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Re: Black Lives Matter
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Originally Posted by Pierre
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From the LA Times four years ago... 
https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...htmlstory.html
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It seems that every time a high-profile police shooting of a black person occurs, Americans become very interested in the skit titled "How Not to Get Your Ass Kicked by the Police.”
In the skit, Rock delivers a mock public service announcement that essentially says as long as young black men obey the law and use common sense, they will not have any trouble with the police.
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Some relate to the bitter irony of the skit’s simplistic “public service” message that cooperation with the police will keep them safe. If only.
Rock himself has recently been posting selfies when he’s pulled over by police as a criticism of racially based profiling.
https://twitter.com/chrisrock/status...rc=twsrc%5Etfw
But it’s also clear that the video seems to have a particular attraction for people who want to ignore the part that racism plays in police brutality.
Taken within the context of Rock’s body of work, most audiences see the skit, recorded more than 15 years ago, as parody – a commentary on police racism with a few in-jokes aimed at other black people. Among Rock’s tips to avoid getting beaten: “Get a white friend” to ride with.
But for some viewers, this context has been lost and the old video has taken on a strange second life as a rallying point that allows some people to avoid the difficult discussion of racism.
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