Paul Mooney discusses racism in America: Clean Mic

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
  • Paul Mooney discusses racism in America. An extra feature from the documentary film "Clean Mic: Laughing until it hurts"

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  • @chillback00
    @chillback00 10 лет назад +147

    Sometimes the truth is hard to swallow. He's speaking the truth.

    • @nathanmoore1740
      @nathanmoore1740 10 лет назад +14

      Yep, a lot of people commenting can't handle the truth.

    • @saskiapanter
      @saskiapanter 7 лет назад +2

      chillback00 I understood all of it except one thing....the woman in the hotel asking if she could help him. What is racist about that???? He should be more clear about that. Calling her a bitch isn't very kind either and also demeaning...if he is so appalled about how he is being treated....why do the same to her???? Don't do to others what you don't want to have done to you....

    • @wilburmcbride8096
      @wilburmcbride8096 5 лет назад +5

      @@saskiapanter I think he is referring to the maid incident as to say that she didn't think belong at that hotel. I have walked into stores that asked the same thing. How can you help me when I justed walked through the door. At least ask me when you see me strolling through the store for about an hour.

    • @latonywoods9581
      @latonywoods9581 3 года назад +5

      @@saskiapanter you say “Don’t do to other what you don’t want to have done to you” I know this is hard for you too comprehend but did you know so call Black People were brought to this part of world by whites as slaves!!! Did you know that the Jim Crow laws lasted from 1870 till 1965, just 56 years ago!! Did you know that Black People are still suffering from the same white racism today!! Now name one time in this country were masses of Black People have mistreated whites?????!!!!!

  • @nathanmoore1740
    @nathanmoore1740 10 лет назад +65

    Paul Mooney always delivers the truth. This man is so Awesome and doesn't bent to the will of making white people comfortable.

  • @blackcosmos
    @blackcosmos 5 лет назад +26

    The devil's working hard to tarnish this man's character n reputatiion. They hate what PM stands for but he is beloved American treasure n must be protected n respected at all cost...

  • @saj8
    @saj8 9 лет назад +65

    Paul Mooney is speaking some real truth.

  • @bejitah
    @bejitah 10 лет назад +29

    *Preach!* Paul Mooney! *Preach!*

  • @LyricalMasterMind1
    @LyricalMasterMind1 12 лет назад +18

    One of the realist brothers on the face of the earth!

  • @marklamphear7531
    @marklamphear7531 6 лет назад +33

    I learned so much from paul Mooney. He's one of the best teachers today.

    • @Illumirage
      @Illumirage 5 лет назад +1

      he's racist....

    • @shanenolan085
      @shanenolan085 Год назад

      Paul ALWAYS came with the facts 💯💯

    • @dominiquejones3805
      @dominiquejones3805 3 месяца назад

      I cant make it up im nkt that good. Paul is The Goat

  • @teemadarif8243
    @teemadarif8243 4 года назад +16

    "Broke it down so it could forever and consistently be broke".

  • @fibi2255
    @fibi2255 5 лет назад +12

    He is 100% right !! I m from Europe.Live here in the USA since 29 years .And I see racism everywhere here ! It’s a Same !!

  • @Tonetare
    @Tonetare 14 лет назад +18

    This speech was beautiful. Speaking as a black person, I can attest to every last damn word of that. You don't know what it's like unless you're a black person and I deal with it all the time. As he says, I'm sick of this crap. It's crap. He said every word that black people feel and I thank him from the bottom of my heart as a 23 year old black male

    • @rosenfaust
      @rosenfaust 2 года назад

      We are not a monolith.

    • @allaboutthemurzic
      @allaboutthemurzic 2 года назад

      Not all black people are the same

    • @softwater88
      @softwater88 2 года назад

      What if Oprah spoke the same opinion?

  • @backto-il9ne
    @backto-il9ne 10 лет назад +32

    Paul Mooney WENT THE FUCK IN. YESSS!!!! These are my experiences everyday, from New York to Paris to Seoul to Rio De Janeiro, and it never gets any better even as we get more "progressive." If you are a black person in this world, you just have to find your own inner peace and contentment because the world will always try to deny your humanity.

