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Why did a disc jockey for a Black radio show say this..?

..That Blacks are late by nature?.. Could a White person say the same over the air?

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1. Yes, white people have said that and much worse about black people over the air. Don Imus got his hand slapped for calling the Rutgers women a nasty slur, but if it hadn't been a big-name star and a big-power team he'd have gotten away with it.
2. That is an old joke. It's not really nature. It's just a tired stereotype. Being black doesn't mean you're going to be late. Some black people just insist on keeping themselves down.
3. Because "black" oriented radio stations generally are owned by people who don't give a rat's derriere about what goes out over their air as long as the cash box jingles and they hire folks based on the stereotypical standard of what they want African American audiences to like to hear so they can keep that corner of the market. Too many Black folks are late, uninformed, misinformed and bombarded with destructive crap via so-called "black" radio (and tv for that matter), from the womb to the tomb. Hey, hey, out there in radio land. Remember, it's always winter in America right here on your favorite radio station -- WBLK, in the heart of your urban metropolis! Stay tuned where more is always less!
4. There's double standards everywhere. You're right, though: Only blacks can comment on "black people time" (ie. late). Just like only gays can poke fun at gays. Or, only a fat person can actually call themselves fat. I wouldn't worry about it. It's just the way it is. We don't want to hear any smack from anybody who's not in the "club" so to speak...
5. A White person can't say this without grief and nor should a Black person. Black people reinforcing negative stereotypes through comedy are just as bad as anyone else doing so. I'm probably the last person to defend White people but if we are to be honest this invites White people to make these jokes and it confuses them when Black people make a stink about it. White people are well within their rights to say this a double standard because it is. There is nothing wrong with a joke about a specific instance but at some point the Black comedians clowning idiosyncrasies of Black people aren't funny anymore. There is no justification for this. This sort of thing opens up old wounds and hard feelings. Perhaps this is why I don't watch or support Black comedians whose material is based upon Black stereotypes. Richard Pryor said if there was one thing he regretted about his successful life is the prolific use of the "N" word in his routines.