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"'''Niggas vs. Black People'''" is the title of one of [[Chris Rock]]'s most famous and most [[controversy|controversial]] [[stand-up comedy]] bits. This bit, which appeared as track 12 on his 1997 [[album]], ''[[Roll with the New]]'', as well as his 1996 [[HBO]] special, ''[[Chris Rock: Bring the Pain|Bring the Pain]]'', is widely considered to be the breakthrough routine that established his status as a comedy fixture after he left ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. |
"'''Niggas vs. Black People'''" is the title of one of [[Chris Rock]]'s most famous and most [[controversy|controversial]] [[stand-up comedy]] bits. This bit, which appeared as track 12 on his 1997 [[album]], ''[[Roll with the New]]'', as well as his 1996 [[HBO]] special, ''[[Chris Rock: Bring the Pain|Bring the Pain]]'', is widely considered to be the breakthrough routine that established his status as a comedy fixture after he left ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. The routine is also widely cited as his [[magnum opus]] and is often considered one of the greatest in the history of [[stand-up comedy]]. |
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Essentially an eight-minute rant about behaviors that Rock sees within the [[African-American|black community]]; he describes "[[nigga]]s" as a cohort whose behavior—which embodies many negative [[Stereotypes of African Americans|African-American stereotypes]]—is usually detrimental to the image of other [[black people]]. The "niggas," he said, glorify ignorance and sloth, and brag about fulfilling any minor responsibility. Rock rejects the view that this image of African-Americans is purely cultivated by the [[News media|media]]. In the routine, he says, "When I go to the [[Automated teller machine|money machine]] tonight, alright, I ain't looking over my back for the media, I'm looking for niggas! What, you think I've got three guns in my house 'cause the media outside?" |
Essentially an eight-minute rant about behaviors that Rock sees within the [[African-American|black community]]; he describes "[[nigga]]s" as a cohort whose behavior—which embodies many negative [[Stereotypes of African Americans|African-American stereotypes]]—is usually detrimental to the image of other [[black people]]. The "niggas," he said, glorify ignorance and sloth, and brag about fulfilling any minor responsibility. Rock rejects the view that this image of African-Americans is purely cultivated by the [[News media|media]]. In the routine, he says, "When I go to the [[Automated teller machine|money machine]] tonight, alright, I ain't looking over my back for the media, I'm looking for niggas! What, you think I've got three guns in my house 'cause the media outside?" |
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Revision as of 03:29, 24 September 2012
"Niggas vs. Black People" is the title of one of Chris Rock's most famous and most controversial stand-up comedy bits. This bit, which appeared as track 12 on his 1997 album, Roll with the New, as well as his 1996 HBO special, Bring the Pain, is widely considered to be the breakthrough routine that established his status as a comedy fixture after he left Saturday Night Live. The routine is also widely cited as his magnum opus and is often considered one of the greatest in the history of stand-up comedy.
Essentially an eight-minute rant about behaviors that Rock sees within the black community; he describes "niggas" as a cohort whose behavior—which embodies many negative African-American stereotypes—is usually detrimental to the image of other black people. The "niggas," he said, glorify ignorance and sloth, and brag about fulfilling any minor responsibility. Rock rejects the view that this image of African-Americans is purely cultivated by the media. In the routine, he says, "When I go to the money machine tonight, alright, I ain't looking over my back for the media, I'm looking for niggas! What, you think I've got three guns in my house 'cause the media outside?"
In a 2003 interview, Rock explained that the idea for the bit came from the song "Us" from the 1991 Ice Cube album Death Certificate.[1]
The controversy caused by Rock's constant use of the word nigga led him to remove the piece from his act. In a 60 Minutes 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 nigger. So, I'm done with that routine."[2]
As an example of the routine's cultural impact, Barack Obama directly referenced it while campaigning to be elected President during a Father's Day 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!"[3] Also, in the second episode of NBC's The Office, "Diversity Day," Steve Carell's character performs a censored version; the result is a daylong racial sensitivity seminar for the office staff.
See also
References
- ^ Smart Mouth, Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, August 13, 2003
- ^ Rock: Bring On Oscar 'Safety Net'; Ed Bradley Talks To Oscar Host About N----- Word, Minstrelsy
- ^ Baumann, Nick (June 16, 2008). "Obama Channels Chris Rock". Mother Jones (magazine). Retrieved July 28, 2012.
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External links
- Bennun, David, "Chris Rock," The Guardian, 2000.
- Chris Rock: Bring the Pain at IMDb
- Chris Rock: Black Person or Nigga
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