    • @KayDejaVu
      @KayDejaVu 9 лет назад

      He is correct about whites and racism but my opinion on him has totally changed. All these black dudes love talking about race, yet are hypocrites themselves.

  • @IAMMOVIN4WARD
    @IAMMOVIN4WARD 14 лет назад +16

    i LOVE paul mooney's mindset...i learn so much from him

  • @candidanavedo7904
    @candidanavedo7904 5 лет назад +10

    What Mr Mooney has stated
    Is so simple, and profound.
    He explained it to you from wisdom
    And experience.
    I can't believe that some people
    are analyzing and scrutinizing Mr
    Mooney's statements and are trying to find negativity.
    There is an old southern saying
    We are like crabs in a bucket
    Think about it!!!!

  • @rich5248
    @rich5248 14 лет назад +9

    This is one of the many reasons why Paul Mooney is my favorite comedian. The brother keeps it real 100% of the time.

  • @realhardtruth
    @realhardtruth 13 лет назад +7

    A true icon..................Paul Mooney!

  • @fudgematthew33
    @fudgematthew33 8 лет назад +22

    He told the truth.

  • @faizanmckagan2827
    @faizanmckagan2827 7 лет назад +10

    A living Legend . Much respect !

  • @dajuanethridge184
    @dajuanethridge184 3 года назад +8

    When you listen to him speak. You can feel the truth!!!!! and you can tell he"s been through alot. and seen alot.

  • @kingmoor5495
    @kingmoor5495 10 лет назад +35

    paul mooney gave a great example. racism is about action not talk. so black people cant be racist because we don't oppress people.

    • @johnniejay
      @johnniejay 10 лет назад +3

      Racism isn't simply about oppression - . Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior to another.....which applies equally to blacks as it does to whites. Also, the analogy he used was fucking stupid.

    • @johnniejay
      @johnniejay 10 лет назад

      ***** You can believe that you are superior to someone without ever acting on that belief. As I said before, racism is not solely about oppression. It is dangerous and counter-productive for Mooney to continually comment on white people collectively. We are all individuals, and as such will approach the issue of race uniquely. To insinuate that all white people are out to control and oppress black people in modern society is a truly ludicrous statement on his part.

    • @johnniejay
      @johnniejay 10 лет назад +1

      ***** If you don't what care I think, why did you write an essay in response to my post? You use one the most extreme examples of racism in .human history as an illustration of your opinion, as if that was the focus of my comment - clearly it wasn't. Why should I feel guilty about the "historical actions" of white people? They weren't my decisions. I refuse to be castigated for the heinous ideology of my ancestors, shame on you for such a comment. As I said before, it is dangerous to talk about individuals as a collective; once you see skin color before you see a person with their own thoughts and ideas on race, then you have effectively lost the right to talk objectively about the issue. Racism is by it's very definition a belief system - you are not born racist, you are moulded into one through 1) ignorance 2) hatred and 3) your peers, which creates a feeling / mentality of superiority. As such, it stands to reason that any racial group has the ability to be racist - it's just some examples of racism are more insidious than others.

    • @johnniejay
      @johnniejay 9 лет назад

      ***** Where exactly am I disagreeing with history? Does that make my assertion that racism in modern America effects all racial groups any less valid? I didn't realize it was a contest - one act of racism is one too many.

    • @johnniejay
      @johnniejay 9 лет назад

      ***** We really seem to be going around in circles here. Obviously you can't disprove that which has already happened. As I say, who here is arguing with history? The point I'm making is that you can't take the events of 200 years ago or even 60 years ago and use that as a definitive example that all white people in (a by comparison greatly enlightened) 21st Century America are racist - most of his examples are simply outdated. Again, Mooney's biggest and most dangerous mistake is in talking about whites as a collective, when the subject is almost by definition an individual one. Some whites are racists...some aren't. Some blacks are racist...sure enough, some aren't. As regards Dylan Roof - Using one lunatic as an example of an entire race is definately stupid.
      "Its not what you believe its what you DO with that belief."
      I effectively made that argument when I stated that "you can believe that you are superior to someone without ever acting on that belief."

  • @oneeye9426
    @oneeye9426 15 лет назад +3

    I agree. Paul Mooney is the TRUTH! I can listen to him all day.

