But that's the problem, isn't it? A quarter century later, and niggaz are still at it. It seems to me that Rock's routine back in 1996 was, aside from making people laugh, designed to do two things: (1) inform white people that there is a sizable portion of black Americans who despise black degenerates as much as they do, and, more importantly, (2) encourage decent black Americans to police their own. The first goal has been so successful that, whatever the media narrative was back in '96, the current one has shot way past "not all," to "none, but if any, it is the white man's fault." This is how a news reporter can broadcast from a riot and say with a straight face that it is a "mostly peaceful protest" while a building is being burned down in frame behind him. As for the second, decent black Americans are either not doing anything to fix the problem, or whatever it is they are doing has, at best, not worked, and more realistically, made things worse. impoverished
@Quaddafi Smith: Damn! That's stone cold. Lol! I laughed hard at the book joke from personal experience. I worked at a group home that housed boys in the juvenile justice system. We had many boys of every race and not _once_ in nearly three years did I see any of them read something from the library of books we had. I said the same thing to my co-workers a couple times. "If I ever needed to hide a lot of cash I would just stash it in one of the books. It would be safer than Fort Knox."
I'm a 61 year old white man. I consider myself fortunate in that I grew up in middle class, racially mixed city in western PA. I saw first hand strong black families, mothers and fathers who were always there for their kids. Extended families with brothers and sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles. I played sports, went to school with really good kids. I see the stereotypes and know that this is not the real world. There a so many values that people of all colors share but instead of celebrating our shared values the focus is on the things that divide us.
Thank you for sharing from a Hispanic 61 year old man also. Bottomline, morals and values are individual traits that we all have in common, regardless of race or ethinicity which is why I tell anyone who will listen, DON'T pay attention to Politics which is based on lies and fear to divide us. Be a 'Good Human Being'. God Bless America
It’s a classic bit from Rock. The language may be different, but the concept of this idea applies to many different races and groups of people. We can all identify with the frustration you feel at being generalized to be the same as the worst versions of people in your race, ethnicity, religion, or whatever categorization someone is using to make assumptions about you. That’s a sad statistic about how many white people don’t have any black friends. I can’t imagine what my life would be like without the diverse group of friends I’ve had for most of my life.
@@TheKyrix82 Oh yes indeed! But with their own unique pathologies. Trailer trash know that they are supposed to look after their kids and don't expect credit for it. But they raise 'em to be more trailer trash! Had a family living next door to me - the kids ran a chop-shop for stolen bikes in their back yard. My bike was stolen once though not by them. They didn't want the police nosing around so near them so they actually checked their "suppliers", found it, and returned it to me. 🤦♂️
@@themajor743 That happened to my brother once. His motorcycle got stolen, and he told his friend, who was close to some biker gang. Turned out one of them had it. So they fixed it up and gave it back.
Your comment about 60-65% of white people not having a black friend is very true. I grew up in an outer suburban community and there was not a single black person in it. Not one. Then, after University, I joined the US Military. I trained with some black American Patriots. At first, it perplexed me. I had never ever met a black man in my life. All of that changed after 22 years in our military. My 2 best friends were black Americans. I even hate saying the color. I hate it. I don't ever consider that in our friendship. Ever. I say it here to simply make a point. Tim , a black man from Syracuse New York was my best man at my wedding to my wife of now 40 years. Jim, a black man was my senior officer, my mentor, and a Best Man at my wedding. Yes, I had two. A peer, Tim, and Jim, a senior officer. Jim groomed me. He took me under his tutelage. He made me a successful US Naval officer . I love them both as brothers. They were not born to privilege. They simply took full advantage of the American Opportunity and succeeded. And, Jim saw to it that I did as well. I ended up marrying my senior officer, Jim's youngest sister. Yes, a white guy who had never ever met a black person in his life married a black woman. His senior officer's youngest sister. And, we're still in love 40 years later. When people's minds are not poisoned by outside influences and agendas wonderful things can happen. I don't know if you'll ever see this comment. But, I hope you do and I hope others do as well. This country and its people are not the horrible racists so many with an anti-American Agenda try so very hard to perpetuate for their own selfish purposes.
it's tough when you don't work with any or they don't live in your neighborhood. I just moved and my black buddy lives in the neighborhood. You can bet I'm going to go visit him. We used to play tennis and golf together now and then. My son hung out with his daughter. I'm conservative, he's not. But we have a lot in common. We concentrate on what we have in common.
Black people are like 12% of the US population, and tend to be concentrated in certain areas much more than others. So it is no surprise at all that most white people don't have any black friends. I also grew up in a suburb where there were virtually no black people - I don't remember a single black kid at any of my schools. And now I work in a profession where there are almost no black people at all, so I have no opportunities to meet them (much less become good friends). I see black people constantly, but they are strangers on the street or in stores. None of which would be any excuse for being racist - no more than the fact that I don't have an Muslim friends, or some other ethnic group that I never encounter.
Lmao I love that "There's no Black people in......" I live in Nebraska people are always shook when they figure out black folks are in states you don't expect 🤣😂😅
As a fellow Nebraskan, most people don't even know where we are in the country when you tell 'em where you're from, or that ANY people live there period. 😁
White Minnesotan here, I purposely watch lots of Minority Reactors specifically to increase my exposure to other people's perspectives. Your channel as well as RT TV are among my favorites. Cheers.
Go look at a list of something like “500 most important black Americans” and I think it becomes hard to deny the progress. CEO’s, military generals, Supreme Court judges, congressmen, governors, university presidents...on and on. So let’s not downplay the progress but build on it instead. The other direction leads backwards
This video is spot on when describing the difference between regular black people and the other ones. The other ones are the group that everyone of all races generally don't like.
The feeling goes both ways, as a white person who doesn’t live in an area with many black people, I always feel like I have to prove that they don’t have to prove anything
I had blacks as friends since elementary school, my children are half black and I went through alot because of the "fact "that I don't give 2 shits about color, I respect everyone's character. I can write a damn book about it....Live life and love yourself and others....
