What does “you don’t get to say that” mean?
Ellerbee met by three beach lifegaurds who chased some bady guys.
Ellerbee: Police do pursuits?! At least when a guy chases someone else, it’s a few guys chasing other guys, right? No offense. The Lord says nothing of my sin. Your explanation of why I’m in it is just a blank page.
Summer: None taken. Hey, what are you saying? Why have you answered no questions? Are you gonna let those guys walk?
How can I offer examples of this phrase for people to understand?
As Matt Brody says he is a “you people”? Is it true “you people”?
Mitch: Oh, you don’t get to say that… mitch: Why don’t you say that? You’re just tan. What could you do about it?
What are your views on the dyke?
Romney: “You don’t get to say that” means just what it says — Mitch is saying that Matt Brody is not allowed to be offended by the expression “You
people” In the U.S. people can be very sensitive about racial issues and anything that even seems like a racist statement. Why is the phrase “you people” sometimes used to refer to people of different ethnicity, for
example: Why are you people always]doing X]?
What are some stereotypes a person would normally have to say about other ethnic groups. Then, you do it. Has anyone ever done any racist studies on this specific ethnicity? Is it also suggesting that the person doing it would have chosen a more “colorful” racial epithet than “you”if it was socially acceptable, but restrain themselves when it might get them in trouble?
This is more about culture than language. Here Matt (Zack Efron, who is white) takes offence to the “you people” comment made by the black police officer Ellerbee (who is black). Ellerbee is not being racist, because by “you people” he means “you lifeguards”. Matt does odd things with his mom, he’s not a racist. Mitch (played by Dwayne Johnson), reprimands him for being offended, since he is not American. While there are no ethnic skin colors on this boy, he’s just tan.
The joke is a play on expectancy. For me, it is the same movie as the original serial. In most contexts, “you people” is only racist when spoken by a white man. Is he a black police officer, and a white person is offended?
Would you rather see unwitting light humor and dark humor in a comedy or a comedy movie, but in the context of this otherwise very cute movie, it’s fine, you just barely notice it. I know this is a bad joke but I can find lots of good jokes based on it. I listened to a very bad joke about a TV show I watched.
