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I Want You To Shut The Fuck Up (2000)

by D.L. Hughley(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: Gets people talking/thinking. Quick read, but needs some thought attached to it. Chp 13 worries me when it is so easy for money to get kids out of trouble: black, white or any color ... I see kids in school assuming their parents will always be there to get them out but at some point when a kid kills another kid drinking and driving or has said "just try to make me learn" there is a time parents and teachers need to make it right. Lawyers, cops, parents, teachers... need to follow the rules. And if a kid messes up there are consequences, and there should be role models helping the kids. YOu don't get off because you are someone's son/daughter or someone has $. Shout at your kids why they are partying rather than the police knocking at your door. Not all high school kids... more party and tape themselves.
review 2: Excellent political and social insights from King of Comedy D.L. Hugley who's honesty has dared to piss off Stevie Wonder, Harry Belafonte, family, friends, colleagues, foes and fans; including me. I respect his political critics, but he lays Crenshaw bare with harsh criticisms for all to see -- the gang mentality, the dysfunctional trapped mantra and behavior of the ghetto, but he slams L.A.P.D. for treating them like animals. Treating the ghetto like people becomes a hard sell. There's no value added in explaining the effects of white supremacy in the ghetto. They are not listening or not taking ownership. And, as he admitted, they use the effects of white supremacy to justify further Jim Crowing Black people. He's also candid about his own missteps. For example, Hughley was saved from doing time for carrying a gun into an airport by paying an attorney $30,000; he's awarded a Ph.D. at his son's college in exchange for delivering the commencement address, then brags to his son how easy it was compared to what his son had to do to get a B.A. But, unlike Bill Cosby, Hughley in no way merits the title. He shares insights of his career, on stage and in Hollyweird, with humorous political observations! less

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