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Saturday was the premiere of Chris Rock’s new HBO special Kill the Messenger, an event celebrated by Dominionites similar to Labor Day in the greater U.S.A. Cheery but not the Thanksgiving of a new Boondocks season beginning or the Christmas of a new Dave Chappelle concert, movie, interview, youtube clip, photo - we want Chappelle!!!
This semi-holiday wasn’t the reason for the missed article yesterday. It was a long weekend and we’re sorry for the gap. You should feel free to locate on your Dominion-issued keyboards the customized subscription refund button. You’ll get an extra one today.
Rocks style is abrasive mainly by his voice, which like Gilbert Godfried’s is considered a violation of the Geneva Conventions when heard loudly. I’ve wondered how best to describe his comedic style for non-Blacks that don’t see his cross over appeal. The title reminded me of something that I viewed on the PBS documentary African American Lives 2, a great “special” that is welcomed variety to the 99.8% of historical education on TV that ignores us. Yeah we’ve got BET and TV One channels on cable, but reruns of Good Times or Sanford and Son don’t count.
Digress: what I’m doing right now. Alan Rock, the comedian’s grandfather, was a preacher and would write sermons while looking after him. During his interview on the special, Chris says that how he writes his material is like how he saw sermons written - so Chris Rock is a preacher with a funny sermon about the Truth of society. In this new concert, the messenger focuses on Truths that are as hilarious as they are unpopular. Even when promoting the special, within reach of the Secret Service, not even Bill Clinton was safe:
The first half of the show is for politics and society. Jokes on McCain being old - choosing his nurse for Vice President - and the appropriate use of “nigga” by white people: between 4:30 and 4:49am on Christmas Day when a Black dude robs, beats and pees on you in front of a toy store will earn you a month of usage. If you’re a white woman it’s whenever a Black dude is boning you - fair. He also agrees with the Dominion standard of quotation of raps songs for fair usage. I’m fine with whites saying it, but not with using it. Unfair? Sure, but as Rock says we can always switch: “You scream ‘nigger’ and we’ll raise interest rates”.
This eventually meanders into sexual relations, where Rock connects with the male component of his audience, with a unique statement that Obama’s biggest hurdle is having a Black first lady - a position that requires far more shutting the fuck up than a sister can endure. Michelle isn’t specifically referenced, but the picture is painted of an ebony Hillary. A poor portrait isn’t painted of Michelle in particular, but it’s just the general way that Rock tells women about themselves and gives voice to thoughts that if freely expressed would raise the divorce rate 25-50%. It’s easy to get the impression that Rock doesn’t like marriage, especially considering his last movie “I Think I Love my Wife”.
I think I prefer Never Scared to this one because it hit on more topics, but if you like Chris this is another good one. The special is composed of interspliced scenes from concerts in London, Johanesburg and New York. Regional changes to his material would have been an excellant touch, but aside from a safari anecdote there were none. If you’re a conservative rich single white woman, I’d advise you to give it a pass - but you’re likely not reading this.
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