If you listened to white Americans who were desperate to finally put “white guilt” behind them, the election of President Barack Obama was supposed to commence some utopian-like “post-racial” era in America.
However, instead of obliterating racism and cultural malevolence, racist outburst have risen exponentially since Obama took office. It’s as if seeing Obama in the White House helped to ignite a volcanic eruption of spite and virulence that has been bubbling just beneath the surface and was only released in sporadic spurts. Dr. Laura‘s acrimonious exchange with an African American caller, replete with a steady drizzle of the N-bomb, is just the latest in long list of such national incidents.
But another area where rancid racism is running rampant is in comedy bits. Unlike in previous years, where white comedians considered racial jokes taboo or mostly off limits, David Hasselhoff’s roast on “Comedy Central” illustrates that this year the black jokes have gotten particularly biting.
Here are some of the most notable “jokes“:
Comedian Greg Geraldo: “Yουr liver іѕ so shriveled, black аnd dead if you put your ear tο your side you саn hear it going, ‘Whаt you talkin’ about Willis?’”
Gilbert Gottfried: “Whеrе are all thе black guys that you [Lisa Lampenelli] claim tο bе having sex with? Dο you really think іn thіѕ day аnd age thеrе′s a single black guy whο′d bе caught dead inside anyone whο′s thе size of a slave ship?”
Lisa Lampanelli: I don’t want tο say David drank a lot, bυt hіѕ liver wаѕ sο black аnd bloated it could hаνе starred in ‘Precious.’ 
Whitney Cummings: ”Pam, уου’ve slept with Bret Michaels, Tommy Lee аnd Kid Rock. Why don’t you save yourself some time аnd drink a vat of Magic Johnson’s blood?”
Whitney Cummings (On Lisa Lampanelli’s Body): “They say womens’ bodies are like a wonderland — yours is more like a football field because it’s 100 yards and a lot of black dudes have sprained their ankle on it.”
When the late, legendary Richard Pryor told racial jokes back in the day [and to a lesser extent, Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock,] there was a point to the punch line and they often contained powerful lessons in those raucous routines. These days, white comedians are ripping black people and demeaning black culture relentlessly, often arbitrarily but conveniently concelaing it within the false pretense of fun and laughs.
Is it just me or have white comedians gotten more bold when it comes to cracking irreverent and tasteless jokes on black Americans? Have they gone too far? –terry shropshire
