Comments on: CNN and DL Hughley Think Sex Traffickers Are Funny –”Shut Cho Mouth Btches!”- “Pimps up Hoes Down”, “Financing Hoes” “Btch Better Have My Money”on CNN

By: Patrick Nelson

Patrick Nelson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:47:44 +0000

If I hear one more time that he only has a GED, I will smack him. He’s been using the same tired line for the past 10 years. He used to say this old line in his TV show he had also. I never thought he was funny and his second show was just as bad as the first one.

By: BeeBop5

BeeBop5 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:44:27 +0000

the most notable thing about dl was that he liked to ridicule educated people. He didn’t seem to understand any of the answers he was given to the very questions he asked! He also wanted to bring everyone down a peg, by showing a disregard for their education and/or expertise, hence the ridiculous questions about baseball, etc. His behavior was the worst with Dr Tyson, obviously because hugley expects all black people to be EXACTLY like him, and if they differ, he will bring them back in line (or try, at least) via questions like ‘what the hell is wrong with you?’. He never let Dr Tyson finish a sentence. Disgraceful.
But thank you to the author of this blog, for making me aware that this person has a show on CNN, and of its content.

By: carol

carol — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:35:50 +0000

This type of nonsense has no place on a news network…..

By: ava

ava — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:57:54 +0000

Amen, pioneervalleywoman. I thought the same exact thing when I saw the show. Anything for a laugh and money. DL, Damon Wayans and Chris Rock have just continuosly sold us out.

By: lindy

lindy — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:13:55 +0000

Although many comedians use self-deprecating humor to avoid seeming arrogant or pompous, and to help the audience identify with them, it seems to me that this type of comedy is inappropriate when used by African-Americans. In my opinion it often works better when those from priviledged socio-economic backgrounds use it. In other words it is funny to put yourself down and your people down when in reality they are nowhere near that level of suffering but when you make fun out of a situation that is real and current for the majority of your people, who is laughing at who? It is precariously fine line to tread for any comedian

By: pioneervalleywoman

pioneervalleywoman — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:58:48 +0000

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By: APRIL

APRIL — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:05:53 +0000

Just tell me what I need to do to help get his show CANCELLED! The image of black people in America is the way it is now because of this kind of trash. You don’t see any other race of people putting themselves down like this on national tv just to make people laugh. Barack Obama has done to much to change the image of black men in this country. For this kind of comedy to be allowed on CNN at this time in our history is a disgrace and DL Hughley and CNN should be ashamed. He could have just showed a rerun of Amos and Andy and got the same effect. CNN should have been more responsible than this.

By: Knockoutchick

Knockoutchick — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:05:51 +0000

@ Huemanity

I was just about to raise my cup of lemon tea to my lips before I got to your last paragraph I was laughing so hard it almost spilled…oh my.

Well, I couldn’t agree with your post more…and that’s not because I posted similiar sentiments on the earlier DL Hughley post.

It is because your post is so well worded and ties back into the most important cog in the wheel of progaming…..audience numbers.

DL is a comic who always goes for the safe, easy laugh. I don’t think he has the wits for more penetrating thoughts. It seems he is a bit ahead of putting on the fat lady suit. So he went for the pimp jokes.

Sadly, pimps have been glamorized in our community. Halloween is coming up, maybe a few of you have recieved invitations to dress up for “Players Balls” or the like. I hear young men refer to each other as pimps and players quite often on the streets of New York in an endearing way…not as often as n*****, but enough.

I think in the best of all possible worlds an Aaron McGruder or the like will get to helm a show…meaning a smart black person who appeals to white audiences, therefore IF black people don’t watch the show can survive.

By: Teri

Teri — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:16:56 +0000

Dave Chappelle – where are you dude?

Do realize how often pimp skits have been performed on his show and how he routinely used negative stereotypes for humor?

By: Novel Creative

Novel Creative — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:48:59 +0000

Where are the really funny yet INTELLIGENT comics? Dave Chappelle – where are you dude?

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