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The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Look, man, I am TIRED of that! I am not passing! I am BLACK! Do you hear me, man? Do you...

The Spook Who Sat by the Door • 1973

[after being told he and the other light-skinned gang members are to rob a bank] Pretty Willie:
All the yellow nigga's, right? [His anger coming to a slow boil] Pretty Willie:
Look, man, I am TIRED of that! I am not passing! I am BLACK! Do you hear me, man? Do you understand? I am BLACK! I am a NIGGA', you understand me? I was BORN Black, I -LIVE- Black, and I'm gonna die, prob'ly -BECAUSE- I'm Black, because some Cracker that -KNOWS- I'm Black, better than -YOU-, Nigga', is prob'ly gonna put a BULLET in the back of my head!

Full Transcript

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There were some good people out there in the streets the last few nights.

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Not just hoodlums like they say in the newspapers.

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With a scene like this, anybody can get involved.

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But that's only gonna make it worse!

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We have to maintain law and order or we might as well be back in the jungles.

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Daws, the ghetto is the jungle; always has been, you understand?

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You cannot cage people like animals and not expect them to fight back someday.

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There's always been an army occupation here, but police badges and uniforms.

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And you and me? A cop and a social worker, we are keepers of this goddamn zoo!

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The streets have to be safe.

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Safe for who?

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You're here to protect property, not lives.

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Well that's what it's all about, isn't it?

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You worked hard to get what you got, didn't ya?

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And you wanna keep it, just like I do.

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Bullshit! Listen, you think because you got a badge and I got a couple of degrees

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that makes a difference?

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Do you know what white folks call people like you and me in private?

Duration

65 seconds

Views

590

Timestamp in Movie

01:16:31

Uploaded

Oct 21, 2021

Genres

action, drama, crime

Production

N/A

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Movie Summary

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

Actors

Pretty Willie