That whole thing that Chris Rock was talking about in regards to the Welfare system, especially when he was mentioning that it's not only black people on welfare, is absolutely true Every time I'd seen something in the newspapers or the evening news on TV that's making a reference to welfare reform, they ALWAYS showed black people
I don't know any blacks on welfare. Natives, Hispanics and by far whites. They all abuse the system as a whole. They can afford pot, booze, junk food, better clothes than I and thousands of dollars worth of tattoos. Their boyfriends live with them in subsidized housing while having their mail sent elsewhere. White trash is just as bad as any.
I had to smile when Chris Rock mentioned Mike Wallace. For those who don't recognize the name, Mike Wallace is a retired journalist, and the father of Chris Wallace, the reporter who acted as mediator for the Trump Vs Biden debate.
There’s a lot of home truths in this. Chris Rock is very clever at pointing it out in his comedic way and yes, white people are no different, there’s just more of us🤣 Thanks for the clip guys, from a friend across the pond🖖
I lived in a majority black neighborhood for four years. Almost all of us - black, white, whatever - got up in the morning, went to work, came home ate dinner, did what needed doing and went to bed. Weekends were for getting stuff done, and having friends and family over. Yes, the cultures were a little different, but over 90% of the time we were all doing the same stuff. Probably 15-20% of the neighborhood were people who didn't share the same work ethic or morals. None of us who worked and acted right - black, white whatever - liked the lazy, violent, and ignorant folks.
Actually, I was thinking that black people are very careful about which white people are in their circle. I'm a white woman and I had a black, male roommate. When we'd hang out together black women made life impossible for us. We were strictly platonic. My few female black friends were really cautious at first but everything's good now
Classic! I'm sure someone below has said this but there's actually a Wikipedia on this skit. I think he got so much flack from sayin that word so many times he never did the joke again. It was also that performance that made him a household name in comedy
I remember hearing black people saying they knew where he was coming from but didn't want to support the white people that would have the ya see yall know how yall are attitude.
Man, the way you explained how it's bullshit to have to prove you're not a bad person was real. The disappointment in your voice really struck on a chord with me. I wasn't racist before, but this insight really opens up a perspective I don't think I've thought about before.
Yoooo it's the same here in Los Angeles! There's Mexican's.. And then there's Foo's😂😂 And same with majority of people not having Hispanic friends! Real relatable dudes!🤙
For 50K subs, I say y'all choose multiple backgrounds of people from discord, and have a podcast-like discussion with us. Y'all always hinted at talking with different people with different racial backgrounds. I think it'd be pretty cool to see your guy's reaction/thoughts from it, enlightenment can be a beautiful thing.
I know you've reacted to some George Carlin, and on the note of race relations, I think you'd love his "Things we all have in common" set. Man's a genius. Love the content guys.
Classic bit. I went on TH-cam with the intention of building a playlist to watch for about an hour or so. I saw "DTOO Chris Rock | Black People vs .." and clicked PLAY.
I genuinely feel for you bro, I'd hate to feel like I have to prove myself to everyone I came across. I've dated several black women and have black grand daughters so I can feel for you!
I'm a 72 year old white woman. My best friend when I was working at the newspaper was a black woman. (To give you an idea how long ago that was - We went to the theater to see Mama's House. ) l hated when she moved to Dallas. I still miss her. Anyway, we had been friends for a long time before it dawned on me that she had probably gone to a segregated school. She lived in North Carolina growing up. It was eye opening when she told me about her experience growing up in the south. I grew up in a small town in Nebraska. Everyone went to the same school. I had no experience with segregation. Thank God.
I'm a white woman living in San Antonio, a majority Hispanic population. My mom's best friend is black and for several years she was the only black person I knew closely.
Hmmmmmm ! Well---------as a caucasian person-------I can only relate this to that part of America we call " White Trash " ! And ohhhhh, do we have 'em !-------Case in point ? Jerry Springer . Nothing more need be said.
Aside from a few things,....that you all pointed out, this bit has aged well. Unfortunately the reality of it sucks. That said -- the media is the enemy. Enjoyed this one boyz. Subbed.
You got "euro-americans" and then you got crackers. I'm italian-american, we don't fuck our family, (EWW) we season our food, and my family had Frank Sinatra when I was growing up
Two years later, and pretending no one else mentioned it before now; From 1971 to 1997, one year after this standup aired, under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was called Zaire.
Fellas, I'm white, from south Texas. Plenty of Mexican, but not that many black people. Fast forward to today. When I'm in the city, I'm damn sure watching out for "N"'s and skinheads. I see plenty of black people, and it's not in my head that they will "rob me", or some bad sh*t. But, when I spot a "N", which is pretty easy to pick out, if you're looking, I pay attention! Same with skinheads, or white supremacist. If I spot them, I know trouble isn't far behind. Just like Chris is saying, there are different white people, and there are different black people.
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦. I have friends of all different shades, and I enjoy our campfire talks and learning others experiences. Black, Native American White, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. I just chill and learn stuff.! I have no beef with anyone!
