(written by Terry MacNeil, on July 29-30, 2024)

First off, I must point out – there is no anti-white racism in the movie White Chicks. The only content that could be described as racist in that movie – was directed against Latinos. So for that reason, I consider White Chicks an ugly/despicable movie (even though I, overall, love the film). But this isn’t the only despicable film I love (Revenge of the Nerds is another one, for other reasons). So, why do I love White Chicks? Because it’s a FUCKING HILARIOUS film (though I’m repulsed by the film’s opening scene of racist Latino caricatures). As for THE REST of the movie (AFTER the scene of anti-Latino racism) – I love it.

I recently heard Marlon Wayans (one of the dudes who made White Chicks) refused to condemn ANYTHING in White Chicks. In my opinion, Hollywood wouldn’t dare make a movie like White Chicks today – but twenty years ago, non-whites were able to get away with certain forms of politically incorrect/controversial/offensive comedy that whites couldn’t. THAT is something that white right-wingers have been angry about for AGES.

Today’s controversy over White Chicks reminds me of a stand-up comedian (who was incredibly popular back in the day) and would’ve been incredibly controversial today – Russell Peters. That dude (a man of Indian descent) based his entire stand-up act on him saying a lot of shit that white comedians wouldn’t dare say (because if they did, they would’ve been branded racists and “cancelled” by “cancel culture”). I’m not sure what happened to Peters – but it SEEMS he’s no longer popular. Well, as far as I know, he was never “cancelled” – but he’d definitely get “cancelled” today, if he continued doing the same politically incorrect stand-up comedy he was doing a decade and a half ago.

I feel the need to emphasize, that, as a white dude, I’ve heard various anti-white slurs over the years: such as “whitey”, “honky”, “cracker”, and “white-devil”. However, if I were to be referred to by any of those insults – it wouldn’t bother me. Last night, my sister (a bartender) pointed out that she knows way more anti-white slurs than I do. And I concede that point.

The thing is, at least within “the Western World” – insults directed against whites have no effect on me. And I doubt those insults matter much to the average white. THAT shows the power of “white privilege” – the insults WHITES come up with for the rest of the World’s ethnicities have way more punch than what is deployed against us. This shouldn’t be a competition. But in terms of offensiveness on this planet, whites seem to come up with more offensive insults than anyone else.

But as we move toward an increasingly multipolar planet – I expect that anti-white insults from people in India, China, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, etc will have more punch. And I expect white right-wingers in the Western World will cry about those insults more than anyone else will. But I digress.

In closing – I must emphasize White Chicks is (overall) a HILARIOUS movie, even if you’ve heard it isn’t. The naysayers would be wrong, especially if they are oversensitive film critics. It is possible for your film to be incredibly offensive and politically incorrect, and still be great! Ⓐ