Posted on 11/27/2006 2:22:05 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Sure, there are and have been racists in the past that loved the word when referenced to blacks, but, should all persons and circumstances be off limits to a word except for blacks? If so, please show me the federal law on that one.
So, is this maybe this the real reason behind the uproar?
I reckon one's skin color always has precedent for the validation of one's personal opinion on particular subjects, or group, race of people, preference in food, ability to learn / make a living, and now, privileged use of a simple word?
Hurt feelings, cruelty and simple disrespect have never bothered bigots of any creed.
How about a law banning shameless self-promotion on the back of meaningless, fleeting social "issues"?
I agree. It's an ugly hurtful word and, like the "C" word for women, if it disappeared totally from the public stage it would be fine with me
That was my first thought; his 30 minute routine would be reduced to about five minutes.
But as much as I like to rag him about his language his riff on success/failure in the "hood" is a classic. Briefly those with felony convictions are hero's and those that do well in school are referred to as "Poindexter".
What amazed me was that his mostly black audience was laughing like "oh yeah, that's the way it is" like it was something good.
"...but that he'll no longer do so after watching Richards' rant."
Taking bets on how long that lasts.
"N"-word? You mean Nuclear? Or New? Or what?
I think banning the "F" word would be a good idea though. I am talking about the one usually associated with the middle finger.
Just what he needed. Another opportunity for a Shakedown!
Ding, ding, ding. you win the prize. Je$$e the uber-shakedown artist
Chris Rock [The Observer, Life Magazine, 2000]
I HATE n***ers.
Chris Rock, black, male, early thirties, swivels on his heel. His eyes bug out of his head as if he can't believe what he just heard.
I am tired of n***ers. I wish they would let me join the Ku Klux Klan. I'd do a drive-by from LA to Brooklyn.
Laughter. People are laughing at this. They think it's funny. From the way they're laughing, they think it's the funniest thing they've ever heard. An expression of bewilderment and alarm creases up Rock's face.
You can't have anything valuable in your house. N***ers will break in and take it all. You can't do anything without some ignorant-ass n***ers f***ing it up.
Now people are clapping. People are cheering. People are shouting and whistling their approval. Rock looks astonished. Gobsmacked. Perhaps he's amazed at what's being said. Astounded that everyone around him seems to agree. Or simply unable to credit the fact that these words are coming out of his own mouth.
Everything white people don't like about black people, black people don't like about black people. It's like our own personal civil war. On one side, there's black people. On the other, you've got n***ers. The n***ers have got to go. I love black people but I hate n***ers. I am tired of n***ers. Tired, tired, tired.
Chris Rock is the best stand-up comic working today. Major US publications - Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone - have been queuing up to anoint him The Funniest Man In America. And they're right. He is also a TV star. Twice host of the MTV awards. Leading cable channel HBO, home of the Larry Sanders Show, has showcased his stand-up act on three comedy specials, bringing him a clutch of Emmy awards. His own Friday night entertainment and talk show also screens on HBO.
N***ers always want credit for some sh*t they're supposed to do. They'll brag about stuff a normal man just does. They'll say something like, “Yeah, well I take care of my kids.” You're supposed to, you dumb motherf***er. “I ain't never been to jail.” Whaddya want? A cookie? You're not supposed to go to jail, you low-expectation-having motherf***er!
Rock has been labelled the voice of America's black middle class, although black blue-collar workers would be closer to the mark. His cursing might turn a sailor's ears crimson, but his values are militantly respectable: hard work, family, self-sufficiency, law and order. His viewpoint has been described as outraged common sense. And one of the things which seems to outrage him the most is that anyone should be surprised about this.
Now the politicians are trying to get rid of welfare. Every time you see a welfare story on the news, you always see black people. Hey! Black people don't give a f**k about welfare. But n***ers are shaking in their boots: “They gonna take our sh*t.”
And inevitably, there are those who feel Rock is letting the side down.
For a moment, he stops pacing across the rostrum and stands there, motionless, staring out the audience.
I see some black people looking at me: “Man, why you got to say that? It ain't us, it's the media. The media has distorted our image to make us look bad.” Please, cut the sh*t, okay? When I go to the money machine at night, I ain't looking over my back for the media. I'm looking for n***ers!
I never watched Seinfeld, but knowing that Jesse Jagmo doesn't want me to get it...I just might.
I'm old enough to remember when the "Smile When You Say That" rule was still in effect. Political Correctness pretty much obliterated that, along with other bits and pieces of common sense.
WOW - good point
This should cut Dave Chappelle's monolog down to about three seconds.
Title of the album: "Is it something I said?"
bttt
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