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Thursday, April 19, 2018

"The Blackest Black Jeopardy?" - Additional Comments About SNL's Black Jeopardy Sketch Featuring Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa/Black Panther)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part IV of a four part series that showcases the April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy" sketch on the weekly national American televised series Saturday Night Live. Among others, this sketch starred Chadwick Boseman in his role as T'Challa from the blockbuster Black Panther movie.

Part IV provides an excerpt from an article about that sketch and presents additional* selected comments about this April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy" sketch. In addition, this post presents selected comments comparing this sketch with other Black Jeopardy skits and the Saturday Night Live series itself and selected comments about whether or not the concept and content of Saturday Night Lives' "Black Jeopardy" is racist and/or stereotypical.

*The comments compiled in this post are in addition to the comments that are presented in Part II and Part III of this pancocojams series.

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/saturday-night-lives-black-jeopardy.html for Part I of this pancocojams series presents an excerpt from an online article about this "Black Jeopardy" skit and a video of this skit. My transcript of this skit is also included in this post. This transcript differs slightly from the sub-titles that appear in that embedded video.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/tchalla-black-panther-karens-potato.html for Part II of this series. Part II presents selected comments from this video's discussion thread about "T'Challa & Karen's potato salad". The Addendum to that post presents the entire sub-thread (as of April 16, 2018) about "Black Cookout Rules & Regulation".

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/comments-about-sprite-being-black-soda_18.html for Part III of this series. Part III of this series presents selected comments from the discussion thread of the YouTube video of April 7, 2018 Saturday Night Live's "Black Jeopardy". These comments focus on two of the "prizes" announced for the "Black Jeopardy" contestants: Sprite (which was described as "the Black soda" and "Useta Hold Margarine" containers.

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The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Chadwick Boseman, Kenan Thompson, and all others who performed on that sketch and thanks to that sketch's writers. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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ARTICLE EXCERPT:
From https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2018/04/08/black-jeopardy-chadwick-boseman-snl.html T'Challa On Black Jeopardy Is The Funniest SNL Sketch In Ages
Even Wakandans know not to eat everyone's potato salad.
Written by Jerry L. Barrow, published in the week of April 12, 2018

"King T'Challa, ruler of Wakanda, has had to make some adjustments since opening his nation's borders to the outside world....

In a perfectly written SNL sketch, host Chadwick Boseman plays a game of "Black Jeopardy" as Black Panther's T'Challa, who is trying to navigate his way around Black American culture. As he fumbles his way through categories like "Fid'na" and "Aww Hell Na," he finally finds his footing in the "White People" category, reasoning the lack of seasoning in some woman named Karen's potato salad.

[That video is embedded here and the following quote is T'Challa response to the "Aw hell naw" category's answer about what would you say when a woman named Karen brings potato salad to a Black cookout.]

It is noble that she volunteer to cook for everyone. And although I have never had potato salad, I sense that this white woman does not season her food. And if she does, it is only with a tiny bit of salt and no paprika, and she will probably add something unnecessary like raisins. So I feel I should say, ‘aw hell no, Karen. Keep your bland-ass potato salad to yourself.

Now if he brings this level of deductive reasoning in dealing with Thanos he may just make it out of Infinity War alive."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Black Jeopardy with Chadwick Boseman – SNL



Saturday Night Live, Published on Apr 7, 2018

Shanice (Leslie Jones), Rashad (Chris Redd) and T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) compete on Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson).
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Statistics (as of April 18, 2018 11:11 AM EST):

8,981,416 total views

173K total likes

5.6K total dislikes

12,417 comments

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD: WHY SPRITE IS CONSIDERED "THE BLACK SODA"

All of these comments were published from April 7-April 18, 2018. These comments are given by subject matter.

numbers were added for referencing purposes only.

