Does Chris Rock tell non-race related jokes??

[JazMerkin]

Mate, I'm sorry but you should see some of the jokes that white comedians make at black comedy shows, they would be construed as very racist by some, but guess what? A room FULL of black people is pissin themselves laughin at dem. By and large, we're not the ones gettin over-sensitive about jokes about us. All we ask is that they're actually funny, & not just weak & crude. The Bernard Manning style 'there was a black bloke then he ran in an alley & I couldn't see him' shit is just old.

With the Chris Rock thing, its comedy, its not like there isnt SOME truth to the things he says, and I think it could seem like you have a chip on your shoulder the way you bring this 'black people are racist' stuff up. Seriously, I've heard some racist jokes that I thought were fuckin hilarious, all it ha to be is actually clever. Chris Rock's stuff is clever, and I certainly see some characters in that show who are just like people I've met in real life.

Lyle

If it makes you feel better you can call ME a n*gga, coz it seems you have some kind of need to want to get out the words. Yes, there is a double standard, but there isn't really a word for white people that makes them feel so denigrated & worthless as slurs like nigger, paki or half-breed do for ethnic minorities. Also the context of words is important, the Real Madrid fans who were makin monkey chants at me as I went to a football match over there were clearly doin it because of my race. When Howard Cosell called the NFL player a monkey in that incident that lost him his job, he was NOT bein racist, as he had said the same about white players. That was political correctness gone too far, and most black people don't like it when that happens, but if there's a word you're not sure if its ok to say, the easiest thing to do is to NOT say it. Then no one can accuse you of anything. No one can control what you think. Also Lyle it seems Chris Rock's favourite topics for comedy are quite closely alligned with your own interests

I normally don't like to get involved in these thread coz they just piss me off & that ain't why I come here, but honestly when comedians can't have license to offend then shit has gone too far. I never gave a shit about Bernard Manning or Jim Davidson makin their jokes, I just chose to think they were cunts & not bother to watch them, I don't want them banned.

[El Kabong]

Jaz, I don't mean to piss you off or anything , I just (like most people) want some clarification and some of the same standards set for all PEOPLE regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, etc.

While I like politics and I like to laugh at cultural differences every now and then I don't usually try and mix them...I liked Birbiglia's stuff because it's making light of a situation white people are put in when they laugh at stuff that comedians like Chris Rock put out, it's ridiculous and doesn't seem to make sense when put into the context of every day life and that makes me laugh, it's pointing out the double standard and how ridiculous it is.

[JazMerkin]

I can't watch youtube at work so I can't comment on that videa, and Lyle despite your views, I actually don't think you're one of the posters I would consider racist as I think you're just honest with your opinions. To be honest, I don't like affirmative action programs or anything like that even though I do think ethnic minorities find it more difficult getting a job because of their background. The fact is those programs too often punish the wrong people & create a prejudice in their minds that never existed.

I prefer Chris Rock's stuff as he has situations that can be related to. He also is aware that black people can be racist as shown in one of his shows where he talks about his racist uncle. One thing I really can't stand is black comedians doing sketches that have a lot of racism that people (often ultra-leftwing white people) would consider racist were it a white comedian doing it.

Like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2D-WPRYwF0

[Dark Lord Al]

if u dont like it dont watch it , personally i couldnt give a fuck who says wot about who.