Canvas by Joaquin Ortiz

Systematic

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:23:48 UTC

White actors

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:24:16 UTC

Fake Black Skin

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:24:36 UTC

I hate the idea of fake skin color applied for comedic effect and to exaggerate the lips like what was displayed in these minstrel shows. The "comical" exaggerations are very insensitive detail for the caricatures.

Harmful Stereotypes

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:25:10 UTC

Mammy

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:26:25 UTC

Objectification

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:27:00 UTC

Racist

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:27:25 UTC

Control

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:31:16 UTC

Perceptions

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:31:25 UTC

Comedic Framing

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:31:48 UTC

Its crazy that if something is framed as a joke that everything is all right. This doc really shows how historical caricatures influenced ethnic perceptions, and media.

Media can be exploited as a tool to perpetuate racial stereotypes

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:33:03 UTC

Bamboozled

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:33:11 UTC

Profits

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:35:06 UTC

Jim Crow

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:38:13 UTC

Its crazy to learn that a black faced character was inspired by segregation laws. This character was meant to entertain White audiences but is also reinforcing historical exploitation. This reminds me of the Native American sports characters perpetuating the American Indians past historical trauma.

Segregation

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:41:44 UTC

Systemic Separation of people based off ethnicity was a terrible thing back then. Unfortunately, there are still forms of systemic segregation present in the modern day.

Normalizing

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 03:51:35 UTC

Reinforcing

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 04:02:34 UTC

Oppressed

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 04:12:15 UTC

Creator Responsibility

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 04:21:27 UTC

Bamboozled shows the complexity of the pressure to create things that betray our own moral beliefs.

Psychological Impact

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 04:24:41 UTC

Both the Doc and Bamboozled explore how racial representation does generational damage to the psychology of its consumers.

Learning From My Peers

jjo2u — 2026-02-12 04:44:45 UTC

My peer did very well in selecting phrases and pictures that represented his chosen concepts.