For real though my kids had to hop in a circle. At an apartment i had deep in the hood I had just given my three kids baths and put them to bed they got to sleep and my girl friend next door we would keep an eye out which meant you gotta run to the store we would sit in a chair by our front doors and our apt doors they didnt face the street the front apartment had garages the street our driveway parking the garages and their big glass living room window and inside it was their stars to their bedrooms and that wall, behind that wall was my bathroom the bathroom wall to my hallway then the hall and wall to my livingroom...and next door same layout my friends apt. So i said hey im goin to the corner store can u keep an eye sure she said and i get in my car pick up my wine and a bottle for my friend and my laundry soap i pull up to our apt and see people standing around frozen and all over the ground little look like tea candles like single flames but like hundreds of then and im thinking our hippy neighbors are spun out on acid again...and then i notice its glass and the car that was parked next to mine had its windows smashed out and then i see the big window and my neighbors are crying and screaming and saying be careful tammy we got shot at we had a drive by and the bullets went through and i think oh my god my babies....i park across the street i run to my apt my friend is crying and shaking she said they ran and stood at your door and shot into the front apt i said the babiex she said i checked them no bullets went through their bedroom but there are alot of them through your bathroom cuz they shot from the street through their window ....so i kept running into check on the kids i scooped them into my arms and searched all over checkingbtheir heads face back stomach arms made them talk to me then kissed them said prayers and tucked them back under the covers and the next thing i knew i had cops at my door and here they needed to come inside and also my back patio the slider was still locked but the gang had jumped the fence and stood at my front door and at back fence inside my patio and shot into front apt. The cops showed me four bullet holes and they had gone thru right where i sat and had dried my kids off and powdered and dressed them fixed their hair for bed and brushed their teeth and the bullets went through that level thru the bathroom walls into and out of the hall walls and into my couch in the living room ....also they found shells all over my back patio ...so cops leave i go clean glass i sweep and sweep and get everything cleaned up help neighbors cover their shot up window. We all my neighbor and i offer to take the kids and anyone who wanted to sleep over but their kids and older cousins were getting picked up by uncles and right after the kids left with four adults still staying in their apt only 2 hours later about to finally lay down i hear pounding and like kicking i open my front door and see lije 5 guys one of them shoulder against my screen door holding a gun pointed at someone in front apt and he looks at me and winks and says youre okay mommy dont come out here right now close your door not right now mommy...i said my babies are in here he asked ur babies in this apt here ?i said no he said no worry then close....your.....door....please...you better listen mamma. I said yes i am im sorry...i closed my door and i heard pop pop pop pop and shells were rolling under my screen between my front door and screen...and i could see a guy jumping back out of ny back patio and then heard everyone running ....my girl friend and her old man were yelling outside swearing and angry and the cops came again and got the shells...the casings from my back patio and front door. When they were still there i grabbed my babies and went to stay at my grandmas house and woke up in the morning and my family helped me pack up we got a uhaul put my stuff in storage and i found another place...they did 2 more drive bys another one at 4am and another that next night at midnight. Try to live peaceful and family like finally get the alcoholic husband into rehab and things are looking good and just finished paying off my car and the next thing you know, i got cops retrieving bullets from the back of my couch and gang members standing in my patio shooting at my neighbors oh btw all those glass and flames were bottles of gasoline bombs thrown at the front neighbors word had it they were sellin dope without paying dues on the gangs territory they stepped over the line...i guess that justifies putting innocent kids lives in danger ill never be able to wrap my head around such a self centered entitled piece of shit behavior....and i hope i never understand it.,everyone has a choice. You want this world to be better...then be the change you want to see in this world it begins by walking talking living changed for the better.
I understand I wasn't actually in the hood per say but Hollywood had begun down that path right before the Rodney King ordeal and it became a war zone I totally get it because in the seventies it was a cool safe place to be but not after that
Hey guys, I enjoyed and got more out of your commentary than I did with your reaction. (even though that was great too!)I'm white, but understand as best I can what you are talking about. I am aware that unfair stereotypes are unfortunately still alive and well. My own family is transracial, but I must admit, I don't have any black friends. That's crazy, I know, but I live in a predominately white area and honestly don't even cross paths with many black people. I'd welcome a new friend of any color if they welcomed me too. And yes, you're right. There are more white people on welfare than black people . Very insightful video. Please keep them coming!
I am a cripple shut-in so I haven't had a black friend in about 22 years. Used to have a lot but once I couldn't walk anymore I moved back to WV and there isn't a black person within 6 miles of me. I miss my friends, black and white.
One big thing to note is that he did this special in front of an all Black audience. ALL of the people laughing and cheering are Black. He did this intentionally, because he wanted to show that this comedy resonated with Black people.
The word slave came from a race of people in Europe called as "Slavic". Other European's owned other European's serval hundreds of years before the trans Atlantic slave trade. My dads family was owned in Karelia over 300 years. This slave trade was called the Barbary slave trade, where the US marine free them from the ottomans sultans. We finns/karelian was often shipped to the Crimea slave market, where we was highly sought after. During the great wrath in 1714-21 they almost extinct the Finnish race.
I noticed exactly what you were talking about. I have to invite Black friends out to my house over half a dozen times before they feel like they can kick back, get a drink, dig through the frig, raid the snacks or even take a nap. Drinks, cigars and ARs loosens the tension though. :)
R.I.P. Prince and Kirby Puckett. Kirby Puckett was a Major League baseball player who played for the Minnesota Twins his entire 12 year career. He passed away in 2006.
I’m white(I’ve seen this Chris Rock special before)but I’ve never even thought about the fact that black people might feel like they might have something to live up to or prove. When I watched it I felt like yep we feel that way about our people on Maury or Jerry Springer. If I’ve ever felt anything close to that it’d be lately, but the opposite, I feel like I need to show I’m not racist. In comparison yours would be a worse feeling. Growing up I never even thought of these things like this. I don’t know if it isn’t discussed or things were really different. I had plenty of close relationships with black kids and now as an adult. I just feel so sad about the decline of race relations in our country. I feel the MSM does fan the flames. I enjoy your channel and hearing your point of view. God Bless🙏🏼
With regards to your comments about having Black friends or having friends of a different race. I think people meet others of a different race when they are in school, at work, or at some other place where people hang out and it would be a chance meeting. Maybe they can become friends or acquaintances. I think there are very few people who go out of their way to meet/socialize with other races. I've seen youtubers who can speak multiple languages and they would go to specific neighborhoods so they can speak with people in their native language. Sometimes, just dressing a certain way can make people by wary of you. In my younger days, when I'm inside a store, if I have to reach into my pocket, I would walk into an area so I can be seen before I reach into my pocket. It's unfortunate that some people don't care if they consistently make their race look bad.
Everyone, please give respect and honor to the talent of Chris Rock, and the COURAGE it took to present the conversation with This skit! 🎭 Even back then, while he was spitting facts and lessons, wrapped within the comedy, this could have backfired in his face really badly! Admiration and respect to Chris for his courage to handle the race hand gernade, and pull no punches in his signature style!