  • @rodneyLee336rlb
    @rodneyLee336rlb 11 лет назад +4

    Paul Mooney that is why I LOVE you crazy ass!!!!
    YOU keep it real!!!
    I called my Black Psychology professor and asked her what was the criteria for being a racist. It took her 2 weeks to get back with me. I am a African american man and you did in 5 seconds what my PhD prof hedged on. LOVE you man. We are not angry we are passionate about this!!!!

  • @VarietyD
    @VarietyD 4 года назад +5

    It's 2020 and I'm still Watching this ... #NoJusticeNoPeace

    • @demondsims5411
      @demondsims5411 2 месяца назад

      2024 and I'm still watching. Paul was the man. He told the truth. There's no comedian like him today.

  • @shambhaggoe9077
    @shambhaggoe9077 8 месяцев назад +2

    Preach on!!!
    Still relevant.
    Still the God of comedy.

  • @Leomerya12
    @Leomerya12 Год назад +2

    I live in Berkeley, about one mile from the University, and there's this Black "Anglo-Saxon" that works at Target who is so nice to all the White customers, but when I ask her a question or say hello, she goes flat. I just avoid that woman from now on.

  • @ThaLinguist
    @ThaLinguist 14 лет назад +11

    :30 - :47
    TOO much truth right there. He didn't have to say anything else.

  • @lydellb
    @lydellb 15 лет назад +3

    For real. He actually makes a LOT of sense here. Mooney is always on point.

  • @shockadelica
    @shockadelica 13 лет назад +1

    Paul Mooney is a REALIST. That brother speaks the truth! Thumbs up!

  • @kidryu16
    @kidryu16 15 лет назад +6

    The maid story he'd meant that she was in plain clothing asking him things as she did in a 5 star hotel, in that sort of establishment maids wear uniforms indefinitely. So she was being suspicious of him, he was trying to say.

  • @nycresistance
    @nycresistance 15 лет назад +3

    5 star video, wish I could give it 6. Go Paul Mooney.

  • @ozziewarrens8804
    @ozziewarrens8804 3 года назад +2

    Love Paul Mooney. Be you be at True Peace surrounded by True Love and True Happiness

  • @whiskerchild
    @whiskerchild 11 лет назад +5

    Lotta pain here- he's been through it. Hope he does meditation to keep his cool, and not die of stress. Don't let 'them' win, Paul!

  • @plummer90715
    @plummer90715 14 лет назад +1

    Nicely put Paul. Man Mooney speaks nothing but the truth, peace.

  • @halffead
    @halffead 9 лет назад +8

    Real shit.

  • @ridgebhouse
    @ridgebhouse Год назад +3

    You can tell he was deeply affected by racist action of his lifetime

  • @garyspence2128
    @garyspence2128 3 месяца назад

    No lies detected. He's talking about stuff that has happened to me at different points over my lifetime. I'm old enough to recall some of that. Can chuckle about some of that now...some of it!

  • @sylvesterhale1697
    @sylvesterhale1697 7 лет назад +2

    bravo Paul speaks real fire truth !

  • @natelylaroyce7277
    @natelylaroyce7277 7 лет назад +2

    Excellent, definition of Racism.

  • @dariushenry7946
    @dariushenry7946 5 лет назад +8

    YOUR worried about the race card ... I'M wondering how it got in the deck.!!!

  • @RedPapaG
    @RedPapaG 13 лет назад +1

    @sunzoo1 He said, "A black person cannot be racist by definition" THAT is what he said!!!!!! Racism backed by power has a terrifying potential, this is without question, and it has also been demonstrated the world over, but that is NOT what was put to him!

  • @bobby200606
    @bobby200606 16 лет назад +2

    PREACH!!

  • @mslexii001
    @mslexii001 11 лет назад +2

    Love Paul mooney he speaks the truth

  • @MISSDAJAVU22
    @MISSDAJAVU22 11 лет назад +1

    Paul Mooney is THE SHIT! I would pay just to listen to him talk

  • @burnettsalmon8534
    @burnettsalmon8534 2 года назад +1

    He is one of the greats speak the truth every time

  • @BlackMusicGenre
    @BlackMusicGenre 13 лет назад +2

    @MrAladdin1991 By no means Im trying living in the past,but why is it white folk can celebrate their past and their beginings in this country(which most think it was a glorious one and hardly any wrong doing was done)and black folks can't talk about their history in america because some whites will feel like they're living in the past or they're blaming them?Its like non whites can talk about the past as long as its on terms that you glorify america,but that's not everybody's beings in the US.

