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THE DEBATE OVER
WHETHER THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
CAN-AMERICANS
WHOSE ANCESTORS SUFFERED AS SLAVES HAS HEATED UP.
SO WE HERE AT THE CHRIS ROCK SHOW
HIT THE STREETS
TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PEOPLE
THOUGHT ABOUT THE IDEA OF REPARATIONS.
YOU THINK BLACKS SHOULD GET REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY ?
UM, YEAH, I DO.
WHAT DOES "REPARATIONS" MEAN ?
"REPARATIONS" MEAN A REALLY BIG CHECK.
YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD GET SOMETHING.
I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF REPARATIONS.
LIKE WHAT ?
OH, I THINK THERE'S BEEN THE, UH--
WHAT, B.E.T. ?
YOU FEEL THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS
SHOULD GET REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY ?
WITHOUT A DOUBT.
I GUESS MORE TOWARDS NO, BUT I'D YES AND NO.
BUT IS IT "YES" BECAUSE A BLACK MAN
IS IN FRONT OF YOU
THAT MIGHT WHIP YOUR *** ?
NO.
MY PARENTS WERE ALMOST LIKE SLAVES.
AND THEY WERE NEVER--
ALMOST LIKE SLAVES ?
ALMOST LIKE SLAVES.
ALL THAT IS, IS BEING BROKE.
WHAT PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES
YOUR STANE ON REPARATIONS ?
A. LET ME WRITE A CHECK RIGHT NOW.
B. I'M SORRY ABOUT SLAVERY,
BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
OR C. KISS MY WHITE ***.
KISS MY WHITE ***.
KISS MY WHITE ***.
DO YOU THINK AFRICAN-AMERIS
SHOULD RECEIVE REPARATIONS
FOR SLAVERY ?
YEAH, I DO.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD GET ?
ALL THE MONEY THE GOVERNMENT HAS.
ALL OF IT ?
ALL OF IT.
YOU GOT A BLACK GIRLFRIEND OR SOMETHING ?
NOW, HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD RECEIVE ?
OH, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
30 MILLION BLACK PEO,
I SAY A MILLION DOLLARS A BLACK PERSON.
WOW ! THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH.
HOW IS THAT TOO MUCH ?
WELL, I'D LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS.
WELL, BE A SLAVE.
THAT'S A LOT FOR EACH PERSON.
WHY ?
'CAUSE IT IS.
Y'ALL GONNA END UP WITH THE MONEY BACK, ANYWAY.
WE'RE JUST GONNA SPEND IT AT WHITE PLACES.
WHAT SHOULD PUERTO RICANS GET ?
PUERTO RICANS ? WE SHOULD GET
HALF OF HARLEM.
YOU ALREADY GOT HALF OF HARLEM.
WHY YOU WANT *** YOU GOT ?
WHAT, YOU GONNA ASK FOR RICKY MARTIN NEXT ?
NO.
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE ?
NOTHING AT ALL. I HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT.
IF YOU CAN'T GET A CHECK, WHAT WOULD YOU SETTLE FOR ?
I'D SET SOME
SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
40 ACRES AND A MULE.
I WANT MY 40 ACRES.
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T DO NOTHING
IF YOU AIN'T GOT NO LAND.
SO WHERE SHOULD WE--
NOW, THE MULE, I'LL TAKE A VOLVO, OK ?
WOULD YOU AT LEAST BE WILLING
TO HAIL A CAB FOR A BLACK GUY ?
THAT I WOULD DO, ABSOLUTELY.
HERE WE GO.
COME ON, MY FRIEND. I TOLD YOU
I'D GET YOU A CAB.
THANKS, *** !
ALL RIGHT !
YOU GOT $50 RIGHT NOW ?
NO, NOT REALLY.
YOU GOT $50 ?
NO, I DON'T.
OKAY, IF I CAN'T GET $50
HOW ABOUT A BACK RUB ?
AHH, *** !
THE SLAVES PICKED A LOT OF COTTON.
DO YOU THINK WE AFRICAN-AMERICANS
SHOULD GET ALL OUR COTTON FOR FREE ?
OF COURSE.
DON'T YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY ?
YEAH, I DON'T LIKE PAYING FOR Q-TIPS.
HELL NO, THAT'S RIGHT.
AIN'T PAYING FOR NO DAMN Q-TIPS, MAN.
Q-TIPS ?
Q-TIPS, WHATEVER.
COTTON BALLS ?
COTTON BALLS, THE WHOLE 9 YARDS.
COTTON CANDY.
COTTON CANDY.
DO YOU THINK BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD GET
ALL THE COTTON IN THE WORLD FOR FREE ?
MY BUDDIES ARE BLACK
MAKE MORE MONEY THAN I DO.
WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH, THE KNICKS ?
WHAT IF A WHITE MAN JUST GAVE YOU
A REALLY NICE FRUIT BASKET ?
WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY ?
NO, THAT WOULDN'T MAKE ME HAPPY AT ALL.
TELL HIM TO KEEP IT. EAT IT HIMSELF.
ET ?
REALLY NICE RUIT BASKET ?
WHAT THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING ?
I DON'T KNOW, WHITE PEOPLE
LIKE TO GIVE OUT FRUIT BASKETS.
I DON'T WANT A FRUIT BASKET.
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU GIVE ?
ME ?
RIGHT NOW.
YOU GOT $40 TO YOUR NAME.
WELL, GIVE IT TO ME.
CAN I HAVE $20 RIGHT NOW ?
I HAVE $1, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
YOU COULD AFFORD IT !
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT, CHRIS ?
I CAN TELL.
'CAUSE I'M WHITE ?
'CAUSE IT'S 3:00 AND YOU'RE WALKING
DOWN FIFTH AVENUE, THAT'S WHY.
YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE.
HEY, $10 IS GOOD !
YEAH, GOTTAE RUTHLESS, TOO !
HOW MUCH ARE YOU WILLING TO GIVE RIGHT NOW ?
$1 ? THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I HAVE THAT.