I'm a blind 33-year-old white guy, and I guess as far as white people are concerned, I'm in the minority. I have, or have had, friends who were Black, Hispanic, Asian, and probably other ethnicities I can't think of at the moment. Personally I couldn't care less about race, gender, sexual orientation... none of that matters. For me, it's all about the character of a person. If I think you're cool, I'll befriend you, and what you look like means less than nothing to me. To quote a line from the English dub of my favorite anime: "sometimes connections between people run deeper than where they're from, or what color skin they have." As a white man, I haven't faced much discrimination based on my race, though I have dealt with it because of my disability, which still sucks. It makes no sense to judge people based on factors beyond anyone's control, but sadly so many people do it anyway.
The brother in the Hilfiger hoodie, the comments you made at about 14:52 into the video, have you ever read books like "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome" by Dr. Joy Degruy, "The Isis Papers " by Frances Cress Welsing, ..ect. Not to excuse that type of ignorant behavior in any form or fashion at all, but to understand how it originated, why it is still with us, and maybe how to get rid of it...
If you’re a white American and you travel to any country Europe you’ll get a taste of what it’s like to be a black man in America. Remember I said a taste
I grew in a small town, no black people at the time really. Fairly diverse community, just not that demographic. I was 12 when I first saw a black man in person. He was in a bright white suit and hat with bright red shoes. It looked quite sharp. I must have been stating because the man looked at me and asked "what you looking at, white girl?" I was super shy so I turned away embarrased. It wasnt until college that I developed friendships with a wide variety of people.
You've got to put up Eddie Murphy live he just goes for it ...but Chris Rock wasn't afraid to come out with stuff he'd might of seen most of his life no one was off the table with Chris Rock... where have these comedians gone it's still happening people still find it/them funny like now...it's like Dave Chappelle just disappeared and then like hi I'm back.. remember watching him years ago on network TV back in the UK 😊🤗....but loved this when I 1st watched it 25+ years ago and still loving now...the reaction of the guys they know what's going on .....GRT upload...also you've got 20,000+ more subs since then congratulations next be 100,000 subs 🤗👍👍🇺🇸🏴....
the welfare thing also extends to food stamps. As a cashier, I checked more white people that used food stamps than black people. so that's like misinformation.
Imagine being a white dude in the audience. Talk about a high pressure situation. I imagine a brother laughing his ass off and then seeing a white guy cracking up. I imagine it could make him feel a certain way.
Thank you for talking about all us white people that don't have black friends. You 1000000% correct. Like Bill Burr talked about LA riots were horrible for black folk cause he had no frame of reference. This is as big a part of the thing as anything in this situation
This comedy bit is 25 years old, and will live forever. Legendary comedy.
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I just realized , I don't have any Eskimo friends .
And still relevant today.
But that's the problem, isn't it? A quarter century later, and niggaz are still at it.
It seems to me that Rock's routine back in 1996 was, aside from making people laugh, designed to do two things: (1) inform white people that there is a sizable portion of black Americans who despise black degenerates as much as they do, and, more importantly, (2) encourage decent black Americans to police their own.
The first goal has been so successful that, whatever the media narrative was back in '96, the current one has shot way past "not all," to "none, but if any, it is the white man's fault." This is how a news reporter can broadcast from a riot and say with a straight face that it is a "mostly peaceful protest" while a building is being burned down in frame behind him. As for the second, decent black Americans are either not doing anything to fix the problem, or whatever it is they are doing has, at best, not worked, and more realistically, made things worse.
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I know a dude that stole a radio out of this guy's car and helped him look for it. LOL
😂😂 thats crazy
@Quaddafi Smith: Damn! That's stone cold. Lol!
I laughed hard at the book joke from personal experience. I worked at a group home that housed boys in the juvenile justice system. We had many boys of every race and not _once_ in nearly three years did I see any of them read something from the library of books we had. I said the same thing to my co-workers a couple times. "If I ever needed to hide a lot of cash I would just stash it in one of the books. It would be safer than Fort Knox."
Oh myyy
Dude stole my homie car radio and then tried to sell it back not knowing if belonged to him. We beat his ass
😂😂 for real
Every race has that group that fits this narrative perfectly
Always gotta include every other race huh?
@@WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG is he wrong?
@@TheIcemanthomas yes just like you was wrong for speaking to someone that wasn’t talking to you.
@@WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG I don't give af whi u were talking to. You're talking me me now. Goofy ass boi
True every culture has these people
"I ain't stepping into that one"
Don't worry, Chris will 😄
Right?? 😂 Chris goes places where others are scared 😂
I'm a 61 year old white man. I consider myself fortunate in that I grew up in middle class, racially mixed city in western PA. I saw first hand strong black families, mothers and fathers who were always there for their kids. Extended families with brothers and sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles. I played sports, went to school with really good kids. I see the stereotypes and know that this is not the real world. There a so many values that people of all colors share but instead of celebrating our shared values the focus is on the things that divide us.
Thank you for sharing from a Hispanic 61 year old man also. Bottomline, morals and values are individual traits that we all have in common, regardless of race or ethinicity which is why I tell anyone who will listen, DON'T pay attention to Politics which is based on lies and fear to divide us. Be a 'Good Human Being'. God Bless America
We all live in the same country. We all win, or we all lose.
If you ask me more younger people should watch this special and the movie Do The Right Thing
RIP Prince and Kirby Puckett. He was a first-ballot Hall of Famer for the Minnesota Twins.
Rip!
Kirby Puckett had an arm like a cannon. The number of times I saw him throw someone out at home plate from deep center field was insane.
@@vorbis4860 Hell yeah. Him and Bo Jackson had cannons.
He helped them win the World Series in the early 90s also. He was very loved in that state.
@@bdbd1390 I was in Las Vegas and heard Kent Hrbek's grand slam on the radio as a kid. One of many teammates that came to honor him after he passed.