  • @emiynu
    @emiynu 13 лет назад +6

    "who in the hell are you?!" LOL!

  • @Ardenwolfe
    @Ardenwolfe 14 лет назад +1

    Much respect.

  • @guacamoleygirl
    @guacamoleygirl 12 лет назад

    thanks for thinking this way. you give me hope.

  • @awhodatt
    @awhodatt 15 лет назад +2

    LMAO!!
    "...well bitch go make up a bed or sumtin...!!"
    LOL!!
    Classic line right there!!

  • @AbdiPianoChannel
    @AbdiPianoChannel 4 года назад +1

    Paul Mooney. I don't really know what to say. This gentleman is a messiah.

  • @erfbgu
    @erfbgu 15 лет назад +1

    Did you listen to anything he said? he is giving you his perspective, his experiences with race. How can anyone invalidate that? You also say that we dont live in the 50's and 60's anymore, If you are 30+ then you will realize how fast a decade goes by. People are still alive from that era, Paul being of them. Just because some laws are in place and blacks have made strides doesnt mean that its over. What you should do is consider what Paul or others say regarding these issues. Be open minded.

  • @historiesinrust
    @historiesinrust 12 лет назад +2

    "All we do is talk. White folks DO" Holy shit yes, yes, yes.

  • @theoriginal668
    @theoriginal668 12 лет назад

    speak the truth my bratha.Respect gose out to Paul Moony for this one

  • @123tb2434
    @123tb2434 12 лет назад +1

    Damn Paul kept it 100 in this.

  • @KakkoiGuy1
    @KakkoiGuy1 14 лет назад +1

    I know this is a fictional movie but it shows a very good point. The move LIFE with Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy. The part where "Can't Get Right" gets the warden's daughter pregnant. Remember how furious the warden was. White women that had babies with black men were often beat badly and sometimes killed because they were seen as unclean and the babies were often killed too. Yet these same people called ethnic people savages.

  • @Olivia-rm8oz
    @Olivia-rm8oz 5 лет назад +2

    Dayuum. Preach! LOVE him so much..that maid story SMH "Brainwashing machine"

  • @Ryooken
    @Ryooken 15 лет назад

    Very nice Pu. I see we are in good hands.

  • @terrelparris8642
    @terrelparris8642 Месяц назад

    Paul was a great comedian and tells the absolute truth about racism. Blacks need to listen and understand all that he said. R.I.P. A comedic legend.

  • @thematrix6830
    @thematrix6830 8 месяцев назад +1

    As real as they come.

  • @travelinman
    @travelinman 15 лет назад +1

    Mooney is the truth

  • @HaloedG
    @HaloedG 14 лет назад +1

    @BCCButters711
    Paul Mooney LIVED through the Jim Crow era...you don't think he recognizes it when he sees it today? Racism has a very particular tone, smell, touch and sound. When you experience it in its genuine flavor, it is unforgettable. Trust me, you say its a long time ago, but if he is angry, it is out of disappointment...
    ...that is why he continuously says he's sick of it.

  • @merciless41582
    @merciless41582 15 лет назад

    Mooney is very Educated. Not only does he know whats going on in this country as far as racism, he's one of the only true real black comedians out there.

  • @Allflavorgurl
    @Allflavorgurl 15 лет назад

    Paul Mooney is the best!!

  • @viralthings
    @viralthings 14 лет назад

    You're correct in your point that the past should not be forgotten, but as I stated before, if you let it consume you and define who you are, you'll never progress and be in that "position of power" that Mooney alludes to.

  • @BlackMusicGenre
    @BlackMusicGenre 13 лет назад +2

    @MrAladdin1991 Okay . When you show me a group of non whites that writes rules and laws to keep the white/europeans race stagnant as a whole ,then we can talk . Until then like Paul says " We talk. White Folks Do". Whites folks have done a whole lot of doing on this planet . Don't you agree? Im here because I like Paul Mooney and Pryor. That's why Im here fella. You also have the so called "right" not look at this video . It drives you to death to see Paul telling the truth .

