113 - "Black humor has always been crass, politically-incorrect, and filled with profanity and sex. "
"Explain Sinbad, then. "
I used to admire Sinbad, until I found out he had two totally different personas, and his 'white' persona was definitely not his 'normal' persona.
A few years back, he had a late nite TV show (replacing Arsenio Hall and a number of others in the same spot). It lasted locally for about 2 months before they yanked him. It was amazing. He had a mostly black audience, and not only was he VERY "crass, politically-incorrect, and filled with profanity and sex. ", he added advocating lying, cheating, theft, kite-ing checks, skipping out on rent, stealing, hiding your car from the repo man, and all kinds of other bad things, skipping out on payments for children (both legitimate and illigitimate), cheating on wives and girlfriends.
I was astounded, it was really bad and pathetic, and his studio audience loved it. However, locally, it raised tempers, and massive call ins to the TV station which pulled it well short of their 'contract', and they replaced it with reruns of something else.
I think his show ran a bit longer on the New York affiliates, but I'm not positive.
To be honest, I don't remember much about his monologues, except for a joke about illegal immigration that was moderately amusing.
If by 'white' persona, you mean the incredibly lame, not especially funny comedian who starred in such gut-busters as "Jingle All The Way", than I beg to differ.
Sinbad was great when he starred on "A Different World" and hosted "Showtime at the Apollo." He also had a great set when he was a stand-up comedian.
However, I'd say the past decade or so has not been too friendly to the man, at least as far as commercial success goes. Unless someone can provide evidence to the contrary, I'd say that the career of Sinbad-at least in mainstream comedy-is just about finished.
Good lord, has someone told the Black Spokespeople like Jessie that in order to be "black", a comedian has to refer to immoral and irresponsible? This means that in order to actually conquer the problems that apparently beset their political base, they should be prompting the black churches to condemn immoral behavior, push for self-control and personal responsibility, and work to attack the real shortcomings of their own culture, rather than constantly assuming that every trouble they face is the result of oppression from without by Da Man! This could be hugh! Why isn't this being reported!!!!
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Bill has it right, and the people who are supposed "friends to the black community" will do what they have done for fifty years...blame the Other Guys, and line their own pockets while the black family takes the damage.