Part I: Comments about the Jeopardy categories, "questions", responses, and prizes

1. Claire Knight
" “The only jeopardy where the prize money is paid in installments” I AM DECEASED!"

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2. Ariel Cotton
"Claire Knight
and no cash prize lol. margarine tub ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ burnt steak and sprite haha"

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3. D Mason
"These category choices!!! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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4. Zaneta Smith
"D Mason AW HELL NAW ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
FID’NA"

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5. Upshot p
"I live in the suburbs and even I know it’s finna not fidna ๐Ÿง"

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6. terry berry
"Upshot p not everywhere though ! ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝ‍♀️"

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7. Tima & Dukes
"cable bill in your grandmama name "what is to honor her" lol only in WAKANDA! ๐Ÿคฃ"

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8. brokeboi 15
"That's really nice. It's wrong, but it's really nice๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€"

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9. Lexiaa Forever
"“To honor her as the foundation of the family “
“You right but that’s WRONG “"

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10. Dawn Lee
"Lexiaa Forever I died after he said that๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚⚰️⚰️"

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11. cire155
"I was crying laughing at this one. The best one"

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12. R Ree
"Lexiaa Forever what’s fidna"

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13. Azizi Powell
"R Ree, "fid'na" is a form of the African American Vernacular English term "finna", meaning "gettin[g] ready" (to do something). "Finna probably comes from the Southern Black pronunciation for "fixin to". In the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where I live, I've heard some Black folks say "fixin to" more often than "finna".

Of course, not all African Americans use "finna" or "fixin to" when we want to say "gettin[g] ready to". For what it's worth, I've never used those terms and I've never heard or seen "fid'na" used before this "Black Jeopardy" sketch."

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14. Teofilo Tuiteleleapaga
" “What is to honor her, as the foundation of the family” followed by a reassuring nod"

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15. Brandon Blizzy
"What is to honor her as the foundation of the family๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ #WAKANDA FOREVER๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฟ‍♀️"

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16. J.R.TV
"I'm a Nigerian and I approve this message"

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17. Lola Femme fatale
"J.R.TV lol"

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18. gatfatf
"J.R.TV I realized it when he said "This Karen is Caucasian, eh ?" "

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19. Elike Heh
"J.R.TV same but I am Ghanaian"

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20. Katy Clark
"J.R.TV I am Egyptian"

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21. Teddy Onditi
"I am Kenyan and will forever approve this message ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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22. A-man the9
"J.R.TV I am Cameroonian and I approve this message."

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23. Bright Light
"J.R.TV The Congo tribe will not challenge today!"

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24. Thatgirl Bubbz
"Lol this is awesome๐Ÿ˜‚"

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25. to_ dark
"J.R.TV no one asked yo dark ass"

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26. Phan Account
"and no one asked your sensitive ass either."

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27. JJKILร‰M M
"I’m an Angolan and I also aprove it"

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28. Zino A
"with your stupid self, no one asked you either and not all Nigerians are dark skin you fool @to_dark"

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29. ichocomilo
"R Ree I'm Ghanaian and for most of us Africans, it's fairly simple for us to determine different/authentic accents."

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30. NameCallingIsWeak
"I'm Ghanaian and for most of us Africans, , it's fairly simple for us to determine different/authentic accents" In America it's easy to identify those from New York, Texas, Boston ... California is harder... Midwest is even harder."

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31. fuzzy one
"yea, except the part about trusting the police. Africans don't trust the police anywhere."

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32. Rachel McCoy
"He hella talking bout shuri “one day she can become a great scientist” I’m hella weak"

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33. A. V.
"Well, the answer we were looking for was...out my damn house" ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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34. Avondale Advantage
"What is I ain't got it because I died, you talking to a GHOST. Sallie Mae will still come after you."
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"Sallie Mae" is a publicly traded company that is the largest provider of education loans in the United States, as of 2016. Along with providing student loans, Sallie Mae purchases student loans from original lenders and provides financing to state-based student-loan agencies." https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/salliemae.asp
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"Sallie Mae" is a semi-colloquial name for this higher education (university/college) student lending company.

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35. hourglas39
"I need to use that one when the student loan people call! LOL 2:31"

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36. Paige
"Tchalla: I don't know this one. LOL LOL"



"Tchalla: I think I'm getting the hang of this..."