  • @MultiSmartass1
    @MultiSmartass1 14 лет назад +2

    @Caramiu First of all, he is comedian not a political activist and he is going to say what he wants.
    If you don't like it, too bad.
    Second, forgiveness doesn't change anything.
    A woman could be raped and forgive her attacker. Doesn't change the nature of the crime or the fact it is a crime.
    Racism is an unalterable part of this country, it is part of the fabric of American life.
    This country wouldn't work if Blacks other people of color were not oppressed in some way.
    Why don't you leave?

  • @33drewster
    @33drewster 13 лет назад

    Pure Truth! If you listen closely to what Paul says, then you'll understand the point he's trying to get across, there has always been a clear division or distinction, between races and more so with blacks and whites, in order for us to co-exist equally we all need to learn from the past, so the same mistakes aren't repeated, then and only then do we have a future together; Question is: Are WE all ready for CHANGE? The answer to that is the key to FUTURE, PERIOD!

  • @KakkoiGuy1
    @KakkoiGuy1 14 лет назад

    I agree wholeheartedly. I just wanted you to see that it wasn't that serious and that I'm not an egotist and can come back and say sorry for the misunderstanding. I think character is important and when people can't do that, we are in a world of trouble. Blessings to you

  • @jhonsamuel9904
    @jhonsamuel9904 5 лет назад +1

    What a gentleman

  • @tag1989
    @tag1989 14 лет назад +1

    LOL PAUL MOONEYS RANTS ARE FUNNY. I LOVE THIS GUY

  • @BlackMusicGenre
    @BlackMusicGenre 13 лет назад +1

    @MrAladdin1991 Take the 4th of July for example . I don't understand why some blacks celebrate the forth . Maybe it's just the norm to have a cook out on that day , but that wasn't for black folks freedom . Black were still in bondage, but through marketing and any other outlet it has been twisted into something that it was far from , which is the freedom for some and not others . There's alot of half truths that been thought to everyone man. This is not about hate, but the truth.

  • @mhpat
    @mhpat 15 лет назад

    paul mooney has the right to say what he wants ... this man has lived it and experienced it .. im from Louisiana .. and for him to grow up here especially in the old times .... wow ..

  • @GhettoFrosty
    @GhettoFrosty 13 лет назад +1

    Paul, you are such a bad MF! you are my freakin hero!

  • @KakkoiGuy1
    @KakkoiGuy1 14 лет назад +1

    Maybe you should read "ALL" the comments I wrote to educate this person on the fact that it's still around. I'm fully aware. Please read before commenting.

  • @elcondepatula
    @elcondepatula 14 лет назад

    paul mooney makes more sense than anybody else
    he does not sugar-coat anything

  • @Deuteromis
    @Deuteromis 6 лет назад +5

    I love how people want to use the definition of racism from a Webster book as a counterpoint to this argument.
    Ignorance... Sweet ignorance.

    • @Illumirage
      @Illumirage 5 лет назад

      you don't define words now. Sorry.

  • @markcollins4989
    @markcollins4989 7 лет назад +1

    Paul Mooney was talking about is exactly what I myself deal with in everyday, I don't blame Paul Mooney so what you're say is it's okay for white people to say and do whatever the hell want to black people and it's okay no that's bullshit as far as I'm concerned, that white woman didn't have any business speaking to him like that sometimes it's not what you say to people it's how the hell you say it as I said before Paul Mooney was talking about all the bullshit that's going on in our society and one other thing he said that is also true America has a brainwashing machine that's unreal and it's true.

  • @Reason_over_Dogma
    @Reason_over_Dogma 14 лет назад +1

    Difference between Prejudice and Racist.

  • @Amy-xp9ze
    @Amy-xp9ze 5 лет назад +2

    Damn that was epic

  • @bluehappyscrap
    @bluehappyscrap 14 лет назад +1

    paul mooney keeps it real.

  • @phoenixbrew
    @phoenixbrew 14 лет назад

    I'm a black female lesbian guitarist. I've been playing for 50 years now. I can't get a decent gig here in Cleveland. There are no other black female guitarist nor other that can play like me. I believe it's subtle racism.

