47795, Pryor's race wasn't the basis of his humor Posted by SoulHonky, Wed Apr-12-06 07:32 PM
Again, "What's funny is the contrast between how hateful the things she says are and how much we want to like her because she seems like a nice, pretty girl."
People didn't look at Pryor and think, wow I can't believe a black guy is saying that! What was funny was the material, not the contrast of what was being said and who was saying it. Someone else can say Pryor's material and it still works.
You yourself wrote that her appeal is that she's a pretty girl saying hateful shit. If I stand around spouting her act, it doesn't work because the material isn't funny.
|