I don't live in NYC, so I haven't had the opportunity to see Will Ferrell's "You're Welcome America" show - but I did read this article on it, which gives serious props to the actor, Pia Glenn, playing a sexed-up, lap-dancing Condi Rice.

I know the show is a parody. And it sounds like she does a great job of vamping it up onstage - but I'm wondering if anyone who's had a chance to see the show could provide a little context. For me, the article set-off some alarm bells what with it's exuberant celebration of the performance of hypersexualized black femininity (he warms his hands over her red-hot booty. yay?). But without having seen the show, I'm speaking from a compromised position. Because Ferrell's playing a socially conservative character, does it make lap-dancing Condi a satirical representation, which effectively zaps an otherwise stereotypical, damaging portrayal of its potency? And, if so, does the article do different cultural work? *arrg* then again, maybe a cigar is just a cigar and maybe i need a coffee.

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