  • @almightyalious2804
    @almightyalious2804 5 лет назад +1

    spitting truth as it is

  • @Ryooken
    @Ryooken 14 лет назад

    @Ryooken In his book No Equal Justice, Georgetown Law Professor David Cole notes "A Lexis review of all federal court decisions from January 1, 1990, to August 2, 1995, in which drug-courier profiles were used and the race of the suspect was discernible revealed that of sixty-three such cases,all but three suspects were minorities: thirty-four were black, twenty-five were Hispanic, one was Asian, and three were white."
    continued

  • @mrmaxxx94
    @mrmaxxx94 3 года назад

    Paul Mooney always told it truth

  • @j-reidgotti-filmstv5934
    @j-reidgotti-filmstv5934 11 лет назад

    Paul Mooney keeps it 300% real just like I do, racism is very well alive.

  • @tharealestchick88
    @tharealestchick88 3 года назад +2

    OG speaking truth

  • @DmarquettePainter
    @DmarquettePainter 8 месяцев назад

    This brother was real! And he lived everything he spoke about so when it came to racism he wasn’t showing those folks any quarter

  • @blkd25
    @blkd25 15 лет назад +9

    "I'm just Jewing my job." Classic Paul

    • @davebeerman911
      @davebeerman911 3 года назад

      i dont think he said that

    • @blkd25
      @blkd25 3 года назад +1

      @@davebeerman911 He did say it, otherwise, why did he bring up Hitler?

  • @benjamintate4688
    @benjamintate4688 11 лет назад

    Mooney's funny as hell. He's just speaking his truth, from his perspective. I'd rather laugh about racism, rather than cry about it.

  • @Entropy161
    @Entropy161 13 лет назад +1

    @BlackMusicGenre ...It's a Mixtape track from 2007...

  • @DNotes06
    @DNotes06 14 лет назад +1

    @cocoaton: Paul is the truth!!!! If you got a problem with it, don't listen!!!! That man been on this planet for years, and has every right to speak on bullshit, especially racism. Asking why many Black folks, like Paul, are angry is like asking a child that was abused why is he/she angry at the one that abused him/her.

  • @BlackMusicGenre
    @BlackMusicGenre 13 лет назад

    @Entropy161 Yo man where did that ras kass track come from on your page? Is that from an album or mixtape? That's a nice track

  • @simk
    @simk 15 лет назад +1

    I love paul mooney by the way.

  • @liban88
    @liban88 15 лет назад +1

    real talk!

  • @hiphopgene88
    @hiphopgene88 14 лет назад +1

    "do I look like Stevie Wonder?"

  • @viralthings
    @viralthings 14 лет назад

    I don't want anyone to stay the way they are now because there is always knowledge to be gained. Knowing your own personal history is a good thing. Not creating a future is a bad thing.

  • @chillwill1999
    @chillwill1999 15 лет назад

    Thank you Grooveraider...
    just wanted to see it from someone else. I can kind of understand older people succumbing to it. Just wondering how long it will take (especially our younger generations) to see this, it's completely contradictory to logic especially when it is absolutely necessary to see it for what it is.

  • @filmtress
    @filmtress 15 лет назад

    The term isn't "underrated". He's well liked among his people. He's so controversial, 'against the grain', & truthful that it hurts the 'powers in charge'. They're afraid of his intelligence, his ability and skill. Comedians like this they try and keep the lid on. Look at his age, he's the same age of a lot of t.v., movie execs. You think THEY don't know that what he speaks of is truth? Of course they know. They attended the schools Mooney was locked out of. They even threw a few cocktail bombs.

  • @SithLordNefaar022
    @SithLordNefaar022 14 лет назад

    @92680BOYD
    what do you mean by "reversed roles"? I'd like you to explain that 2 me...

  • @AmericaLIED
    @AmericaLIED 5 лет назад +2

    Add this to the list. Try having a degree, and try get job. DEGREE MEANS NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @elcondepatula
    @elcondepatula 14 лет назад

    there is also a difference between a person or comedian that says racist things or a person that actually believes in racism, and that is when they think their race is above or better than another, and a comedian can pretty much say what they want as long as there is no real hate or dehumanization..and paul mooney is right here because black comedians can share and speak about certain things that others might only know by word or sight, not having lived through it,