Listen to singer and comedian Stew perform “Black
Men Ski” on TED How does the song break racial stereotypes?
Fill in the blanks with pronouns:
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0:15 Has __________ever been to Aspen, Colorado? __________'s
not a joke yet; those aren't the jokes. Is this __________off?
I went to Aspen recently and stumbled into this song.
0:41 ♫
Black men go to Aspen ♫
0:43 ♫
and rent colorful chalets. ♫
0:52 ♫
Giggle at the questions ♫
0:54 ♫
__________mere presence seems to raise. ♫
1:04 ♫
Get taken for men ♫
1:06 ♫
__________don't resemble in the least. ♫
1:11 "Are
__________... ?" "No."
1:15 ♫
__________'s a winter wonderland ♫
1:18 ♫
in the belly of the beast. ♫
1:21 ♫
And black men ski. ♫
1:27 ♫
Black men ski. ♫
1:33 ♫
Black men send back sushi ♫
1:35 ♫
with a scorned Yakuza's flair. ♫
1:44 ♫
__________make postmodern art ♫
1:46 ♫
with bacon grease ♫
1:48 ♫
and hot combed hair. ♫
1:56 ♫
__________secretly play Beethoven ♫
1:59 ♫
inside __________bassmobiles. ♫
2:07 ♫
__________can tell __________how cool looks
♫
2:10 ♫
but cannot show __________how __________feels ♫
2:13 ♫
when black men ski. ♫ ♫ When black men ski. ♫
2:25 ♫
Black men now are students ♫
2:27 ♫
of gay sensibility. ♫
2:30 ♫
__________wear ironic T-shirts ♫
2:33 ♫
drenched in code unknown to __________. ♫
2:36 ♫
__________get baptized in Walden Pond ♫
2:39 ♫
amongst a searing mob ♫
2:41 ♫
because the cleansing blood of Jesus ♫
2:44 ♫
could not do a thorough job. ♫
2:47 ♫
Black men ski. ♫
2:53 ♫
Black men ski. ♫
2:58 ♫
Chinese guys can jump real high ♫
3:01 ♫
and Germans cook soul food. ♫
3:04 ♫
White boys rap and hippies nap ♫
3:07 ♫
__________dreads up to look rude. ♫
3:09 ♫
Jazz is now suburban ♫
3:12 ♫
__________'s Marsalisly clean. ♫
3:15 ♫
And now __________'ve got Viagra ♫
3:18 ♫
__________'s a sex machine. ♫
3:20 ♫
So black men ski. ♫
3:25 What else
can __________do?
3:26 ♫
Black men ski. ♫
3:32 ♫
Black men ski. ♫
3:37 ♫
Black men ski. ♫
3:43 ♫
Some kids __________'ll describe as friends ♫
3:46 ♫
say __________ am race-obsessed. ♫
3:49 ♫
The luxury of __________opinion ♫
3:51 ♫
shows that __________are blessed. ♫
3:54 ♫
See, __________ have poems about sunsets ♫
3:57 ♫
flowers and the rain. ♫
4:00 ♫
__________'ve read __________to policemen ♫
4:03 ♫
but __________was all in vain. ♫
4:05 ♫
So black men ski. ♫
4:11 ♫
Black men ski ... ♫ elegantly.
4:16 ♫
Black men ski. ♫
4:22 ♫
Black men ski. ♫