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Old 06-28-2008, 07:49 AM
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Re: Racism experiment for you all

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Originally Posted by Rasta4eye View Post
I gotta jump in here..some of the funniest **** I heard in my life came from the likes of Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle and Richard Pryor when they make fun of black people or black lifestyles on stage. Everyone's sense of humour is different...and even though this sounds hypocritical a joke about black people from a black person always seems less offensive.

Hence a midget will do short jokes..fat comic does fat jokes etc...it is the cornerstone of stand up comedy.

Would people be offended if the same email was quoted out of Chris Rock?

IMO ... I think people would laugh not cringe.
Thanks for articulating my words R4E!!!
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