The Subtle Way to F**k with Racists - James Davis

James Davis explains that rioting is not Plan A and explores a few understated methods of getting back at racists. (Contains strong language.)
James Davis: Live from the Town
Original airdate: January 11, 2019
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[@tripulet]

The original airdate was in Jan 2019?? Crazy how it sounds like he could have said it yesterday, man.

[@Rhombus333]

Need to be top comment!

[@cali6950]

No sh#t!!!!

[@sweetvictory89]

Sad is what it is

[@LJofSpadesTV]

Lol now go back and listen to Richard Pryor from 1979 and it'll seem real crazy

[@deenad3562]

Wowww!

[@Mexapino]

Think of how petty you could be like go into the house and just take all the left foot shoes 🤣

[@l.davis-bey7872]

My ex husband did that to me 🙃

[@xaviermarks631]

I’d steal all the door knobs

[@theboy5462]

Xavier Marks if they’re copper, melt them down in a furnace. sell it to a copper dealer.

[@KrwiomoczBogurodzicy]

Break into their houses and spray it all with lavender air freshener cause as far as you know they're not keen on lavender.

[@dominantkitty5]

plug up all the sinks with rags and leave the water running

[@jstandards766]

It’s was sad how funny this mans set is....but still has an undertone that’s balls deep sad 😢

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

J Standards laughing to keep from crying.

[@mskia28]

I feel the same about Roy Wood Jr.... He has me laughing about some hurtful truths

[@Ian-bt8dz]

Gonna use “balls deep sad” at a funeral

[@shawnmkandla7892]

Fact

[@CNL117711]

J Standards sounds white

[@Blu939]

You laughing at the uncle joke and want to cry at the same time. That's comedy, laugh through the pain.

[@theophaniai9292]

Yeah, that one was sad for me

[@fionagallagherapologist5968]

right

[@JaySantanaofficial]

I was laughin

[@annalisasteinnes]

While you're freezing the wine, don't forget to hide all the remotes in just totally nonsensical places so that they argue and get mad about why the other person would leave the remote in the oven that they were preheating for dinner.

[@Lunacyk]

Also, if you find ANY soda in that house? Throw THAT in the freezer too!! Any dairy? Leave it on the counter. And for good measure mess with the thermostat and leave the doors wide open!

[@robinsonshe06]

Annalisa Steinnes - YESSSS! And if they are older, just like... change the TV from input 2... they won’t know what the hell is happening...

[@sweettee6827]

Savage lol

[@l0ve88]

@@robinsonshe06 HELL YEA 🤣🤣🤣

[@bleach00101]

Before you hide the remotes replace the batteries with one dead one and one good one so it’ll randomly not work sometimes after they find it

[@nebulousisgod]

This dude seems like he’s been doin standup for 30 years, he’s hilarious.

[@AtascocitaMafia]

Lmao he is 30💀

[@blossm4002]

For real

[@Edwinhernandez-ec4xy]

Black people are naturally funny. I don’t know if you’ve been around them like that.

[@AtascocitaMafia]

Edwin hernandez sounds a lil racist but I’ll let it pass cause it was a compliment

[@Al3saMarie]

I know what you mean, bit that must have been uncomfortable for his mom. lol

[@earlofcockgobblingshire3666]

The Boston tea party was a literal riot. They burned the harbor Rioting when underrepresented is suuuuuuuper American

[@minatonamikaze6127]

The Boston Tea Party wasn’t a riot, it was a revolutionary tactic used to cause cost to outweigh gain. Riots and revolutionary tactics aren’t the same and trying to conflate them into the same category is ridiculous. Riots - burning anything and everything to make a statement. Revolutionary tactic - used in revolution. When a revolution is occurring - an actual revolution, not a bunch of pussies crying revolution but achieving nothing - then you can say the Boston Tea Party is the same. Until then, you’re just historically ignorant.

