Ohhhhh boy, this clip…
In a recently re-discovered clip from a 2011 HBO special called Talking Funny that is now making the rounds on Twitter, four comedians — Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K., and Jerry Seinfeld — are sitting around discussing comedy and their careers.
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And during the segment, Rock, C.K., and Gervais all use the n-word repeatedly in what’s turned out to be a highly controversial, highly charged moment drawing a LOT of criticism online.
Watch the moment on camera (below):
Why did it take @JerrySeinfeld to tell Louis Ck and @rickygervais that it wasn’t cool for two white dudes to toss around the word ‘n*gger?’
Why the hell was @chrisrock shucking, jiving & laughing with them.
Right Jerry, I don’t find the %#%* humor.pic.twitter.com/bxY36ECGnx
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) December 23, 2018
Wow…
And kudos to Seinfeld for at least partially shutting down that conversation, as some Twitter users were quick to note — though there are a LOT of differing opinions here (below):
Jerry Seinfeld being the voice of reason on using the N word..ohh Chris Rock ????????♀️
— Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) December 23, 2018
Louis CK, Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais: “FUMBLE THE BAG!”
Jerry Seinfeld: pic.twitter.com/gCI5Ksjlw6
— X (@XLNB) December 23, 2018
People are angry at Chris Rock on Dec. 22, 2018 for a skit that aired on April 22, 2012. The world has too much time on its hands and too much of an incessant need to be outraged.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) December 23, 2018
That Chris Rock/Louis CK/Ricky Gervais N-world video from 2011 is cringe worthy. Seinfeld was sitting there like pic.twitter.com/C8rQtdq8QQ
— Brandon Pope TV (@BpopeTV) December 23, 2018
It’s so odd how yet again the woke twitter mob is targeting yet another successful black man. Complete coincidence.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 23, 2018
It’s quite clear that even if Chris Rock wasn’t born, Gervais and Louis CK were going to be using the n-word. Black people never have and never will give white folks ✌????permission✌????to call us that. That’s the jig. We get blamed for their use of it like they ever need our approval. https://t.co/0ToaL3LbdQ
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1076693155129348096
I love Chris Rock and Travis Scott both. However, they both need to come to the front of the congregation. We need to talk.
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) December 23, 2018
Ricky Gervais, when Louis CK said the n word and Chris Rock ain’t stop him on tht lil video pic.twitter.com/BdBp9upQfk
— sassy orderin spinach dip (@MeBeepMe) December 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/CartuneNetwerk/status/1076733889387864065
Thoughts, Perezcious readers??
Let us know in the comments (below)…
[Image via Twitter.]
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