"It does not represent everyone," Ramsey says. She also points out that her video is no different from the others that generalize about the sorts of things girls, drunk girls, Jewish girls or gay men say. Ramsey says, "I believe that maybe, they're just a little culturally sheltered." Ramsey says that the character she portrays is based on an actual friend, but she's quick to note that she doesn't think people who've told her some of what she presents in her video are racist. But I think it can be embarrassing for people to confront the fact that they might have crossed the line with some of their friends.įranchesca Ramsey, comedian and video blogger I think it's funny because it's real and it's honest and it's silly when it happens to you. "But I think it can be embarrassing for people to confront the fact that they might have crossed the line with some of their friends." "I think it's funny because it's real and it's honest and it's silly when it happens to you," Ramsey tells Michele Martin, host of NPR's Tell Me More. At one point, Ramsey says it kind of feels like Cheetos. In her alternative persona, Ramsey asks why she can't say the N-word and says, "Jews were slaves too you don't hear us complaining about it all the time." She also reaches out to touch her friend's hair - over and over again. The video features 28-year-old graphic designer, comedian and video blogger Franchesca Ramsey, who tucks her well-coiffed dreadlocks under a long blond wig to imitate conversations between a white woman and her black friend. to Black Girls" is quickly becoming one of the most popular of the video parodies, although not without quite a bit of controversy: Some critics are calling the creator a racist. With more than 5 million hits, " S- White Girls Say. There are even videos about the stuff vegans, yogis and Canadians say. Or what natural hair girls say to relaxed hair girls. A whole series of video memes parody what, for instance, Asian girls sound like to Asian boys. to Black Girls" has gotten more than 5 million hits. Franchesca Ramsey is a graphic designer, comedian and video blogger whose YouTube video "S- White Girls Say.
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