[@friendlyblackperson]

Minato Namikaze explain you definition of a revolutionary tactic because what you said is not a description

[@safahasan486]

​@@minatonamikaze6127 The Boston tea party was a way to make the British listen to the pleas of the Americans, it was in response to British soldiers killing 5 Americans. The riots right now are a way to make those in power uncomfortable, to make them listen because when we kneeled or peacefully protested, they didn't listen, these riots are also in response to the Police killings of many unarmed Black people, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, Jacob Blake (though he's alive, he will likely be paralyzed from the waist down and never be able to walk again). Riots and peaceful protest get things done, they arrested the officers who killed Goerge Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery after riots, though Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and Jacob Blake have still not gotten justice. Protests also lead to many cities across America cutting funds, however little, from Police forces, Breonna's law also passed in Kentucky which bans no-knock warrants, many Police forces have also banned the chokehold which George Floyd died from. This paragraph is very clunky and doesn't have the best flow, but basically, there are so many clear parallels to what is happening right now and those 'revolutionary tactics' you speak of, and these protests do illicit change, at least, under the right leadership.

[@ceratonin719]

@@safahasan486 Very well said! I applaud you 👏👏

[@safahasan486]

@Fryd Ryce Fine, I can give you 3 more names right now if you want, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. The point here is that many condemn protesting against racial injustice within our policing system despite the overwhelming similarities between other civil rights movements which are considered justified. I also think it's very telling that this is the first thing that came to your mind when reading my comment, this was your takeaway. Also istg if you say 'all lives matter' all I'm gonna hear is 'separate but equal'.

[@zackmckenzie3582]

Grab the wine, honey. WWWHhhaaaaahhh

[@AshofApocalypse]

I read this as he was saying it and honestly became funnier

[@queenieforevaable]

😂😂😂

[@ekdaufin1485]

Albert Williams R.I.P.

[@firesign4297]

🙏😪💔🙏

[@YemayaIndigo]

❤️

[@zd5873]

He's joking bout it but I still teared up

[@pescadorr69]

I tried to look up his story, does anyone know?

[@ENikolaev]

What’d he do?

[@MightyGreenLantern17]

Petty rioting, I support it

[@shannonstone290]

Strength is a black man taking the pain of his own family's experience and not only turning it into something funny, but also delivering a positive message. Powerful. He should try motivational speaking

[@faiththomas1749]

Shannon Stone strength is also a black woman who knows when to ask about her pain but doesn’t

[@cakewingdaisy3396]

Technically speaking he is a motivational speaker... he just has a different technique to how to get his point across

[@CaledonianCloud]

My dad, who I never thought would have anything negative to say about BLM, had to have the same point made when he said ‘But why do they have to make such a thing with a protest?’ ‘Well no one seemed to listen when they politely told us the problem, and no one acted when they *showed* us the problem, so yeah I think they gotta go out and make a scene about the problem. Also, ima join them. Don’t wait up.’ Great comedian, so well considered but hilarious!

[@Prince_the_One]

Perfectly said. 💜

[@ilyaasnajee-ullah4595]

Jaspercat91 Welcome aboard sister! much love👍🏿😌🤘🏿✊🏿😊💜

[@llw53one]

Jaspercat91 You definitely get it. Thanks for sharing and being open minded. Peace and Blessings to you.

[@CaledonianCloud]

@Kyle O'Connor okay.

[@zykhireawyatt4752]

@Kyle O'Connor So inequality is actually just a misconception and black people are just being tricked into their reality

[@raysmithpt25]

"I'm not a rioter, I got Asthma" 🤣I got asthma, I dont like violence, that hit home hard! I'm not losing my breath for anyone

[@daviddemuth6075]

It gives me courage the way he gets up there an jokes about something so heartbreaking

[@MookiMooks]

Quit playing and drop the whole special @comedycentral

[@Ruby-pi4jm]

This is like an amazing blend of stand up comedy and a damn Ted Talk.

[@mubasshiraal]

Comedy central is uploading good stand up comedy this days . Yesterday's Ali's perform was best

[@safecampdee]

That was so damned good

[@lamarlandry188]

Damn I missed it gotta search it na

[@mubasshiraal]

@@lamarlandry188 yep

[@thabsmkhize2481]

YES! 🔥

[@MomoManimi]

Wait.... Ali has a new set???

[@traceeford2914]

Where have you been all my life. You funny, Sir.

[@jaymel5564]

Same thought

[@jamesbedugraham8056]

Witty smart and capable dude. My namesake and he knows what he is talking about about race and opportunities.

[@MarlosCanuel]

'Is he inciting violence?' 'No, way worse: inciting destroying fine wine'

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh9551]

For some reason the cop getting away with a only skid knee broke my heart.

