tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post6067756227144289917..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: “Randy and the Flea, Still Straight Hood”: Lakewood Church’s Youth Camp and Racial StereotypingPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-39596709635959266292012-08-19T08:49:07.705-06:002012-08-19T08:49:07.705-06:00You know if peoole like charity and gerardo would ...You know if peoole like charity and gerardo would consintrate on winning souls like lakwood, they would not be consintrating on bs crap like this article. That's what's wrong with church people today. They are more concerned about doctrine and sterio types then winning souls like lakewood does. As far as I'm concerned this article is a large waist of time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-39141250981559069472012-06-15T18:44:08.431-06:002012-06-15T18:44:08.431-06:00I've been attending Lakewood Church for almost...I've been attending Lakewood Church for almost 7 years. I've been serving in Canvas for almost 2 years...We have never had anyone come up to us and say that those videos are stereotypical. In fact not only do the youth like them, but also visitors have seen our Randy & The Flea....If they were making fun of Joel Osteen, then he would have never approved the video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-91621240737378719232012-06-11T19:04:38.778-06:002012-06-11T19:04:38.778-06:00Maybe you guys should actually attend Lakewood Chu...Maybe you guys should actually attend Lakewood Church before making false accusations, you wouldnt want somebody to be negatively interpreting your personality before they've even met youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-64882847873362291022012-05-24T15:14:59.563-06:002012-05-24T15:14:59.563-06:00Absolutely! I completely agree with both Gerardo a...Absolutely! I completely agree with both Gerardo and Todd. I had a great chat with Phil Sinitiere last night on this subject and I think there is a lot to consider here. Phil pointed out that the actor playing "Randy" is most likely Nick Nilson, a youth pastor at Lakewood who is helping to host the event and is an authority figure for the young people there. <br /><br />Another interesting piece is that Canvas (the Lakewood youth group) is willingly posting these videos outside of their site, on YouTube, for a global audience. I am curious as to how many Lakewood followers are aware of this business of stereotyping to appeal to juvenile humor. <br /><br />The group also makes fun of Joel Osteen himself in this fascinating remix of his "This is my Bible" liturgy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKXO4LnWGLA.Charity Carneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077601938598923292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-13009992891157099402012-05-23T13:58:27.809-06:002012-05-23T13:58:27.809-06:00I think Gerardo is absolutely right. I also think...I think Gerardo is absolutely right. I also think this is another demonstration of how most evangelicals aren't introspective of what gets done in God's name. There is no moment where someone goes, "Wait, what are we really doing here?" Instead, because it is done for supposedly godly purposes--getting youth to church camp--it's okay, and perhaps even thought cool (at least by the adults involved) because it is referencing youth culture. What's even more disappointing--which Charity touches on--is that none of individuals involved who were asked to play stereotypes of their own ethnicities said, "I'm not doing that; this is what fuels the fires of racial division." If someone raised the issue of stereotyping for the video, I wouldn't be surprised if someone said, "It's ok because we have a redneck so we're making fun of whites too."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-57734794956347719592012-05-23T12:45:16.776-06:002012-05-23T12:45:16.776-06:00Yes, and yes. My own research affirms how the proj...Yes, and yes. My own research affirms how the project of "racial diversity" ironically involves the accentuation of stereotypes.Gerardo Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461299713784020487noreply@blogger.com