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Is it Ok for Black Comedians to Bash Whites?

Is it OK for Blacks to Bash Whites for Comedy Purposes?

  • Yes

    Votes: 54 77.1%
  • No

    Votes: 16 22.9%

  • Total voters
    70
New season tonight!!!!

The last one I watched was the Tiger Woods one... and I don't think it's as funny anymore. I really liked The Passion of the Jew episode though... lol
 
This cracks me up every time

 
I love Uncle Ruckus.
 
We see it on TV and in the movies everyday. A black comedian or a black sitcom or a black movie. They move directly into bashing on whites, calling them honkies, crackers and other derogatory terms. Often times they'll have whites appear to be ignorant about the world around them and so on.

It's usually pretty clear that they are joking. And a lot of white comedians *do* tell jokes about blacks in exactly the same manner. And that's OK.

TDZ said:
They're are even stations, BET, that tailor a large segment of their broadcasts are directed right at this type of comedy.

So?

TDZ said:
Keep in mind, blacks use the term "cracker" and "honkie" (recently heard Kid Rock use Honkie) all the time, when's the last time you heard a modern movie where a white used the "N" word?

No white person is actually offended by "cracker" or "honky." That's a silly comparison. If anyone (of any race) called me a "honky," that would be my cue to assume that whatever they said after that was a joke.

As for modern movies where whites used the N-word...off the top of my head: Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs (or virtually any Tarantino movie), The Boondock Saints, Full Metal Jacket, Hotel Rwanda, Clerks II, The Shining, and Blazing Saddles. I'm sure there are plenty of others too.
 
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Sure. Just as long as they don't think they are superior to anyone.
 
I'm white how you going to hurt my feelings? "**** you cracker!"

"oh no you ruined my day bringing back bad memories of my family owning land and people."

Seriously lol. Boo hoo.
 
We see it on TV and in the movies everyday. A black comedian or a black sitcom or a black movie. They move directly into bashing on whites, calling them honkies, crackers and other derogatory terms. Often times they'll have whites appear to be ignorant about the world around them and so on.

They're are even stations, BET, that tailor a large segment of their broadcasts are directed right at this type of comedy.

So, should this be allowed or is this another type of racism? Should whites be allowed to launch all white networks, such as WET, that target their jokes towards blacks?

Keep in mind, blacks use the term "cracker" and "honkie" (recently heard Kid Rock use Honkie) all the time, when's the last time you heard a modern movie where a white used the "N" word?

Blacks are angry about our horrible school system. Life is hard for poor people. Even the most angry of them gets along fine with me. I'm angry too.
 
I think it's fine, so long as whites can make fun of blacks in the same manner. I took the question to mean, could blacks do it and whites not, to which I had to say no. I think anyone ought to be able to bash anyone for any reason. Screw political correctness.
 
Sure, historically these things did happen; but currently do not. No one alive today has had to face that if they were born in the US.

You be wrong. ;) My mom is 83 years old. She remembers all that crap. If she were a black woman, as her daughter, I would be mightily influenced by (and tremendously hurt by) those memories she'd have. Rosa Parks just died in 2005...her family? They remember. In 1963, George Wallace said, "Segregation now...segregation tomorrow...segregation forever." Are you so young that you think all of the black people who lived under the terrible prejudice of the south are dead?? They're not. They remember.

Is it really different Maggie?...However, if a black individual were to come into my neighborhood and begin to scream the words honkie or cracker or another derogatory term and the whites were driven to anger we would more than likely be seen as comitting a hate crime against the black or incited us as the majority of jurisdictions do not view those words as being inflammatory even though they have pretty much the same meaning.

That's my point really. Whites (except in gang neighborhoods, imo) would not be horribly offendd by the words cracker or honkie. At least that's my Chicago view on the subject. Whites from the south might feel differently.

Is it a double standard? Yes, it is in my mind.

I can understand your point...and I'd agree it's a double standard in that the word nigger is a hate-filled term and the words honkie and cracker are meant to be. But I don't think whites hear them the same way. I also think blacks do themselves a horrible injustice by perpetuating the word.

Let's move this a little further though, to maybe bring it home a little better. Have you ever seen a caucasian child grow up in a majority minority area, to be the only caucasian? This child is subjected daily to the attacks from the minority children utilizing the very words that we laugh at. These child who will taunt the caucasian are never charged with a hate crime, they are only told to knock it off at best. However, let that little caucasian child slip one time and utilize the "N" word or call a Mexican child a "spic" or an Arab child a "towel head" and they will immediately be reprimanded for racism and potentially utilizing hate language.

We bust our behinds to teach caucasian children to not utilize these words and that everyone is created equal, yet the minorities that we have fought so hard to protect are the very ones that find humor in slamming the caucasian race. Remember, racism knows no race when it victimizes.

I have believed for many years that here is far less prejudice in the white community than in the black. Sad. But I believe it's true.

