"It's okay. I can say that. Some of my best friends are white men in suits."
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Showing posts with label john oliver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label john oliver. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
"If you don't want to be associated with white collar crime, maybe you shouldn't dress that way."
"It's okay. I can say that. Some of my best friends are white men in suits."
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Mayonnaise?
Puerto Rica-minica-Tex-Mex buffet does sound delicious. Sign me up!
BTdubs, why are there no Latinas represented in that video segment? Are there no women on the streets of New York who would like to share their bigoted views about Central Americans, South Americans, and West Indians on basic cable?
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
It's not "if", but "when".
"There's a greater chance that, because of the lack of opportunities there are for minority actors, I will have to be in a Tyler Perry production . . . It's when I have to. Angela Bassett won an Oscar."
That's exactly what I was thinking, Wyatt! Although Angela Bassett hasn't actually won an Oscar, she was nominated for one, and did win a Golden Globe for What's Love Got to Do With It. Yet, she has starred in a Tyler Perry movie. With Rick Fox. And Sofia Vergara? Who knew? (I didn't. I've only seen one Tyler Perry movie, and that was enough.)
I think of other notable black celebrities like Idris Elba, Whoopi Goldberg, Taraji P. Henson, Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, Blair Underwood, Gabrielle Union, Mrs. Huxtable and Maya Angelou! Maya Angelou, national treasure and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was in a Tyler Perry movie. Not even the prestigious one.
"These are people who presumably, they, the world should be their oyster. And instead, they're like, 'I gotta make rent. All right, do you want me to put the dress on, Tyler? Oh, you're gonna wear it? Okay, fair enough.'"
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
"They're wedding gnomes!"
Forget CNN or the BBC. Here is my favorite coverage of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton:
"Oh no. Do you know what?"
"What?"
"I'm thinking about the fact that one in five public sector workers in Britain are about to lose their jobs."
"Yes, that is very sad, actually."
"Isn't it terrible?"
"Yes."
Yeah, dude. It's horrible! Though, I do like those gnomes. Funny hats.
Victoria Mather, friend of the British royal family, has a different take on the situation:
"I think the British taxpayer is being very mean about moaning about paying for this wedding. I mean, it's a privilege, isn't it?"
Thank goodness it's not my privilege. My taxes are going to better things, like three illegal wars on foreign soil.
"I'd prefer to be paying for the royal wedding and cleaning the streets afterwards and for all the security than to be paying for illegal immigrants to claim benefits and live in sinker states."
"Oh! Why not make it a race issue?"
"Yes!"
No!
Did Mr. Oliver say that the royal wedding will cost taxpayers 20 million pounds (at 2:38)? Based on current exchange rates, that's about 33 jillion dollars! You know how many British weddings I could throw for £20 million? About 20. Wedding planners don't come cheap.
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
"Brought to you by Coca-Cola."
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| World Cup 2010: Into Africa - Goal Diggers | ||||
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Nkosinathi Jikeka, street vendor: "FIFA has imposed a one kilometer radius from the stadium where street vendors will not be allowed to trade. People that have been preferred in this World Cup will be the McDonald's, the Coca-Colas, and all these European companies. Then you tell me, what is African about that?"
John Oliver, Daily Show correspondent: "Well, let me put it to you this way. What's more African than the subjugation of black people?"
It's funny because it's true.
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In happier news, I present to you a post from pandafix, via Jezebel commenter CubeRootOfPi: 18 Baby Pandas: Adorable Photos!.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
"It's AT&T, not AT & Steve."
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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Also, watch John Oliver's NY Stand-up Show. It's funny!
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"You know who likes fried chicken is black people. You know who else likes fried chicken? Everybody!"
And John Oliver does look like "a big Harry Potter wizard"! But that is not the only British reference I have. Bangers and mash. Toad in hole. Spot on. Tally ho. Bob's your uncle. Taking the mickey. Posh Spice. To the Queen!
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