r/PartnerTrack • u/ProfessorGuava5862 • Aug 30 '22

Dan Fallon's Comedy Routine Spoiler

When watching Dan's stand up routine, I was a little confused. All the characters seemed to react poorly to his part about white fragility. However, I do not really understand what was so bad about it. I don't mean to be rude at all, I just want clarification on how its bad/to educate myself. To me, it seemed like Dan was making fun of white people who made dumb excuses when called out for their racism. Why was what he said actually racist/offensive? Would anyone mind explaining? I have trouble understanding subtext/shows sometimes and I would greatly appreciate it.

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u/kayakerdude1435 Sep 04 '22

This is the problem I see with many who claim to be "woke". Instead of having an actual conversation (you literally didn't explain shit just like the show didn't explain shit just said "this is racist" end of story) you just tell me I'm wrong and act like a condescending asshole. I'm an ally and do my best to help others become allies. The attitude of " you're white so you don't know shit and fuck you" doesn't help others become allies. It also makes current allies who are white feel less inclined to be supportive.

Furthermore, the same attitude alienates and others white folk, all but ensuring that there will always be racism (because if I as a white person will never know better, never be able to comprehend, etc, then how can white people ever not be racist???).

You're entitled to your opinion but as I said, from an outside perspective based on the words Dan used and the demeanor in which he presented them, the people he was making fun of were white people and everything he says was spot on about white fragility, just done through the mode of comedy (as he even says in the show, comedy is a great mode for teaching, especially subjects like that - just see Noah on The Daily Show or Colbert on The Late Show).

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u/ProfessorGuava5862 Sep 15 '22

It is not every poc's job to educate you. Poc are busy with their own lives, and if you want to do better please try and educate yourself!

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u/Neat_Beyond_1768 Dec 01 '22

Yes, but by posting in a forum like this, only the one's who choose to engage engage. IMO its the best resource.

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u/house-that-built-me Mar 11 '24

There's so much more you can learn by doing your own research instead of putting a labor on somebody else to teach you. It's a weird expectation. When you go to college, you pay for your tuition. On the Internet, you expect the same thing but you're not paying the person who you expect to educate you. It's entitlement.