Outrage Erupts Over Louis C.K., Chris Rock Joking With Racial Slur In Old Video
Old footage of Louis C.K. and Chris Rock exchanging jokes with multiple instances of a racial slur was uncovered Saturday, spreading like wildfire across social media and triggering outrage.
The 2011 “Talking Funny” clip, uncensored portions of which are described below, shows the two comedians sitting with Jerry Seinfeld and Ricky Gervais as C.K. says, “When a black guy gets rich, it’s countdown to when he’s poor again.”
“He’s the blackest white guy I fucking know,” Rock replies.
“You’re saying I’m a nigger?” C.K. asks.
“Yes, you are the niggerest fucking white man I have ever” met, Rock says, to the amusement of both C.K. and Gervais, who also later uses the term.
Seinfeld, who looks uneasy, interjects with, “I wouldn’t use it anywhere,” appearing to refer to the derogatory term.
C.K. then boasts, “We say nigger onstage,” referring to himself and Rock.
After the video was posted online, it sparked a mix of shock and backlash on Twitter, where some users praised Seinfeld for not taking part in the slur tossing.
What was Chris Rock thinking?
— deray (@deray) December 22, 2018
I'm sorry. Chris Rock did what?
— Monique Judge (@thejournalista) December 22, 2018
I know black folks who are completely comfortable with white people saying the n-word in their presence. Have had to tell a few white folks that I’m not that black person. Still it says something the only person who was uncomfortable was Seinfeld pic.twitter.com/8wrGGufBUS
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 23, 2018
shoutout to Jerry Seinfeld tho
— Dad (@fivefifths) December 22, 2018
For C.K., the resurfaced remarks are a second hit to his career, which was already upended in November 2017 after he admitted to sexually harassing multiple women.
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