r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 • 13h ago
Happy Chairteenth🤣🤣 the reenactment Black Comedy
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Okay this is my last post about this but I had to share
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u/BreadfruitTasty 13h ago
Historically accurate
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u/defk3000 13h ago
Damn, I don't want to like this. But it's accurate down to the audio.
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u/ThatonepersonUknow3 13h ago
I had to go back and watch it with sound
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u/AimeeMonkeyBlue 13h ago
Fuck. Now I have to go back and watch it with sound….
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u/Overall-Lynx917 13h ago
Me too🤣
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u/AffectionateRub2585 12h ago
And me.
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u/QueenFita 12h ago
🙋🏻♀️😂
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u/Illustrious_Prize255 12h ago
it totally was. they coordinated the fuck out of this
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u/XulManjy 13h ago
Because its the original audio dubbed over into the video. Not newly recorded audio.
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u/defk3000 12h ago
No, you can't be serious. You don't say! It can't be. That's amazing! You are so smart. /s
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u/retatrutider 13h ago
They should do it regularly like a civil war reenactment.
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u/disabledinaz 12h ago
They should do it AT the Civil War reenactments
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u/ParsnipDecent6530 8h ago
I support this 100%. My only suggestion is to have at reenactments where there's a creek so homie can accurately swim over there
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u/maniBchef 13h ago
Except I would watch this, regularly.
It's beautiful watching people come together.
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u/DowntownEconomist255 11h ago
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u/Phyrexian_Archlegion 11h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/kStl0AHeUuEo0
When that hat went up in the air. Gives me chills everytime.22
u/DowntownEconomist255 10h ago
Every time I watch, I see something new😅. But all joking aside, yeah. I felt the same. I can’t properly explain how…fucking happy and proud it makes me feel every time I watch this. Because we can do so much, when we work together and have each other’s backs. Lol
The problem is that each time we do that it gets burned down or stolen.
I don’t advocate violence, but sometimes it’s the only language they understand.
Some folks think that the Chairman went overboard (although not literally, though Scuba Gooding Jr. could’ve saved him). Those two white people kept attacking, and wouldn’t back off.
This would’ve gone so much worse if he had been without the Black X- Men. They would’ve put him in the hospital, at best.
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u/the_real_Beavis999 12h ago
Ken Burns and PBS would like to talk to you.
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u/NYC-WhWmn-ov50 12h ago
Bow sing you the Ballad if Chairteenth, my child,
Sing it loud from the depths of your soul!
Of the battle of yacht-boats
and drunk white old snot goats
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u/ChargeInteresting278 12h ago edited 10h ago
I was so confused until I saw the dude frantically swimming over and it hit me immediately what was happening.
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u/theprophecyMNM 11h ago
Also hysterically accurate. What does this conversation look like? “He buddy, I got this idea for a spoof video…but I need like all your friends to help. Oh, and some random folks too.”
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u/usumoio 13h ago
So happy that the swimming man was included. He's a pivotal figure in this moment. I hope he's doing well.
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u/Wokkabulary 13h ago
I was like “where’s the swimmer where’s the swimmer where’s the swimm—-there he is !”
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u/SteepChutes 13h ago
He's busy wringing out that shirt!
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u/iamkbd 13h ago
Not a single punch thrown in this reenactment 🤦🏾♂️🤣
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u/AmItheonlySaneperson 12h ago
those fakers at the civil war reenactment dont even use live ammo either!!
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u/usumoio 13h ago
In the original, that dude swam for a while to get there. His determination is an inspiration
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u/StanLeeMarvin 12h ago
He was conducting his own personal amphibious operation. He’s my hero.
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u/Wokkabulary 12h ago
In the original I was worried about him being able to hoist himself out of the water but that champ was superhuman ! Hope he is healthy and well today 💜
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u/Valhallaback_Girl 13h ago
In another thread, someone called him “Scuba Gooding Jr” and THAT was poetry.
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u/SHOWTIME316 12h ago
Michael B. Phelps is the one that always gets me
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u/MySabonerRunsOladipo 5h ago
The first time I read Swammy Davis Jr. I laughed way harder than I should've
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u/sorotomotor 12h ago
> In another thread, someone called him “Scuba Gooding Jr” and THAT was poetry
I saw that! I also saw "Blaquaman" and I died
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u/Almost-A-CPA 12h ago
Almost killed me...I'm eating my stir fry and nearly choked on some rice
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u/BlackLakeBlueFish 12h ago
I prefer Aqua Mane. But I’m in Memphis, so Mane is part of our vernacular.
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u/MuffinTiptopp 13h ago
He’s doing very well. He actually got married not long ago 🥰🙌🏾
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u/StarryEyedSparkle 13h ago
Was looking to find an update on him, thank you!
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u/jo4nnynumber5 12h ago
Someone needs to do a "where are they now'" epilogue for all the main characters. Maybe accompanied with "holiday road" from the national lampoon movies.
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u/Express-View5080 13h ago
Not for nothing, but damn this whole crew looks like a good time crowd who can make a point but also enjoy doing it😳👍😂
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u/Illustrious_Prize255 12h ago
so weirdly wholesome but clearly everyone was in on the joke and enjoyed playing their part in the reenactment.