[@FunwithCFS]

Me too.

[@coleagneta9265]

That's the best some people get unfortunately

[@metaLungiez]

That's more punishment than most cops get, usually they get rewarded with a paid vacation.

[@butterflykisses1984]

I wish them to get that single tear drop from a badly stubbed pinky toe while their half asleep on their way to the bathroom.

[@terrafinlay2615]

It's supposed to....he did a job well done.

[@vicettii]

Where has this man been

[@teecarter4900]

Only one or two at a time.

[@roofthetruth]

"I'm juggling these mixtapes." 😂

[@JD-dh7bk]

A, B, or 🔥🔥💣💥💥🤣😂🤣

[@coralrose5754]

Yupp

[@itstatilol4392]

This man really made the perfect standup for this time and he did it over a year in advance

[@braxattacks]

Rooting for everyone black

[@mantis2938]

What about me?! I’m Cauc/Asian.

[@ss11111ss]

@@mantis2938 saying that you root for black people doesn't mean you root against others stop trying to start fights

[@nickoligroski9013]

@@mantis2938 I'm rooting for all human beings on earth or astronaut. And yes I'm brown. One black guy doesn't speaks for everyone.

[@nickoligroski9013]

@@thehomelesskrowexploringsh2600 I'm brown there's only dragons that control. Wolves that hunt. Or sheep who is fed to another sheep and follows the loudest person off a cliff. I'm the hunter universally no race or religion has evaded death. It makes us one.

[@mantis2938]

nickoli groski Interesting philosophy and I agree.

[@firesign4297]

🙏😪💔 Condolences on.. Your Uncle😪💔🙏😪 P.s. We Love❤ You🙏❤

[@denises.8203]

DMV is perfect revenge. 😂😂

[@mimib1583]

Resilience is a black thing.

[@thoughtsbeforeactions714]

No it's not

[@yuluvii]

Thoughts Before Actions Keep talking...

[@peaceloveaesthetics8261]

@@yuluvii 💋

[@yuluvii]

@@peaceloveaesthetics8261 Explain that comment.

[@hashiramacells9845]

@@thoughtsbeforeactions714 yes it is id like to see you explain otherwise

[@GregoryMichaelCarter]

They killed his uncle, we get a laugh out of it.

[@d0cn0tes]

because he's focusing on the good things about his uncle. That's the genius of a good comedian

[@firesign4297]

😪💔🙏💛

[@lula1633]

He's making change by drawing our awareness to how frustratingly, sadly common it is and offering up his own response. There's some deep sadness under the laughs, but the laughs draw us in. Then, once the laughter fades, we start thinking...(hopefully).

[@tonettefisher5194]

If he can at least find some kind of peace out of humor then who are we to judge? He's writing and telling the jokes and sharing them! We didn't make him do it! Kudos to him for being able to talk about it and still make a name for himself 😊💯

[@ekdaufin1485]

OR unarmed Black WOMAN.

[@kingsaintides7227]

Either or

[@firesign4297]

😪💔🙏👏👏👏👍👍😪💔🙏

[@lisagentry2210]

The next person who says "innocent people dont get killed" is getting slapped

[@zilly724]

R.I.P Albert Williams🙏💖

[@lankaranasinghe9569]

So funny and so relevant for today. Unfortunately this stand-up stands the test of time, but I hope this is the last year it stops resonating. BLM

[@zioncommand]

"Break in, then leave a note saying 'sorry neighbor'"

[@abena736]

Is it just me or does he look like a black Ryan Gosling

[@toddadams8420]

Word.

[@sweettee6827]

He's a cutie for sure 😍

[@JPitty2011]

I'm looking forward to seeing him rise to the top. He's naturally talented.

[@omargraham8591]

Yooo that white lady was NOT laughing 😂

[@_earth2myra_]

Which one?

[@cnuque76]

Karen?

[@Janellabelle]

Right!? I saw her too! 😄 LOL!

[@royal-recordz]

Time it

[@angelarbab0091]

This was hilarious and hit all the right places! Gold comedy ! The uncle joke and knee skinning was awesome 😂

[@darrellscholl1651]

Respect for a man like this !

[@lifeisa.smalllesson4607]

LMBO I'm that uncle he speaks of... The wealthy one who doesnt unserstamd being a kid.

