Was Dave Chappelle Taken Down by Oprah and Co?, page 2


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reply posted on 20-12-2005 @ 04:37 AM by McGuirk
i thought from what i understood it , comedy central was just going to air the few episodes they had of season 3 (i think it was something like 4 episodes). I don't think he was making anymore and that was going to be the end of it.

One of the stories i heard of why DC took off was because alot of people were pressuring him with a load of ideas and he just couldnt handle it all... and lets face it.. his shot to stardom was extremely quick. I mean, he played a bit part in ConAir for christs sake, obviously wasnt famous then.. but now I don't think u could find many people in the world who dont know who he is. ( the world that has access to television and other media)

can you imagine what that would do to your psyche? i mean, yes it would amazing, but it's gotta be insane when anywhere you go people know you and are quoting your comedy left and right, and pressuring you with ideas for you show.

I think thats more than likely what happened to him, not all this other suppression and censorship tactics. There are plenty of shows that are on the level of Chappelle's show as far as dragging things right into the open ( ie South Park).

I'm not saying it may not have happened, but I highly doubt it. Those self appointed role models for the black community may be pissed at him, but you know the black community isnt pissed at him! They love him! One other thing... DC did have a skit where he was married to Oprah and just spent all her money all day... lol.

ok im done ranting


reply posted on 21-12-2005 @ 09:43 PM by HowlrunnerIV
Originally posted by smallpeeps

Again, the I don't think she somehow beaned a special show of Oprah just to Dave's house when he just happened to be watching, to tell him she was out to get him.

What is stated, is that Oprah, during her interview with Tom Cruise, turns to the camera and in a non-sequitor, says "And shame on you, Dave Chappelle, for your horrible show which makes black people look so bad." or some such words. They would not be seen as anything really odd by Oprah's army. Dave Chappelle, however, would be freaked. Also, they were only played in the local affiliate and if that was Hollywood or LA, nobody would notice Oprah giving some kind of shout-out to Dave Chappelle or chastising him thusly.

Do you realize how powerful Oprah is?


All too powerful, the influence she wields over Mrs Middle America scares the hell out of me and I live thousands of kilometres away.

What I don't understand is how such a no-talent hack could become so popular. Do you have some kind of mediocracy over there or something. She must be just about the worst interviewer on television.

And don't forget this is the woman who told a bunch of Zulus in South Africa that she had Zulu blood and wished she'd been born in South Africa. Yeah, Oprah, right, whateverya reckon. Born in South Africa? Under apartheid? Where the best you could have been was a housemaid? You? Turn brain on, then speak.


It is clear that who ever made that website was just making thing up, so we should be careful about believing ANYTHING on the site.

It is clear? To whom? Look, I'm not defending this theory, but when a guy like DC gets his chance at the big time, then becomes the next Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy combined, busting out a 50 million dollar contract and the funniest show on tv --then bails to Africa, insanely afraid of something, it's reasonable to question why.


Yes, it is.

I would suggest that stress, possibly coupled with drug-use got to him. I work in the media and it is a massive presuure cooker with egos blown out of all proportion, anyone would think we were curing cancer for how seriously we take ourselves. I mean, who really cares who got what dressing room and which useless bloody perks.

The B-story in Bruce Almighty is actually a fairly good illustration of how shallow the whole thing is.

Now, if Dave is using (or was using as the case may be) mind/perception-altering substances such as coc aine, which lead to feelings of paranoia, and he's working in a situation where all the credit goes to him, and all the blame is laid on him, and he's under steadily increasing pressure to always be funnier, grittier, newer than his last broadcast and he's in contractual negotiations...

To quote the movie "something's gotta give".

Better he take temporary leave of his senses and accuse Oprah of personal handgun ownership than hang himself, as a couple of others have done.


