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Fresh off an unfunny stint hosting the Emmy Awards on CBS , Cedric the Entertainer premiered a new season of his show The Neighborhood on Monday, September 20, and it was another embarrassing stroll down white guilt lane .
In the episode, “Welcome to the Family,” Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) and his white neighbor Dave (Max Greenfield) discover they are distant relations, sixth cousins to be exact. After a little more research, the two friends also learn that Dave’s great-great-grandfather stole land from Calvin’s great-great-grandfather back in the 1800s.
Rather than letting the past remain in the past, the discovery leads into a dialogue about Dave’s supposedly unearned advantages in life. When Calvin invites Dave over for dinner, the grace before the meal turns into an insult of Dave’s family history. Calvin: Dear Lord, thank you for bringing us together and blessing this food, and thank you for not letting Dave steal it. Amen. Dave: Okay, all right, you know what? I deserve that. Tina: No, you don’t, Dave. To be fair, you didn’t steal anything. Malcolm: Exactly. His family did. Dave just benefited from the racist laws that gave his family land that contributed to the generational wealth that was then passed down to make his life a whole lot easier. Dave: To be fair, I don’t think that I received any generational wealth. Calvin: Uh, look, Dave, when you turned 16, did you get a car? Dave: Yeah, but it was a beat-up bucket with 100,000 miles on it. Calvin: Well, guess what I got. Every other weekend off, because I had a job! Dave: Did-did I mention the car had no ac? Kalamazoo Summers were very hot. Malcolm and Calvin: So were cotton fields. Calvin: Damn it, Malcolm, I was just about to say that. I guess everybody’s just gonna steal from me today. Dave: Oh, hey. Gemma… Glad you’re awake. I had a rough night. Gemma: What’s wrong, Dave? Dave: I just hate knowing that my family was a part of America’s racist past. Gemma: I am sure Calvin doesn’t really blame you for crimes that were […]
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They’re Trying to Shut Us Down
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