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37. serbrightside
"Culley Notice the Coming To America and Wesley Snipes shout out. Eddie Murphy's character was another African price and Wesley was supposed to star as Black Panther 20 years ago but the movie was cancelled."
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The "host" mentioned African American actor Wesley Snipes after the question about paying student loans (as a backhanded reference to Snipe's legal problems regarding that.) This was when "T'Challa" responded "I don't know this one".

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38. HeroesNStuff
"I wonder what Kill-monger's answers would have been. lol"

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39. Benjamin Hayes
"HeroesNStuff prolly sum like my ancestors didn't have the pleasure to eat the white mans bland ass potato salad. Nah they were starved and forced to eat pig guts and whatever other left overs that the white man deemed worthy id rather die of starvation than take pitty from the likes of karen๐Ÿ˜‚"

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40. Sebastien O.
"Benjamin Hayes INCREDIBLY ACCURATE ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ"

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41. Collin LaBrosse
" "Bad things happen when you kick Jesus out your house" realest sentence spoke on SNL"

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42. jeanene henry
"Very true."

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43. Kova Rogers
"True dat!!"

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44. Jamal Walker
"The policeman says there's been some robberies in your neighborhood and ask if you have "any information.""
"What is, not only do I tell this man what I know, but I also assist him in tracking down the offender. After all our ministers of law enforcement are only here to protect us. Is this correct?"
Best part lol"

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45. DarlingNikki2
"Kenan's facial expressions at that part had me dying laughing!”

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46. morgaffi
"I've watched this at least 10 times and have tears in my eyes every freaking time...please tell me it's ok for a white guy to find this so damned funny! Kenan is always spot on absurd ("I mean, it SHOULD be"!), but Chadwick's straightfaced unawareness is too freaking hysterical!!!!
I need a Sprite......"

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47. Jay Wright
"You could wind up looking like The Weekend lololol ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ"

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48. Jaime C
" "The sound of white people nearby, shopping for real estate means the fun is over." -rotfl,(while dying and crying inside at it's truth)."

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49. Mr. E B
"That trap theme song tho Lmfaoooo
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This comment refers to the Trap” music version of the theme for the actual Jeopardy television series."

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50. Jennifer Schillig
"03:30: "...like my awesome sister." (I kid you not...I would watch an entire movie about Shuri.)"

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51. Inkimetronic
"Chadwick Boseman is truly a king. To deliver all of those lines with so much control and character. I mean he could have burst our laughing at any moment. But also, what I LOVED HERE is the TRULY NOBLE and KIND character expressed of T'Challa. We see this in the film and also it is accentuated here. He actually is a true optimist but also a realist; he believes in hope, courage, valour and honour and his answers all really reflect that. He answers like a king and T'Challa is bae."

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52. Jacquelyn Brown-Benefield
"Inkimetronic What a beautiful observation (I noticed the kindness too), and I appreciate your sharing it (and your enthusiasm over it :-). This skit hit on many levels! ๐Ÿ˜„"

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53. Heavenly Controller
"Killmonger would’ve swept this game in the first round ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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54. julez4002
"He's from America T'Challa isn't."

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55. Aaron Verico1
"julez4002

Good point."

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56. Kenneth Wright
"julez4002 That IS the point"

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57. Balzac T. Bagher
"julez4002 that's the damn joke"

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58. CorbCorbin
"In dee face!!
Coming To America reference thrown in as well.

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59. Joi Dennie
"When I read this that came on AND I DIED"

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60. Rasun FrmQns
"If they added the ghost of killmonger, that woulda put this over the top"

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61. Wassup G
"Rasun FrmQns yasss!"

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62. Aaron Verico1
"onemoment

The whole damn sketch is funny as hell! Lol. This Black Jeopardy is an instant classic! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ’ฏ"

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63. Christian Satine
"Hysterical from beginning to end, even the prizes. "Well Done Steaks". OMG! That describes me and my mom. Hahahaha!"