But most Blacks today have not had the same happen to them, I was born in 1962, I had nothing to do with the Dixiecrat racism of the south, I am from Cuba but I look white so I get treated like I am white from blacks. I hate being called a "spick" or shark bait or raft monkey, Yes these terms are used against cubans in south florida by blacks and whites, to tell you the truth I don't like the calling of names even in a joke, I think in demeans the person you are using it against. Sorry I thisnk it's in inappropriate to use in any setting.

I agree with you. I'd venture to guess that every single minority that's come to the United States has put up with it. Chinks...Spics...Towel Heads...Camel Jockeys...Polacks...Dagos...Slants...Beaners...Bohunks...Coons... Well, I think you get the picture.

But still, in my mind, there is no uglier word for a person than nigger. All the rest of the nicknames? Fair fight, in my opinion. But the word nigger was used on human beings who were treated, in many cases, less than human. They were owned no differently than if they were dogs. Slavery really is a terrible legacy. And nigger is the word that hammers it home.
 
Since people asked when the "n" word gets used, and I have already brought up Joe Rogan, here's Joe Rogan using it:

 
Since this is evolving in a good way, except maybe for Rogan, let's talk about the other nationalities for a moment.

The Jewish race was & still is persecuted, at times other races committed genocide against them.
Irish were used to drain swamps in the south because the blacks we're to valuable. If a property owner sent in a black slave and they died of malaria while draining the swamps he lost his investment in the slave, but if he sent in an Irishman and he contracted Malaria and died then the property owner got out of paying him.
Chinese: Should we even begin to discuss how they were used to build the railroads and how the railroad companies treated them?

We're the blacks persecuted and the "N" word used against them? Yes, they were. Noone today is going to argue that.

Now, you might argue that the Jewish people managed to escape.
The Irish & Chinese we working paid jobs. And you will be right.

However, the blacks were given food & clothing. While they were slaves and they were owned by property owners, few were treated as badly as most would like us to believe. In fact, many seem to forget that slaves were viewed as property and while it was necessary to commit certain acts against them, they were an asset and it was widely known that if you physically abused them then their productivity would be lower because of the injury. For this reason alone many slave owners worked to provide reasonable living conditions. If they were treated so badly, why did so many of them stay on the very same plantations and continue to work as share croppers for the very plantation owners who allegedly abused them?

Is the "N" word offensive Maggie? Yeah, it is one of the most offensive words in our language to many. But don't be so quick to think it's the most offensive. Ask a person of Jewish descent what word they find most offensive. I'm betting you will get a different answer.
 
We see it on TV and in the movies everyday. A black comedian or a black sitcom or a black movie. They move directly into bashing on whites, calling them honkies, crackers and other derogatory terms. Often times they'll have whites appear to be ignorant about the world around them and so on.

They're are even stations, BET, that tailor a large segment of their broadcasts are directed right at this type of comedy.

So, should this be allowed or is this another type of racism? Should whites be allowed to launch all white networks, such as WET, that target their jokes towards blacks?

Keep in mind, blacks use the term "cracker" and "honkie" (recently heard Kid Rock use Honkie) all the time, when's the last time you heard a modern movie where a white used the "N" word?

Comedians of all races can say whatever the hell the want in my opinion. If they make a joke and it isn't funny, they'll be called racist. That just means they suck at their job.
 
Greg Giraldo doing a bit where he wears black face and pretends to be black (RIP)




Here's two of the greats, George Carlin and Richard Pryor, talking about race:



Dave Chappelle is no stranger to talking about race either:



More Bill Burr on racist movies:



I hope all of these videos sufficient answered your question about racism in comedy.
 
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So, who is n ow forced to sit in the back of the bus, sleep in a different hotel, or drink out of separate fountains, or use a different restroom, or step off the sidewalk when a white went by....?

Sure, historically these things did happen; but currently do not. No one alive today has had to face that if they were born in the US.

The reason there is now a big difference between nigger and cracker is that people today keep insisting that there is a big difference between the two. Racists.

That would be true if 1) Racism didn't exist anymore. 2) Racism against blacks (the minority) wasn't more common and more detrimental than racism against whites (the majority) is.

And before someone says, blacks are more racist than whites. You don't know the difference between racism and prejudice. Oftentimes, black prejudices against whites are supplemented by an inferiority complex (see "speaking white" and "good hair") while white prejudice is usually complemented by a superiority complex (see "nigger" and clutching your purse when a black man walks by). When blacks become the majority and occupy most white collar/influential positions in the country, then we can talk about nigger and cracker being the same thing.
 
We see it on TV and in the movies everyday. A black comedian or a black sitcom or a black movie. They move directly into bashing on whites, calling them honkies, crackers and other derogatory terms. Often times they'll have whites appear to be ignorant about the world around them and so on.

They're are even stations, BET, that tailor a large segment of their broadcasts are directed right at this type of comedy.

So, should this be allowed or is this another type of racism? Should whites be allowed to launch all white networks, such as WET, that target their jokes towards blacks?

Keep in mind, blacks use the term "cracker" and "honkie" (recently heard Kid Rock use Honkie) all the time, when's the last time you heard a modern movie where a white used the "N" word?

I think race based comedy is hilarious, no matter which way it goes.

See, The Amazing Racist.
 