reply posted on 23-12-2005 @ 01:28 PM by orangetom1999
Last night at work we had a small party and someone brought in thier laptop and played one of those David Chappelle DVDs. This is the first time I have ever seen this although I have been going over this thread a few times trying to make up my mind about this topic.
Reviewing this single thread...and combining it with what I know about social issues and particularly the connection of the body politic for votes using social issues..I can see where David Chappelle would be a threat to the usage of blacks in the body politic.
First off..let me say that the material in the DVD was funny..some of it. extreamly funny and I salute David Chappelle for the way it is done...and by this I mean he makes fun racially of everyone. No particular strain on anyone in particular. I dont have a problem with this. My particular beef with his presentation is that it is often done like so many comics...with very vulgar language presentation...or what I call the lowest common denominator. However considering his audience I understand this approach. I just dont consider David Chappelle someone I would watch or tout foreward as something I would flock to regularly. However, I do believe David Chappelle is a work in the making....being developed further. I watched a little of this and then quit to read some magazines I had brough to work with me. The magazines articles were much more intresting to me.
The problem I see politically with the "movers and shakers" of the black movement is that David Chappelle has the abliity by humor to threaten their control monopoly to play through unhindered ..by default...among most of the American People. The ability to use race as a guilt leverage ..to play through. This guilt facet has been carefully cultivated and nurtured by the body politic...not necessarily blacks themselves..but by the democratic party to gaurantee votes or a predictable controlable voting block on election days. Racial humor of this type will cause this issue..this default setting in playing through to lose its effectiveness...to be weakened by humor ..or not taking it seriously. This is the threat to certain of the body politic. They have spent years and years constructing and cultivating this power base to control voters and they will brook no interfearence with this power or control mechanism... Especially interfearence or competition by a upstart commedian.
By the way ...this same control group..controls women voters ...and are attempting to galvanize the gay votes especially in high electorial vote states. They use the same fingerprint in these operations..emotional control. Highly emotionally charged issues to gaurantee votes in election day..mostly they use "victimization techniques".
Victimization technniques or the "victim mentality" the "victim dictim" is core to the operation of this mechanism and is the identifier...the fingerprint.. of this technique in operation. This is a very powerful control mechanism on those not aware it is being used on them.
The "victim mentality or "victim technique" the "victim dictim" is precisely how Oprah Winfree and a host of other copy cats have made a name for themselves. This has not gone unnoticed by the body politic. They are always looking for new techniques to control , corral, and galvanize voters to their control or causes. This is why I have very little use or respect for Oprah or any of the other copy cats. Montel, Rikki , Maury...and the host of others...et al..etc etc etc. It is emotional masterbation....they have made a career and millions of dollars emotionally jerking the public off. Pardon the crudity but this is exactly what I percieve these people doing and I find thier techniques crude at best. They are predators on the emotions of the public. They make merchandize of us. They put the public on a emotional drug..or on the emotional string...like puppets. Politics has not missed out on this control mechanism or technique. The body politic is a predator too.... All of the body politic.
More of you need to be aware of this. I know this is heavily done and daily here in America but I would be curious to know how much or how often it is used in countrys outside of the United States.
I dont have a problem with David Chappelles humor or comedy I just wont be frequenting his programs or videos.

Thanks,
Orangetom


reply posted on 23-12-2005 @ 03:17 PM by orangetom1999
Icarus Rising,

You are opening a can of worms here ..a huge can but I am going to add on to this can and see what happens.

Yes I agree with you about many people being on this treadmill for years without many of them noticing it. They think this is normal...a normal part of daily life. I agree with you about Guilt tripping at its worst.

Remember something about Oprah and her audience...they are mostly women..and it doesnt do in a womans program to alienate ones audience. Truth is often in the end sacraficed to keep the audience on a string. Same can be said for all the copy cats out there. Including the body politic. What is promoted in most of these programs is expedience and self justification..within the framework of this victim mentality or dictim.
To totally understand this menatlity you must know something about a concept called male disposability and expendability. This is often practiced by males in thier attempt to woo females and taken advantage of by the female to get what they want or think they deserve within a social structure. The males are the dummys here..not the women or females.
Its up to men or males to get smart and not up to the women to "enlighten" you. Why should they when they have a perfectly good Default to play through on your ignorance..and most men are pretty dumb..socially with women...or females.

What you need to understand about women is...whether they will , when they finally default to total power and control over this nation, take care of the men in the manner men have watched over women and will they default in the favor of the new men "victims"...or will they continue to preach the party line. Will these women sacrafice to keep this system going with their every fiber of thier soul to make men comefortable and satisfied with their career earnings or will they continue the process of defaulting over to them as they have been conditioned to by Oprah et al.??
What do you think is going to happen??

What Oprah is looking for and advancing is more default to play through on a automatic setting..not on one earned ...by guilt conditioning. This is standard M1A politics. The standard mantra..or chant. This is also racism. But since Oprah is doing this how can it possibly be racism. You see the total unaccountablity or default to play through.
The willingness of a male to sacrafice and work for his women and children is one of the greatest adaptations of all time. Yet it is a given ..often taken for granted....hardly mentioned in this context. It is expected.and often more expected in the long run. The bar in adaptation is often raised on him before he even knows what is going on. What is touted and talked about ..is the men who dont make this adaptation..this is the focus point of all these types of programs..including the lie detector tests. This emotional gotcha social politics is what keeps ratings up. Little is mentioned of the men who daily and weekly and yearly sacrafice their lives and souls for thier familys to bring them options and comforts in addition to the necessities. The "victim mentality " must be promoted or you stand to loose much of your audience.