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64. GeorgiaDawg 247
" “To honor her, as she is the foundation of the family.”

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65. janwera
"GeorgiaDawg 247 that was the response that ๐Ÿ˜ต me ... I heard that and his law enforcement answer and thought , oh dear, T’Challa isn’t going to make it but our boy came through in the end - praise be ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฟ"

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66. me
"I like to think this is canon in the MCU."
-snip-
"MCU" = Marvel Comic Universe

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67. moviemaster8510
"Officially canon. No one can convince me otherwise."

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68. John Adamson
" "the sound of white people shopping nearby for real estate means that the fun is over" lmaoooooo"

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69. jasmine xo
"Funniest line 'after all, our ministers of law enforcement are only here to protect us' ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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70. Jay'Reid Tips
"jasmine xo facts only...
"Not only will I tell him everything I know but I will help track down the offenders" I was dead ๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ"

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71. no thanks
"Was...was that a gentrification joke at the end? damn ๐Ÿ’€"

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72. SaveYourGames.com
"It surely was. ๐Ÿ˜ซ"

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73. Felicia Kelley
" “The sound of White People shopping for real estate “
So much truth in that statement"

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Part II: Comments about that sketch compared to other "Black Jeopardy" skits and/or compared to the Saturday Night Live series itself
1. tralfama dorian
"Black Jeopardy is still one of my fav things on SNL. Kenan makes it always look soo easy and fun as if there was no acting involved."

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2. Sea Pig
"There isn't. Kenan is the same "character" in every sketch."

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3. Nutella Ninja
"Sea Pig Well, he IS the host. But his reactions and jokes are hilarious. Plus, being in a skit is still technically acting."

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4. Nutella Ninja
"Noah Hurley-Abelew Kenan Thompson is acting as the Black Jeopardy host in this skit. He's like a parody, or a black Alex Trebek."

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5. Trevor Hegstrom
"His facial expressions are the best part of this skit"

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6. AGENT X DIGITAL VIDEO
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa omg so funny! Great performance by Chadwick! Great writing!"

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7. Louie
"This is my favorite black jeopardy yet, T’Challa’s answers were too funny ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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8. slick vick
"Louie my favorites gotta be Jamie fox"

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9. R Navs
"Louie tom hanks was better sry"

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10. amazedsatsuma
"R Navs agreed while this one was good...the Tom Hanks one was perfect"

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11. Darius King
"This one and drake's are my favorite."

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12. Natalie
"My favorite is the one with Elizabeth Banks! She is TOO funny! She turned her whiteness up like 200%๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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13. รฎtลก.lรธรฑdรธรฑ dรผh
"R Navs he ain't even black๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ˜‚"

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14. Your Boy Guzma
"Louie He was being so sincere with his answers. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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15. Louie
"I'm not saying this was the best, I said it was my favorite. Tom Hanks was hilarious tho with that Trump hat and answering all the questions right ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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16. mystichdx
"I just rewatched all five Black Jeopardy skits. They were all good, no doubt, but this one with T'Challa is the best, the funniest, and my favourite. Who vex loss."

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17. Adaiah Todd
"This is the Best skit I’ve seen on SNL in years! Great writers! ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ"

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18. Shaleigh09
"Whoever wrote this skit should get a raise ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚... the best yet"

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19. Maveth The Reaper
"AHAHAHAHAHHAHA best SNL"

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20. Sweet Candy
"@0:26 Boy this might be the blackest Black Jeopardy yet lol"

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21. Micah Jondel DeShazer
"This is such a smartly written sketch haha so damn good. We could be like Wakanda...but we playin yall xD"

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22. youdbettertube
"This is the best one since the Tom Hanks one.

Also, I guess Shanice is always the secret returning champion, cuz she's there in that flower jacket every time ahaha"

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23. Lamar Childers
"Still cannot stop laughing at this episode ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ"

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24. Louie
"Ayee #1 in trending fam ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿป"

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25. Monica Wilson
"An instant Classic. I was laughing so hard by the time he got to "aw hell..." I could not hear it. Loved the way Chadwick stayed in character. OMG - I must have watched this 5 times already...and will some more."

