Shit X Say (Opt: to Y) OR Of Diversity and Understanding

The rise of independent film making - as propelled by the age of interactive media and mass sharing - has led to an increase in awareness of global issues and allowed us to connect with the narratives of others who exist worlds apart from our sphere of influence or understanding.  The modern documentary or non-fiction exposé often shows us - rather than exploring what it means to be a writer, poet, or film maker, or a character cast into extreme circumstances - what it means to be alive.
Indeed, it is in this very spirit that we find the volcanicly popular "Shit X say" with the optional suffix "to Y."  This modern trend in documentary production delves into humanities irrepressible social spirit.  We explore the ability of language and communication to convey subtle undertones of both prejudice and understanding in the now expansive library of reflective pieces.  

In it's original form: "Shit Girls Say" we both establish a formula of expediently displayed sound bytes coming from a lone source.  Another aspect of the formula established is the juxtaposition of a non-titular lead.  To clarify, a male in drag is placed in the titular role of "Girl Saying Shit" in order to further muddle our understanding of the lines which gender and sex draw. We will explore later forms of this momentarily. This gendered commentary pushes questions to the surface as a ballast tank emptying, rocketing a submarine to the surface full of pressurized questions.  A male in the female place may indeed be read as insulting, sexist even, but upon further inspection we see it is a grasp for understanding.  Each statement, each parody, a question of the why's and how's in a world of expanding gender misunderstanding perpetrated by misguided magazines and maligning media portrayals of both genders.  

In later additions, we note the formula is followed generally rather strictly.  While the party is often represented by the group assigning the commentary, it is done in hyperbolic satire.  In this sensitive and emotional portrayal, "Shit White Girls say...to Black Girls" We are confronted with the truth of racial relations.  Indeed, often in an attempt to "relate" majority groups minimize and trivialize rather than bridging gaps.
And yet, there is hope.  These attempts indeed indicate a true and abiding desire to understand.  No one group desires to be an island.  Indeed, as John Donne said in his Meditation XVII, "No man is an island entire to itself...I am involved in humanity."
And so as "every man is a piece of the continent," so too are we each a part of the greater fate of our mutual understanding.  Seeking this - perhaps sometimes with adolescent humor and well-intentioned (yet misguided) racial insensitivity - we all add to the growing world of our mutual love and understanding.