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Niggas vs. Black People

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speech on June 15, 2008, saying: "Chris Rock had a routine. He said some—too many of our men, they're proud, they brag about doing things they're supposed to do. They say 'Well, I—I'm not in jail.' Well, you're not supposed to be in jail!"
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interview, Rock said: "By the way, I've never done that joke again, ever, and I probably never will. 'Cos some people that were racist thought they had license to say n-----, so, I'm done with that routine."
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The controversy caused by Rock's constant use of the word "nigger" led him to remove the rant from his show. In a 2005
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ain't never took shit from me. Niggas have, so, you think I've got three guns in my house 'cause the media outside?"
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performs a version of this skit, which results in a day-long racial sensitivity seminar for the office staff.
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In a 2007 interview, Rock explained that the inspiration for the bit came from the song "Us" from the 1991
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tonight, alright, I ain't looking over my back for the media, I'm looking for niggas! Shit,
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directly referred to the routine while campaigning to be elected president during a
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and stereotypes, at one point saying: "When I go to the
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Chris Rock
Chris Rock
stand-up comedy
HBO
Bring the Pain
Roll with the New
Saturday Night Live
monologue
African-American
niggas
black people
media
money machine
Ted Koppel
Ice Cube
Death Certificate
60 Minutes
Barack Obama
Father's Day
first season
NBC
The Office
Diversity Day
Michael Scott
Pound Cake speech
Respectability politics
Situational code-switching
"Smart Mouth"
Rolling Stone

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