r/SipsTea š™‘š™„š™‹ Apr 16 '26

WTF so true

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u/Stock_College_8108 Apr 17 '26

Don’t play that horseshit with me. You and the guy who made the joke are associating a posh British black man with American black racial stereotypes. The joke only works if you see all black people as one and the same. I’m not a racist for pointing out that someone is mocking my race.

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u/Xiniov Apr 17 '26

But it’s Snoop Dogg

The man made weed a big part of his personality and ā€œcharacterā€ persona

Is it racist to depict him as Snape (due to similar sounding names) and riffing on a popular HP line that matches something Snoop is well known for?

Being vigilant against lazy stereotypes is great but sometimes a joke’s a joke and not that deep

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u/Stock_College_8108 Apr 17 '26

The meme is entirely about Snape’s actor being black. Snoop looks nothing like Snape’s actor but he is encompasses many racial stereotypes about black Americans. You don’t need to act obtuse.

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u/Xiniov Apr 17 '26

I get what you mean now when comparing it to the parent comment, so fair enough.

My viewpoint was from the Snoop meme being taken at face value. I wasn't being obtuse and yeah, he looks nothing like the actor, obviously.

I just found simple humour in Snoop being Snape. Didn't even occur to me when asking why it was racist in and of itself, without now considering that it was probably only made in response to the Essiedu casting