So I'm procrastinating at the mo...watching Penn And Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour...by the way...When did Teller satrt talking??? Anyway...as I said...I should be studying...

But that new trident commercial with the West Indian poet came on a second ago...While I do feel somewhat excited to see this sort of thing on mainstream tv, I wonder how close to the edge this commercial has come...are they making fun of him? or is it just a generally funny ad? I personally find it a bit demeaning...is that how you spell that? Anyway, for those of you who haven't seen it, it's basically a West Indian poet going on in Patois about the brilliance of Trident gum. Personally I don't chew gum very often so it doesn't matter to me...but to this guy it's the shizzle...anyway, I guess it comes to this question:

Should I find this commercial offensive?

I do find it a bit offensive, but I'm not really sure why. I guess it's just your normal movement of Black culture into Popular culture. (see my essay...I know...it's long, but it'll help you understand where I'm coming from...)

Anyway...thanks for your time...I'm going back to learning about compressors and room modes...

Peace...