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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

You know, you could not beBlack in America and not be hypnotized by the Huey Newtonsand...

You know, you could not be
Black in America and not be hypnotized by the Huey Newtons
and the Bobby Seales

Full Transcript

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You know, you could not be Black in America
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and not be hypnotized
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by the Huey Newtons and the Bobby Seales.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:23
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Rod Pictures,DCG Plus,Sidus,Invent Stone,CJ Venture Investment

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Movie Summary

It follows the progression of Black comedy through the years, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose and challenge society's injustices
S01 • E02 But there's all sorts of controversy, as well. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
But there's all sorts of controversy, as well.
S01 • E01 And Richard Pryor, I think, was affected by all of that. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
And Richard Pryor, I think, was affected by all of that.
S01 • E01 So while Richard was in Berkeley, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
So while Richard was in Berkeley,
S01 • E02 A lot of people, both Black and White, feel uncomfortable - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
A lot of people, both Black and White, feel uncomfortable
S01 • E01 So many prisoners have been killed in gunfire. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
So many prisoners have been killed in gunfire.
S01 • E02 That word, "nigger," used to be a word of oppression. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
That word, "nigger," used to be a word of oppressi...
S01 • E02 But when I say it, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
But when I say it,
S01 • E02 If you could sum up the story of America in a word, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
If you could sum up the story of America in a word,
S01 • E01 And it ain't cool, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
And it ain't cool,
S01 • E02 It has connotations in it - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
It has connotations in it
S01 • E01 That people don't really care about it. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
That people don't really care about it.
S01 • E02 We didn't really give a fuck, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
We didn't really give a fuck,
S01 • E01 That's powerful. That statement in itself is like, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
That's powerful. That statement in itself is like,
S01 • E02 Every now and again, mainstream news picks a comedian and goes, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Every now and again, mainstream news picks a comedian and go...
S01 • E01 Richard Pryor, when he reemerges in the '70s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Richard Pryor, when he reemerges in the '70s,
S01 • E02 You're making more than Wallace and Rather - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
You're making more than Wallace and Rather
S01 • E02 Wow. Go get me a cup of coffee, bro. Just kidding. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Wow. Go get me a cup of coffee, bro. Just kidding.
S01 • E02 But then, after two seasons, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
But then, after two seasons,
S01 • E01 - Wild! - California is a weird state - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
- Wild! - California is a weird state
S01 • E01 I mean, they accidentally shoot more niggers out here - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
I mean, they accidentally shoot more niggers out here