It’s a classic bit from Rock. The language may be different, but the concept of this idea applies to many different races and groups of people. We can all identify with the frustration you feel at being generalized to be the same as the worst versions of people in your race, ethnicity, religion, or whatever categorization someone is using to make assumptions about you. That’s a sad statistic about how many white people don’t have any black friends. I can’t imagine what my life would be like without the diverse group of friends I’ve had for most of my life.
Yeah, but they're not all terrible in the same way.
This joke could have been "White people vs trailer trash" and been the same joke
@@TheKyrix82 Oh yes indeed! But with their own unique pathologies. Trailer trash know that they are supposed to look after their kids and don't expect credit for it. But they raise 'em to be more trailer trash! Had a family living next door to me - the kids ran a chop-shop for stolen bikes in their back yard. My bike was stolen once though not by them. They didn't want the police nosing around so near them so they actually checked their "suppliers", found it, and returned it to me. 🤦♂️
@@themajor743 That happened to my brother once. His motorcycle got stolen, and he told his friend, who was close to some biker gang. Turned out one of them had it. So they fixed it up and gave it back.
@@TheKyrix82 No , you're wrong.
This that one joke that got Michael Scott in trouble
Oh yeah??
Lol was bout to say I wanna see the Michael Scott version
@@DontTrustOurOpinion the office reference th-cam.com/video/utrvNbTpHSA/w-d-xo.html
@@Nobodyevencares27 thank you.
So glad they redid his character in season 2
Chris Rock’s timing is 🔥🔥🔥. I can watch this over and over and not get tired of it. Thanks for this video! 😀
You’re welcome 🙌🏽
“Two things can be right, though”. The most humble and articulate way to say that. Love it ♥️👌🏻
Your comment about 60-65% of white people not having a black friend is very true. I grew up in an outer suburban community and there was not a single black person in it. Not one.
Then, after University, I joined the US Military. I trained with some black American Patriots. At first, it perplexed me. I had never ever met a black man in my life. All of that changed after 22 years in our military. My 2 best friends were black Americans. I even hate saying the color. I hate it. I don't ever consider that in our friendship. Ever. I say it here to simply make a point.
Tim , a black man from Syracuse New York was my best man at my wedding to my wife of now 40 years. Jim, a black man was my senior officer, my mentor, and a Best Man at my wedding. Yes, I had two. A peer, Tim, and Jim, a senior officer.
Jim groomed me. He took me under his tutelage. He made me a successful US Naval officer . I love them both as brothers.
They were not born to privilege. They simply took full advantage of the American Opportunity and succeeded. And, Jim saw to it that I did as well. I ended up marrying my senior officer, Jim's youngest sister.
Yes, a white guy who had never ever met a black person in his life married a black woman. His senior officer's youngest sister. And, we're still in love 40 years later. When people's minds are not poisoned by outside influences and agendas wonderful things can happen.
I don't know if you'll ever see this comment. But, I hope you do and I hope others do as well. This country and its people are not the horrible racists so many with an anti-American Agenda try so very hard to perpetuate for their own selfish purposes.
it's tough when you don't work with any or they don't live in your neighborhood. I just moved and my black buddy lives in the neighborhood. You can bet I'm going to go visit him. We used to play tennis and golf together now and then. My son hung out with his daughter. I'm conservative, he's not. But we have a lot in common. We concentrate on what we have in common.
Black people are like 12% of the US population, and tend to be concentrated in certain areas much more than others. So it is no surprise at all that most white people don't have any black friends. I also grew up in a suburb where there were virtually no black people - I don't remember a single black kid at any of my schools. And now I work in a profession where there are almost no black people at all, so I have no opportunities to meet them (much less become good friends). I see black people constantly, but they are strangers on the street or in stores.
None of which would be any excuse for being racist - no more than the fact that I don't have an Muslim friends, or some other ethnic group that I never encounter.
Lmao I love that "There's no Black people in......" I live in Nebraska people are always shook when they figure out black folks are in states you don't expect 🤣😂😅
As a fellow Nebraskan, most people don't even know where we are in the country when you tell 'em where you're from, or that ANY people live there period. 😁
@@spiv_gennedy That's exactly right! Middle of the Country people have no clue we excist 🤣😂
@@huskerchickmissy i think people are under the impression that certain states are just an endless expanse of corn
@@MajesticSkywhale i think so also! Like everyone owns a chicken cow or pig and we are surrounded by corn.....like Sir I live in the city! Lmao
nobody knows middle-america exists... that includes people from the middle of america.
White Minnesotan here, I purposely watch lots of Minority Reactors specifically to increase my exposure to other people's perspectives. Your channel as well as RT TV are among my favorites. Cheers.
Go look at a list of something like “500 most important black Americans” and I think it becomes hard to deny the progress. CEO’s, military generals, Supreme Court judges, congressmen, governors, university presidents...on and on. So let’s not downplay the progress but build on it instead. The other direction leads backwards
😢 and 3 years later in 2024, they get called "DEI hires" by the President Elect.
This video is spot on when describing the difference between regular black people and the other ones. The other ones are the group that everyone of all races generally don't like.
......what about the Whites he spoke on hun, did you miss that, luv. HE MADE IT CLEAR...🤨💯👈🏾
8:04 I love you two. You're extremely down to earth and understanding of the situation.
Lol this one of my favorites from chris rock
"I ain't stepping into that one"
I fell out
The feeling goes both ways, as a white person who doesn’t live in an area with many black people, I always feel like I have to prove that they don’t have to prove anything
Same man. It's that white guilt. We feel that we need to be extra kind to them because we are ashamed of our history.
@@RyanToolbox screw that. If you didn’t do it, why do you care?
Chris Rock is a legend!!!! Great reactions.
"How to not get your ass kicked by the cops" is another classic.
I love how Chris Rock references his parents. His dad have the 2 jobs and his mom having 1.
That's why being in service makes you enlightened. Got your back. You always had mine
ahh yes, one of the classics
My guy 🤟🏾
I had blacks as friends since elementary school, my children are half black and I went through alot because of the "fact "that I don't give 2 shits about color, I respect everyone's character. I can write a damn book about it....Live life and love yourself and others....
