White People Are Terrifying: "Daily Show" Takes On New Face Of Crime (VIDEO)

Let's face it, white men in suits are terrifying. You never know when they're going to steal all your money in a ponzi scheme, steal all your money and give it to other white guys as bonuses, or steal your life savings "and put you upside down in a house you can't afford."

As Larry Wilmore points out, it's gotten so bad even Republicans don't trust white people, considering that they appointed Michael Steele as head of their party. He adds, "I have a feeling even though they went black, they're gonna go back."

Wilmore goes on to give white people advice like, "Don't try to run from the cops, we've tried it and we're faster than you."


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Comments

[NoCheapShotsPlease]

04:09 PM on 03/27/2009

I'm sorry, I'm black and have never liked white people jokes. Especially when it goes on and on and on. So unfunny. I like Chris Rock, but when he starts in on this, I mute the television.

[Hawaii5-0]

01:58 PM on 03/28/2009

Hey, when we lose the ability to laugh at ourselves and the ironies of life, then things are really getting bad. As one Hawaiian DJ put it, "we should not be afraid of ethnic jokes because we are all ethnic."

Larry is REALLY funny with his irony. I liked the clip he did on Black History Month too.

[zeotrope]

03:00 PM on 03/26/2009

It would be nice if people in Canada could watch the clip.

[tiltal]

05:54 PM on 03/22/2009

Larry Wilmore should have his own show.

[Hawaii5-0]

01:58 PM on 03/28/2009

He is funnier than Colbert, imho.

[mujer-lg]

12:16 PM on 03/20/2009

This reminded me of the Chapelle's show skit where the roles were reversed and the white collar crimes were being treated like violent crime and vice versa.

[cyoohoos]

12:34 PM on 03/20/2009

Yeah, I loved his show. Thank goodnes for DVD's. That stuff never gets old.

[BlackJAC]

01:56 PM on 03/20/2009

30 ROCK had similar when Jenna and Tracy were trying to determine whether women or black people had it harder. Jack comes in and says "I'll tell you who has it the hardest in this country: white males! We make all the unpopular decisions!"

[RJII]

11:00 AM on 03/20/2009

that was hillarious. times are a changing.

[robXdion]

09:44 AM on 03/20/2009

I see this comedy segment REALLY hurt some white people's feelings who are determined to prove the criminality of anyone who doesn't look like them. But no one has ANYTHING to say about white men involved in deranged shootings. 2 happened in the SAME week recently and there was no HP blog with rampant rac.ial comments (or any blog about the perps at all). Nicely buried. But if a black person steals a candy bar whether it's placed at the bottom or top the comments will be loaded with rac.ial insults attributed to black people in general.

[Freedomscap]

11:43 AM on 03/20/2009

True. And don't let a black woman, call 911 to get her money back -- oh my goodness, the racial slurs slung on that main page story.

[pyt333]

03:44 AM on 03/20/2009

That was pure comedy. Funny because it's true. And black people commit more petty crimes, they simply receive more jail time. White people commit white collar crimes, sexual crimes and serial killings. But again, these people get off more often than not, so we don't hear about it as much.

[joceeco]

03:24 AM on 03/20/2009

It was a funny skit folks and though some of it was true, there is no reason for you guys to start slinging racial mud at each other with your stats on, who commits the most crime. We all know that White guys commit most, if not all White collar crimes, not because they are all corrupt, but because their are so few minorities holding White collar jobs at the level of most of these executives.

[cyoohoos]

12:31 PM on 03/20/2009

They commit way more crimes not just the white collar ones, they just get better plea bargains and less publicity. And don't get me started on their parents finding ways to keep their shenanigans under wraps....

[LeftLeanWing]

11:04 PM on 03/19/2009

I complete understand what he was talking about when he was going " please don't be white, please don't be white ". When there's a violent crime or a robbery announced on the TV or Radio most black folks quietly chant: "Oh please don't let him be black, please don't be black". And when it is, we are sigh with great disappointment.

[brooklyncitizen]

10:29 PM on 03/19/2009

Whiteness is an invention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Xe1kX7Wsc&feature=related

[PrairieVillian]

11:26 PM on 03/19/2009

Tim Wise ... isn't. Yawn.

[King Cashaw]

10:06 PM on 03/19/2009

Funny

[King Cashaw]

10:06 PM on 03/19/2009

If I am correct, and I own the book, Michael Moore said this YEARS ago. Will someone please acknowledge Michael Moore for what he has been saying since Roger and Me.

[robXdion]

10:16 PM on 03/19/2009

Black people have been saying that way LONGER than Michael Moore and no one acknowledges them beyond insults for pointing out the obvious. Where do you think Moore got the initial inkling from? He even credited minorities for the idea in his book.

[brooklyncitizen]

10:56 PM on 03/19/2009

OK- I acknowledge him.
You are referring to "Stupid White Men". Funny stuff.

[Flick08]

09:39 PM on 03/19/2009

Funny.

[jdmba]

09:19 PM on 03/19/2009

"Please don't let them be wh ite... Please don't let them be wh it e"

This is a feeling that most wh ite people have no idea what we're talking about.... But that made me laugh out loud.

[LeftLeanWing]

11:05 PM on 03/19/2009

I know.... I explained it in my comment...

[Madmac]

08:54 PM on 03/19/2009

A classic.