Larry Elder draws fire for N-word comedy clip

[livingston]

Larry Elder draws fire for N-word comedy clip

Talk radio host and gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder is drawing fire for a decades-old clip, recorded at a comedy club, in which he repeatedly uses the N-word, in an apparent impression of O.J. Simpson defense attorney F. Lee Bailey. Elder is the front-runner for governor in the event that Gov. Gavin Newsom is recalled.


The clip, recorded in the mid-1990s at Igby's comedy club in Los Angeles, was aired by Elder on his KABC show shortly thereafter. The recording now in circulation appears to be from Elder's KABC show, during which he played the original comedy-club recording.


"He is using other racial slurs and stereotypes in a very performative, minstrel-y way. It's like a Black man doing blackface. It is highly offensive to me, and it speaks to a consciousness — a willingness to throw us under the bus,” DiPrima said.
Elder is the front-runner for governor in the event that Gov. Gavin Newsom is recalled.




The controversy comes as Elder faces increasing heat from his fellow Republican candidates.

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[livingston]

Now a conservative black person cannot use the N word... Only the left....

 

[Dr. Evil]

But a white governor can wear a black face and all is good.

 

[Acer-m14]

i think Katt holds the world record on saying the N word and nothing happened .. and this is the short vid lol

 

[ajoep59]

I'm so confused.

 

[GOPerfect]

It is a word. Whatever. I do not care who uses what word.

Don't like a word? Don't use it/

Offended due to a word? Grow up and grow thicker skin.

 

[meketrefe]

Now a conservative black person cannot use the N word... Only the left....

Nobody should use it. Very simple right?
What does it say to a kid when something so bad is said by anyone no matter who.

 

[livingston]

Nobody should use it. Very simple right?
What does it say to a kid when something so bad is said by anyone no matter who.

I worked with a black gentleman. Nice fellow . During the course of a conversation said to me ... The generation of folks that had MLK as a role model fought hard to vanish that N word. and we were fairly successful. Now we have a generation of young black kids that rattle it off their tongues like a machine gun shooting bullets .. It seems like everything we fought for is just being ignored by the next generation.

 

[ProgSpear]

When I grew up there was this little ditty that started with “sticks and stones may break my bones…” It seems that about 2 generations have never learned it. The other thing that happened when I was growing up was that occasionally someone would cross the line toward the sticks and stones part, and got a shot in the snot locker to straighten them out. No guarantees who would win, but generally respect was gained all around and nobody was threatened with jail. How society has fallen…

 

[fresch]

So, years ago I'm in a bar drinking with a fellow employee who happens to be black, person of color, Afro American, African American,..., we are laughing telling stories and he uses the my Nword , I ask him if it's ok for him why can't I use it, I'm a white, person of color, American. He laughs and said you're cool you can call me my Nword but not in front of people; we both laugh. Well in walks one of the biggest guys I ever saw of course he is buddies with the guy I'm drinking with, goes to introduce me but then says "do you know what this white guy just asked me "and proceeded to tell him. This guy looked like he was about to go dare I say apeshit; before I could speak my friend laughed and made it all good, things calmed down. Then after a few they get the idea of taking me on a my Nword bar hop, laughing like little school girls, I declined because "I didn't feel like being turned out tonight " that brought out enormous laughter and ended any bar hopping. The one guy is still "my Nword", moral of the story it's all bs and really about mutual respect.

 

[GOYABEAN]