That whole thing that Chris Rock was talking about in regards to the Welfare system, especially when he was mentioning that it's not only black people on welfare, is absolutely true
Every time I'd seen something in the newspapers or the evening news on TV that's making a reference to welfare reform, they ALWAYS showed black people
I don't know any blacks on welfare. Natives, Hispanics and by far whites. They all abuse the system as a whole. They can afford pot, booze, junk food, better clothes than I and thousands of dollars worth of tattoos. Their boyfriends live with them in subsidized housing while having their mail sent elsewhere. White trash is just as bad as any.
I had to smile when Chris Rock mentioned Mike Wallace. For those who don't recognize the name, Mike Wallace is a retired journalist, and the father of Chris Wallace, the reporter who acted as mediator for the Trump Vs Biden debate.
The most fearful thing a businessman could hear in the 70s and 80s -
"Sir, Mike Wallace is here with a film crew"
I would have loved it if after Will slapped Chris, Chris says..."Whatcha want...a cookie?!"
I can see this routine 100 times and still laugh my ass off.
“I ain’t steppin’ into that one”. That’s a smart man right there. 😂
There’s a lot of home truths in this. Chris Rock is very clever at pointing it out in his comedic way and yes, white people are no different, there’s just more of us🤣
Thanks for the clip guys, from a friend across the pond🖖
I've missed you guys man 😭 YO algorithm been playing me so I'll keep myself updated🙏🏼
I lived in a majority black neighborhood for four years. Almost all of us - black, white, whatever - got up in the morning, went to work, came home ate dinner, did what needed doing and went to bed. Weekends were for getting stuff done, and having friends and family over. Yes, the cultures were a little different, but over 90% of the time we were all doing the same stuff. Probably 15-20% of the neighborhood were people who didn't share the same work ethic or morals. None of us who worked and acted right - black, white whatever - liked the lazy, violent, and ignorant folks.
4:38 Holy Shit! That skit sounded real as hell!
This is one of the best specials of all time... back then media was different but now it is much worse.. don't let them divide us
Everything from Chris Rock’s first 2 HBO specials are funny af.
Actually, I was thinking that black people are very careful about which white people are in their circle. I'm a white woman and I had a black, male roommate. When we'd hang out together black women made life impossible for us. We were strictly platonic. My few female black friends were really cautious at first but everything's good now
Classic! I'm sure someone below has said this but there's actually a Wikipedia on this skit. I think he got so much flack from sayin that word so many times he never did the joke again. It was also that performance that made him a household name in comedy
I remember hearing black people saying they knew where he was coming from but didn't want to support the white people that would have the ya see yall know how yall are attitude.
If a group of people sees no moral wrong in crime, it will persist.
Man, the way you explained how it's bullshit to have to prove you're not a bad person was real. The disappointment in your voice really struck on a chord with me. I wasn't racist before, but this insight really opens up a perspective I don't think I've thought about before.
Keepin it real is def a 90s thing
Yoooo it's the same here in Los Angeles! There's Mexican's.. And then there's Foo's😂😂
And same with majority of people not having Hispanic friends! Real relatable dudes!🤙
For 50K subs, I say y'all choose multiple backgrounds of people from discord, and have a podcast-like discussion with us. Y'all always hinted at talking with different people with different racial backgrounds. I think it'd be pretty cool to see your guy's reaction/thoughts from it, enlightenment can be a beautiful thing.
I know you've reacted to some George Carlin, and on the note of race relations, I think you'd love his "Things we all have in common" set. Man's a genius. Love the content guys.
Classic bit. I went on TH-cam with the intention of building a playlist to watch for about an hour or so. I saw "DTOO Chris Rock | Black People vs .." and clicked PLAY.
Same. I was 16 when this came out. Time flies. Chris caught some s**t for this, too.
Damn, I live in Kentucky, and that's still pretty hard to believe!! Over 50%?!
The 90s what a time to be alive
I genuinely feel for you bro, I'd hate to feel like I have to prove myself to everyone I came across. I've dated several black women and have black grand daughters so I can feel for you!
Bro! I love the example of a conversation you gave about not going to jail. 😂😂😂
I'm a 72 year old white woman. My best friend when I was working at the newspaper was a black woman. (To give you an idea how long ago that was - We went to the theater to see Mama's House. ) l hated when she moved to Dallas. I still miss her. Anyway, we had been friends for a long time before it dawned on me that she had probably gone to a segregated school. She lived in North Carolina growing up. It was eye opening when she told me about her experience growing up in the south. I grew up in a small town in Nebraska. Everyone went to the same school. I had no experience with segregation. Thank God.
I'm a white woman living in San Antonio, a majority Hispanic population. My mom's best friend is black and for several years she was the only black person I knew closely.
You all need to watch the entire special. He talks about many subjects and it is all hilarious. Love that special.
Great reaction by the way . I really enjoyed it
Hmmmmmm ! Well---------as a caucasian person-------I can only relate this to that part of America we call " White Trash " ! And ohhhhh, do we have 'em !-------Case in point ? Jerry Springer . Nothing more need be said.
Aside from a few things,....that you all pointed out, this bit has aged well. Unfortunately the reality of it sucks. That said -- the media is the enemy. Enjoyed this one boyz. Subbed.
Chris Rock's Gun Control is also good.
You got "euro-americans" and then you got crackers. I'm italian-american, we don't fuck our family, (EWW) we season our food, and my family had Frank Sinatra when I was growing up
Two years later, and pretending no one else mentioned it before now; From 1971 to 1997, one year after this standup aired, under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was called Zaire.
Fellas, I'm white, from south Texas. Plenty of Mexican, but not that many black people. Fast forward to today. When I'm in the city, I'm damn sure watching out for "N"'s and skinheads. I see plenty of black people, and it's not in my head that they will "rob me", or some bad sh*t. But, when I spot a "N", which is pretty easy to pick out, if you're looking, I pay attention! Same with skinheads, or white supremacist. If I spot them, I know trouble isn't far behind. Just like Chris is saying, there are different white people, and there are different black people.