But still, in my mind, there is no uglier word for a person than nigger. All the rest of the nicknames? Fair fight, in my opinion. But the word nigger was used on human beings who were treated, in many cases, less than human. They were owned no differently than if they were dogs. Slavery really is a terrible legacy. And nigger is the word that hammers it home.

Since this is evolving in a good way, except maybe for Rogan, let's talk about the other nationalities for a moment.

The Jewish race was & still is persecuted, at times other races committed genocide against them.
Irish were used to drain swamps in the south because the blacks we're to valuable. If a property owner sent in a black slave and they died of malaria while draining the swamps he lost his investment in the slave, but if he sent in an Irishman and he contracted Malaria and died then the property owner got out of paying him.
Chinese: Should we even begin to discuss how they were used to build the railroads and how the railroad companies treated them?

We're the blacks persecuted and the "N" word used against them? Yes, they were. Noone today is going to argue that.

Now, you might argue that the Jewish people managed to escape.
The Irish & Chinese we working paid jobs. And you will be right.

However, the blacks were given food & clothing. While they were slaves and they were owned by property owners, few were treated as badly as most would like us to believe. In fact, many seem to forget that slaves were viewed as property and while it was necessary to commit certain acts against them, they were an asset and it was widely known that if you physically abused them then their productivity would be lower because of the injury. For this reason alone many slave owners worked to provide reasonable living conditions. If they were treated so badly, why did so many of them stay on the very same plantations and continue to work as share croppers for the very plantation owners who allegedly abused them?

Is the "N" word offensive Maggie? Yeah, it is one of the most offensive words in our language to many. But don't be so quick to think it's the most offensive. Ask a person of Jewish descent what word they find most offensive. I'm betting you will get a different answer.

Whites may not be offended by words like OPIE, Cracker Etc.. when used in a context that is meant to be funny, but when used In a way to demean or offend then it hurts.
I remember when I was just out of high school I was working as an Electrician apprentice and my Journeyman was a black guy named Major. He was one cool guy, tought me a lot, for over a year we worked together, I used the N word in affection some times, he would call me shark bait and something else, like Rickey Ricardo, I can't remember now. but one day I got real mad at him for something and I let out the Fing Nigger word, Well Major was 6.8" 250 arms as big as my legs.. I heard 3 foot steps and I got hit from behind like a mack truck, I flew 15 feet through a framed studded wall into the garage. Keep in mind I was 5.8" 140 lbs man I never used a derogatory word again in fun or anger. The worst part was that it hurt our friendship and partnership. I will never forgive myself for using that word.

My point is that once we get so complacent using terms meant to hurt in fun, that sometime it will hurt the ones you least want to hurt. I refrain from using these terms for anyone, Black, White, Yellow Brown or Red. There is a reason they were made up to begin with, to Hurt. so please don't say one is worse than the other, from a blacks perspective the word "Nigger" is the worst ever, For a Jewish person, "Kike" is the worst, to a Spanish person "Spick" is the worst, for a Gay person "Faggot" is the worst.
Personally I think they all are the worst words ever used and I prefer not to use them period.
 
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We see it on TV and in the movies everyday. A black comedian or a black sitcom or a black movie. They move directly into bashing on whites, calling them honkies, crackers and other derogatory terms. Often times they'll have whites appear to be ignorant about the world around them and so on.

They're are even stations, BET, that tailor a large segment of their broadcasts are directed right at this type of comedy.

So, should this be allowed or is this another type of racism? Should whites be allowed to launch all white networks, such as WET, that target their jokes towards blacks?

Keep in mind, blacks use the term "cracker" and "honkie" (recently heard Kid Rock use Honkie) all the time, when's the last time you heard a modern movie where a white used the "N" word?

I frankly don't give a crap as long as its all in good fun. Besides, getting called cracker or honkie is pretty funny. If that's the best they can do :D
 
Yes, nothing should be off limits. If it's funny, then a comedian should be able to use it.
 
We see it on TV and in the movies everyday. A black comedian or a black sitcom or a black movie. They move directly into bashing on whites, calling them honkies, crackers and other derogatory terms. Often times they'll have whites appear to be ignorant about the world around them and so on.

They're are even stations, BET, that tailor a large segment of their broadcasts are directed right at this type of comedy.

So, should this be allowed or is this another type of racism? Should whites be allowed to launch all white networks, such as WET, that target their jokes towards blacks?

Keep in mind, blacks use the term "cracker" and "honkie" (recently heard Kid Rock use Honkie) all the time, when's the last time you heard a modern movie where a white used the "N" word?

The only difference is that we don't have a white version of Whoopie throwing the race card around every time someone makes a comment or a joke that could be inherently and mindlessly racist ot the sensitive.

Basically - we don't give a **** and laugh at our own selves. There is no culturally fostered sense of deep offense that we're all raised with. If I watched whatever you watched I'd probably be laughing at everything and seeing some truth in it.
 
No, they can ridicule them on stage if they want, but physical violence solves nothing.
 
No, they can ridicule them on stage if they want, but physical violence solves nothing.

I don't know what we're going to do with you. :lol:
 
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