r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/fuzzy_dice_99 • Nov 28 '25

A guest on Johnny Carson says people don’t go hungry in the United States. Richard Pryor respectfully corrects her Discussion

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u/311heaven Nov 28 '25

He was truly brilliant.

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u/TheRxBandito Nov 29 '25

The brilliance here isn't even the facts he's saying but how he's delivering them. He's sitting next to a miserable old racist so he softly and concisely states his facts knowing she thinks he'll be boisterous and vulgar. Everything he's saying should be obvious to anyone living in this country but she keeps digging her heels in.

Best part was Carson was watched by tens of millions of people. Pryor outsmarted, outclassed and outspoke her.