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦. I have friends of all different shades, and I enjoy our campfire talks and learning others experiences. Black, Native American White, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. I just chill and learn stuff.! I have no beef with anyone!
For real though my kids had to hop in a circle. At an apartment i had deep in the hood I had just given my three kids baths and put them to bed they got to sleep and my girl friend next door we would keep an eye out which meant you gotta run to the store we would sit in a chair by our front doors and our apt doors they didnt face the street the front apartment had garages the street our driveway parking the garages and their big glass living room window and inside it was their stars to their bedrooms and that wall, behind that wall was my bathroom the bathroom wall to my hallway then the hall and wall to my livingroom...and next door same layout my friends apt. So i said hey im goin to the corner store can u keep an eye sure she said and i get in my car pick up my wine and a bottle for my friend and my laundry soap i pull up to our apt and see people standing around frozen and all over the ground little look like tea candles like single flames but like hundreds of then and im thinking our hippy neighbors are spun out on acid again...and then i notice its glass and the car that was parked next to mine had its windows smashed out and then i see the big window and my neighbors are crying and screaming and saying be careful tammy we got shot at we had a drive by and the bullets went through and i think oh my god my babies....i park across the street i run to my apt my friend is crying and shaking she said they ran and stood at your door and shot into the front apt i said the babiex she said i checked them no bullets went through their bedroom but there are alot of them through your bathroom cuz they shot from the street through their window ....so i kept running into check on the kids i scooped them into my arms and searched all over checkingbtheir heads face back stomach arms made them talk to me then kissed them said prayers and tucked them back under the covers and the next thing i knew i had cops at my door and here they needed to come inside and also my back patio the slider was still locked but the gang had jumped the fence and stood at my front door and at back fence inside my patio and shot into front apt. The cops showed me four bullet holes and they had gone thru right where i sat and had dried my kids off and powdered and dressed them fixed their hair for bed and brushed their teeth and the bullets went through that level thru the bathroom walls into and out of the hall walls and into my couch in the living room ....also they found shells all over my back patio ...so cops leave i go clean glass i sweep and sweep and get everything cleaned up help neighbors cover their shot up window. We all my neighbor and i offer to take the kids and anyone who wanted to sleep over but their kids and older cousins were getting picked up by uncles and right after the kids left with four adults still staying in their apt only 2 hours later about to finally lay down i hear pounding and like kicking i open my front door and see lije 5 guys one of them shoulder against my screen door holding a gun pointed at someone in front apt and he looks at me and winks and says youre okay mommy dont come out here right now close your door not right now mommy...i said my babies are in here he asked ur babies in this apt here ?i said no he said no worry then close....your.....door....please...you better listen mamma. I said yes i am im sorry...i closed my door and i heard pop pop pop pop and shells were rolling under my screen between my front door and screen...and i could see a guy jumping back out of ny back patio and then heard everyone running ....my girl friend and her old man were yelling outside swearing and angry and the cops came again and got the shells...the casings from my back patio and front door. When they were still there i grabbed my babies and went to stay at my grandmas house and woke up in the morning and my family helped me pack up we got a uhaul put my stuff in storage and i found another place...they did 2 more drive bys another one at 4am and another that next night at midnight. Try to live peaceful and family like finally get the alcoholic husband into rehab and things are looking good and just finished paying off my car and the next thing you know, i got cops retrieving bullets from the back of my couch and gang members standing in my patio shooting at my neighbors oh btw all those glass and flames were bottles of gasoline bombs thrown at the front neighbors word had it they were sellin dope without paying dues on the gangs territory they stepped over the line...i guess that justifies putting innocent kids lives in danger ill never be able to wrap my head around such a self centered entitled piece of shit behavior....and i hope i never understand it.,everyone has a choice. You want this world to be better...then be the change you want to see in this world it begins by walking talking living changed for the better.
I understand I wasn't actually in the hood per say but Hollywood had begun down that path right before the Rodney King ordeal and it became a war zone I totally get it because in the seventies it was a cool safe place to be but not after that
I’m so sorry that happened to you but glad you and your babies are safe. What is wrong with people.
Kirby Puckett was a Minnesota Twins baseball player back then
Hey guys, I enjoyed and got more out of your commentary than I did with your reaction. (even though that was great too!)I'm white, but understand as best I can what you are talking about. I am aware that unfair stereotypes are unfortunately still alive and well. My own family is transracial, but I must admit, I don't have any black friends. That's crazy, I know, but I live in a predominately white area and honestly don't even cross paths with many black people. I'd welcome a new friend of any color if they welcomed me too. And yes, you're right. There are more white people on welfare than black people . Very insightful video. Please keep them coming!
This man said R. Kelly I'm dying 😂😆😂😆😂😂😆😆😂😆😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I am a cripple shut-in so I haven't had a black friend in about 22 years. Used to have a lot but once I couldn't walk anymore I moved back to WV and there isn't a black person within 6 miles of me. I miss my friends, black and white.
One big thing to note is that he did this special in front of an all Black audience. ALL of the people laughing and cheering are Black. He did this intentionally, because he wanted to show that this comedy resonated with Black people.
Your comments are beautifully correct.
10:48 RIP Kirby Puckett too :(
The word slave came from a race of people in Europe called as "Slavic". Other European's owned other European's serval hundreds of years before the trans Atlantic slave trade. My dads family was owned in Karelia over 300 years. This slave trade was called the Barbary slave trade, where the US marine free them from the ottomans sultans. We finns/karelian was often shipped to the Crimea slave market, where we was highly sought after. During the great wrath in 1714-21 they almost extinct the Finnish race.
I noticed exactly what you were talking about. I have to invite Black friends out to my house over half a dozen times before they feel like they can kick back, get a drink, dig through the frig, raid the snacks or even take a nap. Drinks, cigars and ARs loosens the tension though. :)
Chris Rock would get cancelled for this bit today.
In a fucking heartbeat.
R.I.P. Prince and Kirby Puckett.