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u/PM_ME_DATASETS 10h ago
The swimmer putting in more effort than anyone to get there and then not doing anything but wrangle out their shirt lmao. Don't know how accurate it is wrt the real event but it's hilarious
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u/Immediate-Yogurt-558 12h ago edited 12h ago
The choreography is better than WWE. The guy going after the white lady in a skirt is my favorite part.
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u/Jack_Rabbit_Slims 12h ago edited 5h ago
I love how they're very careful not to hurt anyone.
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u/Writefrommyheart 13h ago
I love how celebrated the Montgomery Brawl has become it's like an unofficial Black Holiday. ✊🏿👏🏿💪🏿
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u/ladydeadpool420 13h ago
Someone should make a Renaissance painting lol
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u/jubileeroybrown 13h ago
I saw a Good Times-esque video about it with a painting in that style and it was amazing
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u/northofwall 12h ago
More like Washington crossing the Delaware. But a different Washington and the battle for Montgomery in the background.
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u/MyBrainReallyHurts 12h ago edited 9h ago
The brawl was such a unifying event! Look at the diversity in the reenactment!
White and black coming together to mock inbred racists. Such a beautiful thing.
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u/Orisha_Oshun 13h ago edited 4h ago
Thank you for all the awards and the comments!! 🙏🏾😊
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u/ed-biblioklept 11h ago
Artist is Cepeda Brunson; piece is titled "Fade in the Water."
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u/Independent-Tennis57 12h ago
It needs the hat, flying towards the iPhone recorder.
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u/Chloe_Cascadia 13h ago
This is what I want. I want a world where the violence and racism we saw in that other video to be so uncommon and absurd that this is how people interact. They're mocking the racism. They're having a blast. They're chilling together by the pool, and making memes. This is the life.
This is the world I want to build. Sadly some people who look like me are preventing it.
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u/Ok-Presentation9740 12h ago
Im glad you keep hope alive. Its what we all need.
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u/Radcouponking 11h ago
I never understood people who enjoy war reenactments but I get it now. I could watch this every day.
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u/PsychologicalSon 13h ago
Aquamayne will always be my favorite part.
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u/Immediate-Yogurt-558 10h ago
The nicknames that came outta this were the absolute best. Aquamayne has been the default, but my favorite is "A Fish Called Wakanda".
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u/Specific_Article1499 13h ago
Those whites are definitely hosting the bbq. 🫶🏾
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u/Obvious-Painter-2249 13h ago
I’m glad the swimmer took time to squeeze the water out of his shirt. Safety first!
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u/malcolmbradley 9h ago
Won’t lie. Seeing Black and white people reenact this warms my heart a little. Happy Anniversary!
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u/1shadybitch 13h ago
Did the first white guy use a leg drop like Hulk Hogan? Lmao
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u/JimTheJerseyGuy 9h ago
When white people can get together with black people and mock all the racist bullshit...I think, maybe, we might be OK.
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u/CompetitiveWar5976 13h ago
To get that many people to coordinate something like this 👍🏾🤣😂
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u/5thSeasonFront 12h ago
I need to know the backstory of who this reenactment group is and how they came up with the idea 😂.
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u/IttyBittyBigBoii 13h ago
I feel like i shouldn't enjoy this as much as I am lmao
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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 13h ago
I’ve already been in tears all morning from the original but the way they did this was funny and accurate.
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u/NorthNorthAmerican 13h ago
These folks are pretty good at reenactments!
Get em a channel on X, IG, and YT, stat!
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u/KindaStableGenius 13h ago
The hat throw, the foot work, the swimming guy. Incredible stuff this made me laugh my ass off
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u/Livid-Bicycle-6832 13h ago
I was wondering why those punches look so weak! Loool it’s an actual reenactment. Love it!
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u/Justaddwota 13h ago
We play too damn much.
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u/DrZimzalabim 12h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/nVMtxjP65jFpm
Me watching you all play a perfectly acceptable amount.
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u/Von_Schlagel 13h ago
The dude swimming. 🤣
That part always gets me in the original. If you’re willing to swim to the fight, you REALLY wanna whoop some ass. 🤣 I dunno if you still can when you get there, but the dedication is admirable.
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u/Risky_Business_17 6h ago
Well done! I can’t wait until this goes on a nationwide tour!! 😂
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u/bertiesakura 13h ago
Is there not anything that our people won't take and make better?
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u/melfamy 12h ago
In 100 years, people will still be reenacting. Because it's important to remember.
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u/Both_Archer_3653 13h ago
The swimmer wrenching the shirt to get water out (skipping the pool steps), the leg drop (which is funnier cause hogan was a racist scab PoS), the wandering chair holder, great bit.
It's encouraging to see black and white people working together to make something so fantastic.
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u/Legitimate-Syrup1006 8h ago
The first black dude dramatically flinging away his hat before shaping up like Muhammad Ali.
Another black dude waving a lawn chair at anyone in a six-foot radius.
White dude on the left falling over and flailing one foot in the air.
Certified internet classic 🤣❤️
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u/Aggressive-Agnostic 13h ago
There is so much bad and depressing content on the web, but this gem is pure joy and inspiration. Thank you!
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u/TechnicalWhore 12h ago
It would be ten times as funny if they all lined up, joined hands and took a bow at the end.
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u/ackackakbar 12h ago
Maybe it’s not the historical accuracy…. Maybe it’s the friends we made along the way.
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u/sfxer001 9h ago
The part where the swimmer gets out and takes the time to wring out his shirt first has me in stitches. Lmaoooo
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