Keeping it real 2017 edition

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Nick Cannon quit (fired) America's Got Talent over a racist joke.

His message on the situation and the joke reminded me of the "Keepin' It Real" skit from the Chapelle Show.
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That read as less "joke" and more "biting the hand."
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You know Chapelle was really onto something here.

Take any famous black person (aside from rappers) and if they try to act like they relate to "thug life", it's a career killer.

Same as any white person that says something stupid about race...or even truth that we pretend isn't real (like Jimmy the Greek did).
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