Kirby Puckett was a Major League baseball player who played for the Minnesota Twins his entire 12 year career. He passed away in 2006.
Yes in the 90s movie theaters used to get shot up all the time. Especially in the hood.
I grew up around many races, I have 've friends of all colors, I'm a 48 year old white dude. Still believes were all friends n family..
I just subbed to help you guys get to 50k.
sad thing is BOTH names he mentioned are dead now . Puckett and Prince
HATE stereotypes!!!! I'm 1/2 native (Canadian Cree) Same ignorance applies sadly. Anywho, I absolutely love love love you guy's! 🤗🤗🤗🤗💞💞💞
Much love from Toronto Canada!!!! God bless you beautiful HUMAN BEINGS! Booyah! 👌🙏❤
That's a really surprising statistic! I've always had black friends and I can't imagine life without them.
When I was in the Army I met a guy from northern Wisconsin who had never SEEN a black person except on TV
I went to this show in Seattle. It was great.
Some stereotypes come in handy. I'm 76, white, 6'6' 320 and people are STILL afraid of me.
Please, can you tell me the name of the song at the first 10 seconds of your intro. Lyrics sound like "So Close my Darling"? Thank you
I’m white(I’ve seen this Chris Rock special before)but I’ve never even thought about the fact that black people might feel like they might have something to live up to or prove. When I watched it I felt like yep we feel that way about our people on Maury or Jerry Springer. If I’ve ever felt anything close to that it’d be lately, but the opposite, I feel like I need to show I’m not racist. In comparison yours would be a worse feeling. Growing up I never even thought of these things like this. I don’t know if it isn’t discussed or things were really different. I had plenty of close relationships with black kids and now as an adult. I just feel so sad about the decline of race relations in our country. I feel the MSM does fan the flames. I enjoy your channel and hearing your point of view. God Bless🙏🏼
With regards to your comments about having Black friends or having friends of a different race.
I think people meet others of a different race when they are in school, at work, or at some other place where people hang out and it would be a chance meeting. Maybe they can become friends or acquaintances.
I think there are very few people who go out of their way to meet/socialize with other races. I've seen youtubers who can speak multiple languages and they would go to specific neighborhoods so they can speak with people in their native language.
Sometimes, just dressing a certain way can make people by wary of you. In my younger days, when I'm inside a store, if I have to reach into my pocket, I would walk into an area so I can be seen before I reach into my pocket.
It's unfortunate that some people don't care if they consistently make their race look bad.
Everyone, please give respect and honor to the talent of Chris Rock, and the COURAGE it took to present the conversation with This skit! 🎭
Even back then, while he was spitting facts and lessons, wrapped within the comedy, this could have backfired in his face really badly!
Admiration and respect to Chris for his courage to handle the race hand gernade, and pull no punches in his signature style!
This was one of my favorite specials as a kid.
I'm a middle-aged white man and I'm a waiter but I don't have room in my life or heart for prejudiced
I'm a blind 33-year-old white guy, and I guess as far as white people are concerned, I'm in the minority. I have, or have had, friends who were Black, Hispanic, Asian, and probably other ethnicities I can't think of at the moment. Personally I couldn't care less about race, gender, sexual orientation... none of that matters. For me, it's all about the character of a person. If I think you're cool, I'll befriend you, and what you look like means less than nothing to me.
To quote a line from the English dub of my favorite anime: "sometimes connections between people run deeper than where they're from, or what color skin they have." As a white man, I haven't faced much discrimination based on my race, though I have dealt with it because of my disability, which still sucks. It makes no sense to judge people based on factors beyond anyone's control, but sadly so many people do it anyway.
Me and neighbor white and black grow garden in the stones of pocano mountain but drink beer and vodka with Slovak too this is hilarious
When Chris said that he wished that he could join the kkk, ....... I wonder if that is where Dave Chappelle got the idea for Clayton Bigsby????
Love your reaction video.
The brother in the Hilfiger hoodie, the comments you made at about 14:52 into the video, have you ever read books like "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome" by Dr. Joy Degruy, "The Isis Papers " by Frances Cress Welsing, ..ect. Not to excuse that type of ignorant behavior in any form or fashion at all, but to understand how it originated, why it is still with us, and maybe how to get rid of it...
I think "low-expectation-having motherfucker" has to be one of my favourite put-downs.
If you’re a white American and you travel to any country Europe you’ll get a taste of what it’s like to be a black man in America. Remember I said a taste
In my top five of realest reaction videos I have ever seen In. My. Life🔥
I grew in a small town, no black people at the time really. Fairly diverse community, just not that demographic. I was 12 when I first saw a black man in person. He was in a bright white suit and hat with bright red shoes. It looked quite sharp. I must have been stating because the man looked at me and asked "what you looking at, white girl?" I was super shy so I turned away embarrased. It wasnt until college that I developed friendships with a wide variety of people.
Always look to see if you have a post. I’ve become a fan.
🙏🏽 we appreciate you
You've got to put up Eddie Murphy live he just goes for it ...but Chris Rock wasn't afraid to come out with stuff he'd might of seen most of his life no one was off the table with Chris Rock... where have these comedians gone it's still happening people still find it/them funny like now...it's like Dave Chappelle just disappeared and then like hi I'm back.. remember watching him years ago on network TV back in the UK 😊🤗....but loved this when I 1st watched it 25+ years ago and still loving now...the reaction of the guys they know what's going on .....GRT upload...also you've got 20,000+ more subs since then congratulations next be 100,000 subs 🤗👍👍🇺🇸🏴....
the welfare thing also extends to food stamps. As a cashier, I checked more white people that used food stamps than black people. so that's like misinformation.
Imagine being a white dude in the audience. Talk about a high pressure situation. I imagine a brother laughing his ass off and then seeing a white guy cracking up. I imagine it could make him feel a certain way.
Thank you for talking about all us white people that don't have black friends. You 1000000% correct. Like Bill Burr talked about LA riots were horrible for black folk cause he had no frame of reference. This is as big a part of the thing as anything in this situation