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26. Nancy I
"CHADWICK IS A GREAT ACTOR, stayed in character the entire time with the mannerisms and everything. BIG UPS TO KEENAN, too!!!"

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27. Eros Blake
"Y'all done corrupted T'Challa."

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28. Alika Decosta
"Eros Blake, it's called Americanized."

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29. Philip Winn
"Americanized, corrupted, same thing really."

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30. Tj Benson
"This comment section is A-1. I love people who have an actual sense of humor."

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31. Skinny Mccollum
"These 5000 dislikes are all white people never can have a bit of fun lol!"

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32. sphinx onyx
"Black jeopardy with Keenan is a gift that keeps giving."

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33. carolene daniel
"sphinx onyx amen"

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34. Trina Parker
"sphinx onyx Kenan's facial expressions at T'Challa's innocent and wholesome answers are PRICELESS!!"

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35. Starr Kidd
"But the question is...is black jeopardy written by black writers?"

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36. Lela Robinson
"Starr Kidd is definitely Written by people who KNOWS black people so I see where you are going with this! I think it was written by Keenan tho!"

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37. Isla_Lamar
"I think so, Michael Che is the head writer for SNL"

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38. KashayDixon
"If it wasn't, it was still hilarious!!"

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39. Ronald Jones
"Starr Kidd big leslie(shanice) writes too."

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40. Cody Searcy
"This is the best skit SNL does."

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41. Viper8828
"the tom hanks one and him being amazing killed me lol"

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42. Amp Ent
"I saw the tom hanks to, but this one had me crying and laughing at the same time"

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43. claritza rodriguez
"Amp Ent tchalla character made it hilarious"

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44. Amp Ent
"This was by far the funniest Black Jeopardy yet! Kudos to the writers on this one!!"

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45. Maveth The Reaper
"AHAHAHAHAHHAHA best SNL"

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46. Brdon Thms
"Black Panther needs to visit Black Jeopardy many more times"

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47. Nia Iman
"Brdon Thms And please bring killmonger next time"

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48. Delishia Hollingsworth
"+Nia Iman ikr"

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49. Tameisha Shevelle
"This is everythang lol"

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50. troy jorn
"this is consistently the best skit on the show"

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51. Daphne Dadzie
"This is the best black Jeopardy. no matter how many times I watch it I laugh so much each time. Wakanda forever!"

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52. artist4ever25
"This is funniest Black Jeopardy ever! I couldn't stop laughing! It is bad that I found everything relatable? Definitely the blackest Black Jeopardy ever!"

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53. lordjimbo2
"They crushed this so hard. Brilliant from start to finish."

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Part III: Comments about the concept Of "Black Jeopardy" and whether "Black Jeopardy" is racist/stereotypical
1. Jeff
"Black Panther welcome to Black Jeopardy."

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2. ICON
"Jeff Wakanda is Forever"

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3. Culley
"Only if your black u understand ever lol joke and none of em went over your head, even the lil subtle slights u caught"

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4. Dj Subia
"I'm Mexican and the answers sound very similar ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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5. Kai P.
"people getting offended by this is so funny"

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6. Snicker Doodie
"I'm not offended and I'm white. But I can positively tell you that there is an obvious double standard going on here. If there was a White Jeopardy, and pulled up a "black people" category, black people would be pissed off. Riots would ensue. Just sayin cause it's true. The most racially sensitive group in the world (BLACK PEOPLE) get a pass when being racist. Guess it's ok to do certain things depending on your skin color.... hmmmm"

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7. BigKing Bud
"This is about as racist as an SNL skit can get.

Written by jews, watched by white U.S. male youths, and nobody wins..."

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8. Mark X
"BigKing Bud
This coming from a White guy who’s ancestors created the entire racist problem in America.
You want to complain about racism then confront the Real racist like Nazis and Klan. Oh that’s right, your kind are Nothing but Cowards when it comes to saying something to them. You see them but act like you don’t all the while using a Magnifying glass on us.
Go Crawl your ass under a rock and STFU! Until you learn how to confront the Real Racist you’re not credible or worth Shyte in confronting us๐Ÿคจ!"