[@brimcnair]

I love him. Hilarious.

[@Flexamillious]

The black wall street of 1920 (google it)

[@nick-wi6et]

they hate us because they know how strong we are its the same reason they keep us divided

[@mannyn92840]

I agree with Him, all the way, FTP that killed my 16yrs cousin in Las Vegas. 17 yrs ago and called it self defense without a weapon and before body or car cams. But not all Officers, just that one. "I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it And when you dream I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it I hope your conscience eats at you and you can't breathe." -EM

[@geemoney8277]

FTP that killed ur 16yrs old cuzzo... Straight from the BX!

[@gabbym333]

I am so sorry for your loss 🙏🏽

[@bryceenoch-wysham2346]

Damn, I haven't actually laughed out loud at a comedian in a while. This guy funny and wholesome for these low key dark times.

[@bettersecret1499]

Am I the only one that actually can skin a knee in bed?? Lol 😅 I think I really need to buy better sheets

[@JazzyB9481]

I ran my knuckle into a doorway yesterday..so no, you're not the only one 😂

[@JQuattro]

Threw my lil $5 donation in there. Let's make some change!

[@mmarkymarkk]

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[@robinmiller1989]

@@mmarkymarkk ditto, same with facebook sadly. it's all just a tax right off to them 😪

[@drewgraham]

@@mmarkymarkk they dont take a percent from fundraisers, in fact they actually pay the transactiom fees for the payment.

[@bangturden7070]

so sad he lost a family member to police brutality :(

[@bbwibb02]

Honest question: is this guy new on the scene? I've never heard of him, but I found myself smiling and laughing during this entire clip. He seems like he's really got it down and I hope that means he's going places.

[@Spaceysgurl]

"I'm 9" I'm dead 💀

[@kiryamathadison7291]

How about break into random white folks houses and make a trail of Legos out the door. Got em!!

[@darkhorse381]

The fact you say random (aka most likely innocent) is troubling...

[@oliviascarlet123]

Mohamad Moussa it was a joke...

[@Caczx]

@@oliviascarlet123 its not funny bro...

[@andreagagne2377]

I always wish a flat tire on people.....I dont want them to wreck, just the flat lol

[@skiizi_]

Nice vid!👍

[@kingsaintides7227]

I like the screen name lol😂😂😂

[@scurvofpcp]

Reading the comments here a few days after the DC riot thing is just rich.

[@robinsonshe06]

Wait... Do the racist person’s workplace next... 🤗 (set their phone to a different extension, unplug the keyboard and phone receiver, change the chair height - #pettyjustice)

[@bobtube414]

If you can't breathe, you are doing it right. Ok bye

[@victordzivor5442]

The wine being someone he loves and the fridge . Guess it .

[@badluckbro661]

We need to change

[@officialroxxmusic]

Each one teach one, cmon now😂😂😂💀 RIP Rich Pimp Uncle Al

[@tacrewgirl]

"You married, he's in college, and I'm just juggling these mix tapes." Hahaha

[@fallofmanbrand]

amazing video

[@Dr.MikeGranato]

A funny, insightful, witty set with relevant material. good stuff, have to binge his material now

[@marquisethomas5611]

I'm mad he said my name 😂

[@DHigable]

Rioting is the voice of the unheard.-Martin Luther King Jr.

[@safecampdee]

YES my baby! 🙌🏿 I plan A don’t work... and plan B don’t work... 😬

[@yuluvii]

So sad the first two don’t work though. We just want to live...😞

[@Brave_New_Horror19]

Im so weaaaak lol. The Uncle bit...straight gold. lol

[@miguelacosta7722]

Hahahahaha hahahahaha Thank you very much my friend good night

[@betsy9822]

Now I know what to do when I see a house with trump signs just take their registration sticker off

[@stephen9381]

That’s just totalitarianism

[@MAUD_IFY]

Lmao this is great

[@londonmum1901]

You are a 1st world country a far as wealth & military power but in an awful lot of ways (specifically Police & Judicial ) you are a 3rd world country - yet the sad thing is none of you do anything. You will march & protest about individuals but not protest about the system. Accountability - regardless of the state you live in is a MUST. None of you demand it - yet your police & courts can behave in any manner they choose and you accept it. Stop voting for those who play lip service & start voting for those who want change - it isn't rocket science!!.

