff I absorbed like white chicks is a ticking clock for me to go "wait a damn minute" in realization and re appreciation
All I gotta say is “Triple T, K, A! Time to totally kick asss!”
I feel like the film did a really good job at subverting the stereotypes through character growth too as the two brothers and the girls spent more time together, they kinda grew to accept eachother
As much as I love the Wayans brothers for their other films I actually never watched this one before so I stopped your video before getting spoiled and I watched it. Had some good laughs and I really needed that tonight. Crazy how relevant this film is to current conversations although it came out 16 years ago!
I haven’t watched this movie in YEARS. 😂😂
That way you said "take a nap" took me tf out 😂😂😂😂
i love ur videos!! the quality is so good & ur commentary/analysis is really well thought out
Thank you so much!
Also the costume design is fantastic. Imma rewatch this movie tonight!
Yes, give Paris and Nicole their props, they ushered in the reality TV serieses! I'll need to rewatch White Chicks again, lol! Subscribing!
04' was was so good for movies. White Chicks, Mean Girlsssss, 13 Going on 13, The Notebook, Napoleon Dynamite... So quotable and iconic.
I remember a few weeks back I re-watch it and oh girl was right. That movie was ahead of it's time predicted what is currently happening today.
Now it’s that much funnier that Terry played that role😂😂😂 See the Wayne’s been knew!
I agree with like everything in this video but I’ve been thinking hard on the quote about black men/ white women relationships and I find it kind of dangerous to label interracial relationships as being a result of internalized racism. I know the quote may not have been about all or even general interracial relationships, and I know that this can be the case in many, but in a world where couples like that are already so heavily stigmatized as being “traitors” it doesn’t help the normalization of couple diversity. Great video though, it really made me rethink this movie and it’s significance to the early 2000s
It's a big part of the relationship though, especially the black male/white women dynamic. It's very prevalent and if you were a member of the black community you would see just how. Of course that doesn't go for every couple out there, but when it seem to be the majority then pointing it out and wanting to know the reasons behind the actions and words doesn't harm interracial dating, in fact it does the opposite, it brings more awareness to the issues and prevents people from being used and or abused by people who are only doing is because of deep rooted issues.
Regardless, white women aren’t going to be stigmatised or suffer damages for dating outside their race, they will continue to enjoy the privileges associated with their race. I don’t see the point of your argument.
I mean personally, I had plenty of friends who said that word and I always got upset and pissed off. I got into an intense argument with a guy I was dating around 2014 about him saying the N-word and him being white. I went on and on about how he wasn't a part of the community that was reclaiming it, he was a part of the group of people that made it awful in the first place(being white myself at the time because my family hadn't immigrated to America until after slavery I thought I was different in that aspect back then) and I almost broke up with him because of the fight. He said it again after and (I have never been violent with a significant other outside of this scenerio) I slapped him across the face; I asked him if he wanted to be single then and there, I said I wasn't having that conversation again and he could go find another girl if he wanted to spout ignorant nonsense... I was 16 and I remember them bringing up that I had an issue with it in front of people like I was the one who was wrong and I broke up with him shortly after... It was one of my many hills I was willing to die on back then and honestly I still feel that way about it but now take more ownership of benefiting from the systematic issues I benefit from no matter when my family came here.
Another great vid! I just remembered another thing about ‘growing up in Australia’ - we were learning about music and culture from my white grade 10 high school teacher. We read from a textbook about this- there was a chapter about Madonna, then the chapter on hip hop literally was about ‘wiggers’ (there was an exercise question ‘what is a wigger?’ for homework), and we watched a documentary on underground white rap as a subculture in the US I forgot which state it was about but it was basically saying the white people used hip hop as a charged commentary & subculture for that group of people. Like lmao. We never learnt about black artists or the roots of hip hop and it’s political/social commentary etc and role in society. But we learnt about it for white people.. it’s actually fried. This was just my teacher though, it wasn’t part of the school curriculum. My Sport teacher was really cool though and he’s white but he taught us about the political role of sport and took a whole tangent teaching us about apartheid and the role of boycotting etc.
Summer Bloom that’s so crazy! That is actually so messed up it’s funny. It’s great we can talk about this stuff and share experiences and try to change things now
What is a wigger??? Wait, don't tell me it's-
@Summer Bloom That is beyond me...
This segment really educated my ass 😂😂
wayans brother were ahead of their time....
Literally grew up watching this 😭 My cousins and I would always hang out like every weekend (#growinguphispanic) and we would always play the same movies. This being one of our favorites. It was so funny and you bringing up the symbolism make me appreciate it even more. I love this.
I'm slavic and this movie is so funny and really represents the white blonde girl cliché in the early 2000'.
When he pulled down his wig and the guy said "what you're not white" I was like "so he kinda ssumed that he is a men" 😂
Definetly had a good laugh overall.
"because people .... ARE CLOWNS." - my time of death
karens were around in the 17th century asking to speak to the manager of the transatlantic slave trade
Noo😭😭😭
This movie is LEGENDARY I SWEARRRRRRR
I’m so happy to see that she actually gave swamp Amish her credit. love to see it
I love this! You are so articulate and I’m learning so much
can you do tropic thunder next and discuss RDJ character
Omg yesss!! I’ve been waiting for someone to talk about that movie
THIS‼️
yes!
Just so you, he was playing a character that took acting too far. I found that sh*t funny.
Smashing idea!