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9. ExquisiteKinkyCoils
"Mark X brilliant post! Keep it up."

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10. oscar24x
"Well said Mark X!!"

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11. TheRedPill Provider
"Mark X [less than symbol] Nazis in 2018
[less than symbol] Klans members in 2018
Grow the f&&k* up dumbass."
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* This word is fully spelled out in that comment on that YouTube discussion thread.

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12. Mark X
"TheRedPill Provider
You must really be a Stupid ass if you don’t recognize there are Klan and Nazis running wild in 2018 America.
Are you that ill informed and Ignorant that you don’t know there was just a Klan/Nazis rally in Charlottesville, VA just last Summer in which a woman was KILLLED by one of the Racist Nazi/Klan Scum๐Ÿค”??? And the Lump of Shyte๐Ÿ’ฉ so called President that you probably support so nothing to condemn the Scum.
You need to STFU because it’s clear you’re not educated enough to give a legit reply to my comments, Idiot๐Ÿคจ!"

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13. ZealousSoulz
"Black Jeopardy is a whole ass inside joke for black folks. We know everything they were talking about ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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14. Chad Thompson
"You're retarded, all colors know what they were talking about. Your culture isn't some amazing secret that only blacks know about, you forget, everywhere yall go yall are the loudest and can't keep ya mouths shut on anything so now the rest of the world knows every stereotype about black folks and it's all pretty true."

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15. Jett Norr
"Aw hell naw Chad Thompson"

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16. Ian Kin
"Chad Thompson wtf is it so bad we have a culture that is ours that we can celebrate? If you have never lived in a black household with at least one black parent you will understand where were coming from all the f&&king* time black people are put through hell this is something every black person relates you. Sorry if you can't handle that."
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17. jusadude
"Aww hell naw Chad Thompson. Keep your bland ass comments to yourself!!"

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18. Etchn Man
"Chad Thompson always that one racist who sees ppl laughing and having a good time in the comments and decides to try and shoot it down with what he THINKS is logic. "Black ppl are having fun and laughing at themselves?? Better throw racism at this!!"

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19. Nzuri Malkia
"@ZealousSoulz Like several european-Americans, they will not allow a person with Melanin Skin say, do or enjoy anything without their intrusive comments because they are offended or feel left out."

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20. Armoni Fields
"Chad Thompson the point wasn't whether or not you knew what they were talking about, but whether you could relate to or understand the joke/ the validity of it๐Ÿ˜‚nobody said anything about being better or superior in any way, just celebrating a few things that "make us black". Insecurities and negative stereotypes that we can laugh about because even though they don't put us in a positive light all the time, there's no need to automatically be on defense about it. Sometimes it's funny because it's true and if that doesn't apply to you then maybe you didn't really get the joke in the first place.๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘"

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21. Anthony C
"ZealousSoulz yet you can’t seem to grasp the fact that Egyptians weren’t black... and this isn’t an inside joke at all, literally everyone has heard of these retarded unfunny played out jokes"

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22. Edgerrin Ray Ray
"Anthony C you Lied about That First Part"

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23. Armoni Fields
"ZealousSoulz I see a lot of pressed folks in the comments๐Ÿ˜‚ if y'all didn't get what she was saying or don't agree you guys could've easily hit the dislike button and kept scrolling lol."

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24. Armoni Fields
"Anthony C Lmao who said anything about the Egyptians? Lol they don't have to be black. But this video was about black people. So what if Egyptians are white๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚everything is not about you guys so the fact that you had to bring that little tidbit into the conversation speaks volumes. You can happily go celebrate your own culture elsewhere. Nobody's stopping you lhh. You don't have to tear down one to celebrate another."

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25. ZealousSoulz
"Anthony C what do Egyptians have to do with what I said? ๐Ÿค” try again"

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26. Private
"Hey Zealous... I'm glad you're laughing, these jokes made me want to cry for America.

