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What were you thinking?!

Started by ybpguide · 9 months ago

Uh, did Eddie Griffin REALLY think he was going to get away with this in front of a group of bougie â¦. uh, I mean â¦. not-so-young black professionals like this?!
Comedian Eddie Griffin was pulled from the stage at the 14th annual Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & T ... Continue reading »

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Evorgleb
1 year ago

Yeh we've been talking about this over at Highbrid Nation. One thing that is for sure is that Eddie was not keeping in mind his audience when he started and the Black Enterprise people were not considering the material of Eddie when they booked him. Before it becomes a matter of if the N word is ok or not its a matter of thinking about the people you are gonna be dealing with.

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Kimberly Michelle
1 year ago

Yeah, the hubby and I saw Eddie Griffin last year in Miami and his routine is absolutely horrible. He can't go 2 minutes without using the N word and there's just nothing funny about that.

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congrats
1 year ago

Awwww ... "the hubby and I." Congrats again Kim and Fred

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Jackie Garrett
1 year ago

Yes--I must agree with you on this matter. I like Eddie Griffin and some of his stuff is funny; however, the brother should have known this was not the crowd to do his usual routine. Ther's nothing funny about the "N" word.

J. Garrett

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Dash
1 year ago

I'm from KC and as much as I would love to stand up for another KC native--I just can't. Eddie should know better. I've been known to slip up and drop some N's but damn, never at a formal event!

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ETS
1 year ago

Don't worry Dash. Fred and I spent some time in KC, so we won't hold it against ya'll. You still got Don Cheadle to rep for you!

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