Sábados Minstrel Show? Or what?

After watching the 'Minstrel Shows' presentation in the class would you consider this as an actual 'Colombian minstrel show'?

According to the Sábados Felices chapter, I consider that chapter as a Colombian Minstrel Show.  Although the programs’ chapters are not focus in producing such us those jokes about black people, I think the majority laugh about those jokes. The main difference between the Minstrel Show in the United States and Sábados Felices is that the whole topic is about the black people. About Sábados Felices those comedians make jokes about many different themes, but when some comedians play the role as an Afro descendent person they are promoting the taunt about them.

Maybe the audience in Colombia doesn’t realize what they are laughing about. Here in Colombia, people think that laughing about something is just laughing about the true or the real situation. Also, people consider that the truth is not as hurtful and offensive to say if you use the comedy. In this context, we (I say we, because I think I’m part of this) have the same level of racism than United States citizens. Well, the Americans notice that what they are doing is offensive but it is part of their culture, even black people of African American know that the majority are laughing about their skin condition and segregation. We have to take into account that the slavery era is a difficult part of the USA’s History, even the African American have now rights as the others; they are the minority and it’s easy that the rich and high society want to have fun with their History and they just don’t care about it.

Here in Colombia, the thing is different, I’m not saying that here there isn’t racism but our History’s condition was different. It’s for that reason I think Afro descendent people have more tolerance about the jokes about them. We have some examples about dark color skin actors here that play roles laughing about themselves.

In conclusion, in both countries exist the racism but not in the same level and magnitude; I reiterate the fact of the History condition in each country.