And "Chad Thompson," you are the loud stereotype that can't keep his mouth shut. LOL he doesn't even know it!"

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27. Aaron Verico1
"ZealousSoulz

Anthony C was just triggered by your avatar. Which there's nothing wrong with, because some ancient Egyptians did look like that. Black.
Anthony is big mad about that.
Oh well...if the truth hurts, let him learn to live with the pain. Lol.
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28. AJ Anthony
"Typical that our culture happens to be SO amazing that you forget that y'all steal whatever you can get a grasp on, then cant keep your mouths shut about how well you "get it". These jokes were for BLACK FOLKS. Accept it."

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29. ZealousSoulz
"Armoni Fields I’m like.. was what I said that hurtful? Damn. White people so mad they showing they true colors."

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30. Donna-Shea McGee-Boyce
"I don’t know what is going on with all of these strange comments ???๐Ÿ˜ณ???
This skit had me laughing harder than I have in a while! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ It is brilliant! The “potato salad” took it over the top for me!! I’ll be laughing at this for years! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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31. Monica W
" "But what about the whiiiiittteeee peeeopleeee" headass."

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32. Andre LaRue
"Damn. Youtube comments can go from happy to racist in 8 hours. Crazy."

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33. daniel hogan
"also people need to calm down...its a skit not a factual blueprint into the psyche of the african american lol i was laughing as soon as i saw the subjects especially the "white people" subject...yall need to smile more and stop complaining someone not from your backround might not fully understand you...to my side of the pond bangers and mash means sausages and mashed potatoes(gravy optional, but preferred)but to americans the name alone brings out nervousness yet dont know what dogging is... so when its brought up they just smile and nod, not realising the subject at hand is about public gangbanging/swinging...different cultures is all.. any african americans in the south wanna teach me how to make cornbread, fried chicken,potato salad whatever im down....sh&t* ill even bring karen along! lol
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34. DanKnowsGames
"Snicker Doodie man shut up all you whites think that “if whites did this people would be pissed” shut up already"

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35. Larry Koopa
"Giving the history of how not just black people but many people of color were treated maybe the best way to deal with it is with unification through comedy. Snicker Doodie you're already being insulting calling them the most sensitive, I'm assuming you would probably see someone of color unarmed and getting shot in front of you and would still find something wrong with that person. The black community has been divided and are attempting to heal the 300 year old wounds that have been caused. You sound like one of those bitter people who want to use the N word but can't."

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36. John Smith
"They made fun of themselves more than they did white people"

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37. Snicker Doodie
"LMFAO, there you go... it's the easiest way for someone to win an argument these days, just call them racist. You're assumption that I would find something wrong with an unarmed black person who got shot is false. I don't care what skin color they are, but you do. People like you would fail to see the obvious facts like, the guy pointed a cell phone at the cops like it was a gun... you don't care about those facts, you just stick to "unarmed black man shot by white cop".... don't bother with the important facts. You're such an idiot for saying that this video is uniting. The way you twist facts to fit your agenda clearly shows you're a liberal asshole. 300 year old wounds.... LMFAO!! I'm still dealing with my 80 year old wounds from the holocaust, give me a pass for racism and hostility towards police too."

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38. NecronomSlayer
"Snicker Doodie lol there’s nothing to be offend by. We made fun of ourselves more than we did white people. And it’s a funny stereotype not a negative one that can be turned racist and problematic(violence etc). The minute comedy becomes too sensitive it’s over for everyone. Like white people dont season LOL us blacks love us some chicken LOL tomato tomato"

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39. David Bellamy
"Snicker Doodie It's funny you would say that because this skit is primarily poking fun at black people and no riots are no one crying or asking for it to be removed and but soon as it makes fun of white people some people are offended. Just tell me where is the double standard. Oh I see you must think most black people really have their cable bill in there grandma name or only like well done steaks or we all love Sprite. Seems like you are more offended than you thought"

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40. Sarah D2
"Lolol!! The thread is hilarious. When did white men become so fragile? ๐Ÿคฃ
"But if white people did this you'll be mean"!!
Do y'all even know what you are crying about? Bloody potato salad! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚"

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41. Deadass Timbs
"Sarah D2 These white people are angry because they want to partake in lampooning black people like they doing. If I was white, I would want to make fun of them too."

