AS PART OF The Unseen Moon’s occasional public service, and as a followup to yesterday’s post on the Downside of Diversity, here is an educational video by Chris Rock.
Yes, there is potty talk involved, and The Moon prefers to maintain its G rating at all times, but sometimes colorful speech is necessary to make a powerful point. If only Michael Brown had watched this video, and taken it to heart, perhaps he would not be lying dead on a cold marble slab today, or wherever he is.
We can easily connect Brown’s fatal encounter with the police to cultural differences. Brown’s culture was of the ghetto, a culture of constant, perceived victimization and, especially among the young, in-your-face defiance. The police officer’s culture of law, order and personal responsibility was another thing entirely.
This is dedicated to Swisher Sweets fans everywhere.
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As Voltaire once wrote, common sense is not so common. The advice on Chris Rock’s video could have save Michael Brown’s life.
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Andrés: I think the video is hilarious. I’ve watched it a million times. But, as you note, it is also quite true.
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Some people just have to be told in a series of different ways how to at least pretend to be civilized.
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Common sense in the ghetto? That’s why it’s the ghetto. Unfortunately, this is not an educational clip but a dark (npi) comedy.
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Carlos: I see the video as both educational and a dark comedy. What does npi mean? Google revealed nothing useful.
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Npi. No pun intended
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Very funny and useful information. It’s too bad more people don’t use it.
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Francisco: It’s common sense information. And it’s very bad more people do not use it, especially the brothers and sisters in the ghettos.
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Chris Rock frequently reminds of Richard Pryor who was one of the funniest people I’ve ever seen. I can still remember seeing him do a bit about the Watts riots and the insanity of protesting by burning down your own neighborhood.
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Loulou: I liked Pryor too, but he was seriously nuts, about to the same degree as Robin Williams.
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