On Demand
Larry Wilmore's Black Thoughts
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Larry Wilmore, senior black correspondent for "The Daily Show," shares his "Black Thoughts" - from why black people don't see UFOs, to his desire to replace the term "African-American" with "chocolate." His new book is I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts.
Events:
Larry Wilmore will be speaking and signing books
Thursday Feb 12th at 7pm
BORDERS BOOKS/COLUMBUS CIRCLE
Time Warner Center
New York, NY 10019
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My sister who was 3 at the time told my mother that "there was a chocolate little boy in her class"...my mother didn't get it at first. Finally, she asked her, "And what are you?" My sister replied, "Vanilla".
Leave it to a 3 year old to identify with taste rather than color.
I think part of the problem is use of the word 'White' because it sounds like a default dsetting. I think they shoudl be called 'European American' or Euro-American.
dude - DC is and always Chocolate city - they own it bro
I like the chocolate idea, especially since I grew up near Washington, DC, the *original* Chocolate City! But uh-oh, then what about white chocolate? Of course, everybody knows that's not real chocolate, but still....
"Larry King has an 8-year-old?? That's messed up."
I almost spit out my Coke Zero.
What I want to know is how can I tell if I'm racist or not.
Mr. Wilmore's comments that it will be hard for Jesse Jackson to be perceived as a black leader. I gave up on the man long ago. Why? Remember when the Lewinsky affair broke, he rushed to console Bill Clinton, putting up a good show in front of the camera as a "compassionate" friend? Why did he do that? Because he had the same problem. Birds-of-same-feather fellas flock together.
C'mon, Bill O'Reilly knew he was saying something outrageous. It's what he does for a living.
Leonard, have you ever watched The Daily Show? They may call it "fake" news but the fact is the comedy is based on knowing the real news. There was a poll showing that people who watched TDS as knowing more about the news than people who got all their news from FOX.
Larry, you're surprised to still be waiting for change? Didn't you see the small print that read "Please allow 3 to 48 months for delivery"?
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