Icarus Rising ...about the "victim Mentality" I can walk into any department store here in the United States..coast to coast and see on the average about seven times more product promoted to women than to men. This often means also seven times more floor space to advertising and promoting womens products than men. You can say the same thing in the grocery stores. By the bright colours on the product the psychologists know this control mechanism of colour appeal is mostly to women ..or even to children. They are much more easily seduced by this technique than men.
This is not evidence of a "victimized " group of people by sex. Understand?
To have such a huge section of a nations economy presented to one sex for thier consumption is not "victimization"
What is not mentioned in all this appeal and merchandizing is who is going to pay for all this stuff while claiming "victimization".
What is known by manufacturers and the psychologists they hire to advertise their merchandize is that the women or female often has two sources of income from which to draw moneys to pay for thier stuff. Their moneys if they work..and often their mans moneys if they do or dont work. This means a woman often has the "option " of two incomes from which to draw..not one. This too is not "victimization"
What is not said on programs like Oprah...is the the deliberate appeal to women who are "victims" and are overlooked socially in this process..and dont have the "options" on incomes from which to spend. The men are implicit..not explicit..the women are explicit..pushed out front..as victims. This is the crime in many of these presentations..the women are socially victims.
Most men are totally oblivious to this line of thinking. Too much sports illustrated conditioning preventing them from thinking far enough. This is not a womans fault it is a mans fault for being dumb about the nature of many things. I can gaurantee you women are not dumb about this.

Remember ..this Icarus...in Oprah...the victims are often the women who dont have the "Options"...not responsibilities per se..but options..glamour..etc etc etc. Power...especially social power. Little is said about responsibility.

What any truely professional woman will tell you is that they have far more difficulty from other women in the work place than they do from men. The bulk of men they can easily handle in the work place..its the other women who are so very cutthroat and conspiring to get what they want or think they deserve. Competition among women and unknown by most men is fierce. Especially for the better jobs... You dont often hear Oprah and others speaking this line or truth.
Women in the workplace play the default settings to play through much easier than do men. Furthermore most men dont have this ability ..they must often work from the ground up without the benifit of social defaults to play through unhindered. You dont often hear Oprah or othes speak of this.

Also Icarus Rising I will remind you of one other thing made clear to me by a black man with whom I had the privelege of working years ago but have never forgotten what he said and have had the proof of what he spoke confirmed over and over again since. He told me that what affirmative action does in the long run is discriminate against the black male in favor of the black female. It limits the ability of the black man to take care of the black family by defaulting to the female..since women by nature are not looking to marry or date down the economic ladder but instead up the ladder. This economic social status is very important to women. It is part and parcel of the female religion that education cannot culture out of them..social expectations.
In this case male disposability and expendability will take over. You see a large number of women growing olde single in this black community. Often raising their children alone. It is the breaking up of this community socially.
By the way Icarus...male disposability and expendability by the female is justified under this religion Oprah and others promote. Female expendability is not justified or allowed. This is sexism....also the body politic promote and advance this male expendability and disposability.since it gets them votes. One has to be heavily preconditioned not to notice this.

By the way .Icarus Rising ...this social status..of marrying up..can be appllied to other races too. This is also how one knows about the women not being willing to sacrafice to keep this system going but thinking they are doing so much in moving to positions of power and visibility to run it by default. They will not do for men what men have traditionally done for them. You do not usually see women taking out large insurance policys so that if they die first their man has a security blanket to fall back on. It just isnt socially done. This is a indicator of diffrent social values. No matter what "experts:" like Oprah declare.

Now mind you Icarus...this is all predicated on a males ignorance and ability to pick up on a womans clues and cues to perform..without understanding the value of his labor and time in the marketplace. Sports conditioning is just a start for males to get and stay on this treadmill...and keep up the safety net that maintains a seven to one ratio of goods and services available to the female.
Only a man can be this stupid and not know this..for women are not that dumb. By outstanding male ignorance the Male contributes to his own demise..and victimhood..he is just to dumb to know it.

I am curious to see if Comedians like David Chappelle will build on this line of thinking to further humorize and expose the body politics its misues of Oprah and others in this sense. This is what I meant by David Chappelle being a work in progress. I will keep a eye on this in the future.

Thanks,
Orangetom
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