In "Speaking Fluent 'Joke' Pushing the Racial Envelope through comedic

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performance on Chappelle's Show"? Bell-Jordan makes the claim that Chappelle’s “deliberate violation of rhetorical convention in exchange for racial daring is by definition ideological resistance” (88).

In sketches like “Equality in First Class,” “The Racial Draft,” “Clayton Bigsby,” and countless others we have encountered stereotypical portrayals of African-Americans, Asians, Middle-Eastern people, Latina/os, Caucasians, and Native Americans. What is the purpose of stereotypical portrayals of others and how do they complicate or reinforce hegemonic representations of racialized communities? If Bell-Jordan is correct, does the sketch act out a form of ideological resistance (What is it resisting exactly?)?

what does it exactly mean?

 

[Sarah]

They want to know:
What is the point of the stereotypical skits and how do they reinforce the ways of thinking that continue to keep minorities down. And if Bell-Jordan's statement is correct, does the sketch go against the beliefs that form the thoughts regarding the race portrayed?

So... The purpose of Chappelle's skits is to make fun of the stereotypes that are promoted about minorities. He isn't really saying we are really like that, but he is making jokes about the ignorance of the stereotypes. As for Bell-Jordan's statement, because Chappelle is making fun of the stereotypes, he is resisting (showing the stupidity of) the ideology (the way we are viewed) of the different races.

I hope that made sense. It's getting late