[@akirusgauge7094]

He calls it petty rioting... More like constructive rioting😅

[@MrBopeel]

"A riot is the language of the unheard." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[@zacharygiles2984]

stop twisting his quotes

[@MrBopeel]

@@zacharygiles2984 That's his quote exactly.

[@garyji]

Really unusual stand up material. Give him credit for walking a razor thin line between humor and a very uncomfortable topic, for being funny and getting his point across.

[@randomnessultratv782]

Hell yeah, petty riot. Take their shoelaces. Put little decals on their bumper. Stab one (1) back tire. I support that.

[@karissakrpd]

The uncomfortable faces on some wp lol 😂 it’s okay .... I promise .

[@JJ-js3sw]

They need to post the full special for this!!!!!

[@BlindingDarkness1111]

I absolutely agree!!!!!

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

Wait this was aired the year before 2020?….

[@coleagneta9265]

This was brilliant!!

[@aurahoneydew9607]

Not going to lie black comedy kinda lost its edge these days. Just doesn't land as it used to. Thank God for Dave Chappelle and Arias.

[@DJTrulin]

There's so many great black comics, this guy's just average

[@danik9085]

Lol! Marquise. Frozen wine. Each one, teach one. 😂😂😂

[@jonathanorlando1294]

I like the idea of just fucking up a cops day. You know, how they consistently do the communities they "protect and serve". Who police the police?

[@monsta74922]

It’s crazy how we have to riot for simple stuff like...existing. Literally just want to get home safe and be handled with care when being policed. That shouldn’t be so hard to understand

[@yuluvii]

Exactly, meanwhile white people riot for haircuts.

[@oliviascarlet123]

rr ch it’s honestly YOUR problem. YOU put us in the ghetto. so how about YOU fix it.

[@marcopollo366]

The white equivalent of this joke is, "I've never been to a pik-nik, but I sure love dinner and theater."

[@graylinshowell7051]

As a commercial driver who sometimes has to fight with tourists over parking in commercial only parking, I have unscrewed multiple license plates and left them dangling by a single rolled up business card.

[@Jessnyan]

I feel you but I'm worried about what could happen when they get pulled over...

[@graylinshowell7051]

@@Jessnyan as a black man living in the whitest state per capita, I am not very worried about what may happen to the tourists who get pulled over here. Police shootings are almost as rare as minorities. They'll probably just get a fix-it ticket and spend an afternoon at the BMV

[@haysoos7945]

I think Michael Che did a similar bit. It’s crazy how you can also find a bit from the 80’s on the same subject and nothing has changed.

[@daoyang223]

I remember in 6th grade (in 2006) we had a bunch of newspapers that were trashed in a box behind the class. I went through it during free time in class and I saw the same picture on two different articles from two different publishers. The picture was showing a Black man in the aftermath of hurricane katrina holding groceries he took from the store. It said "looting becomes rampant". The other publisher goes "man tries to feed family" I showed it to my teacher and she's like "Don't think too much on it okay?"

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

So, what do you think about it? Im actually curious and it’s interesting. 🤔

[@dontplaywithgod2064]

Its not just black people the media does that too, it's everyone. One of the primary goals of the media, which includes newspapers, is to create division because it drives their sales higher. They want to get a strong emotional reaction out of viewers/readers because it creates division which leads to driving sales higher and media also serves as a source of entertainment so if they don't have sensational stories, no one will buy it, and the only thing media cares about is money.

[@ogradus]

Are there no actual jokes? This is a TED talk

[@carmengeorgeweddings3906]

LOVE the alternative way to deal with racist. I could listen to that all day.

[@theworldsonheroin]

watching this after the Capitol Hill riots

[@SakuraMoonflower]

Made a year ago, but proof this stands the test of time. Truly immortal.

[@pulynanyalikibitz1301]

I like to look people right in they eye and tell them, "every night, I get on my knees, clasp my hands together and pray......that you wake up with diarhea."

[@teecarter4900]

Who took over Seattle? Not him. Not me.

[@dontplaywithgod2064]

Rioting and resilience are a human thing. No one is innocent (including black people, y'all are far from innocent. You can't escape the condition of being human.) