Bruce routines
MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu
MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu
Fri Feb 21 16:49:15 CST 1997
>From Henry:
>Sure. Any comic could do it, no matter the race. That routine makes
>fun of a president who grew up using the word "nigger" trying to
>learn the word of the day that his handlers are insisting on.
>Doesn't stereotype a race, does it?
<snip>
If memory serves, it's not *nigger* he keeps slipping into, but *nigra*--which is the heart
of the humor, IMO. That perfect little touch, unless my memory's failed again. How can
I listen to this bit? Did any of Bruce get onto CD, audiophiles?
john m
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