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42. Travis Hund
"Deadass Timbs I dont even like potatoe salad, you know damn well that's not the point."

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43. Diane Smith
"Would have been better if it wasn't so stereotypical, This doesn't represent Black Americans at all. It was almost cringeworthy to watch."

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44. Still Trollin No Ragrets
"My same thinking. These jokes keep black people under the thumb of their own victimization."

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45. JohndeBaptist
" "Its not racist when you have black people make black people look bad" -SNL"

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46. Still Trollin No Ragrets
"When will blacks rise above stereotypes?


When they choose to."

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47. exileayahika
"I love Black Jeopardy. And I'm Japanese, so I can laugh at myself. And I just think the concept is funny ๐Ÿ˜€"

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48. CD M
"I love how his answers sound like those upper class blacks from Atlanta and Dallas where their parents all have good jobs and big houses."

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49. Lil DaddyKK
"Is that a bad thing?"

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50. LUKE 1854
"Nope. But everyone should be able to laugh at themselves"

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51. Ian Kin
"But I'm happy because he actually was born in raised in the low country of South Carolina my state and area so that's not his voice that's a accent"

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52. Ian Kin
"And if he is from South Carolina he probably understands very well"

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53. Ian Kin
"Btw that's racist any black person can have a big house a nice job and still live in not so the famous cities"

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54. Elizabeth Home
"He sounds like every black children who raised by black parents of none African American."

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55. David Bellamy
"Snicker Doodie oh btw there is a white jeopardy it's called jeopardy"

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56. Melito T
"Why is it okay for black comedians and actors (who are being paid and directed by white people) to perpetuate stereotypes about black people in a joking way, but some black people lose it if anyone, not black, jokes about these same stereotypes?"

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57. Cookie_ ninja500
"Why can’t everyone just enjoy the video. It’s hilarious. Everyone needs to shut up and politics and enjoy life ๐Ÿคฆ‍♂️"

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58. hankakah
"There are some who complain that satirical comedy like this, enforces and upholds the stereotypes of what others think of blacks, but this is SNL, and if they didn't get the referral that T'challa was from Wakanda..that should be a hint. They should realize that these are black actors and actresses, making fun of black and fictional characters, black stereotypes, it is comedy. Some people treat it like it was Caucasians portraying blacks. Chill people!"

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  1. Here's a brief exchange from that same YouTube discussion thread of that April 7, 2018 Saturday Night Live "Black Jeopardy" sketch:

    Ranel Gallardo
    "I guess this skit shows how positive Black Panther portrays blacks and how this contrasts with centuries of bad stereotypes about blacks right?"

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    "Ranel Gallardo yeah, sure I guess."

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    Levar Mitchell
    "Ranel Gallardo Yep!"

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    Another commenter (whose comment I can't find now), wrote that T'Challa's responses to these questions show what Black responses could have been if they hadn't been colonized. In reply to that comment, someone wrote "subjugated not colonized".

    For what it's worth, I think that exchange is closer to the mark in explaining the differences between T'Challa's responses (prior to the last one about Karen's bland ass potato salad) and the responses that the African American host and African American contestants considered "correct". To reinforce this position, remember that after T'Challa's response to the "law enforcement" question that he would tell the law enforcement officials everything he knows about a robbery that had occurred and also help them find the offender, the "Black Jeopardy" host commented that something to the effect that there must not be any mean streets in Wakanda (the fictional nation where T'Challa is king).

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    1. Furthermore, I believe that "Black Jeopardy" sketches use satire to point out stereotypes for comedic effect.

      Here's an excerpt from a Wikipedia article about "satire":
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire
      "Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.[1] Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society."...

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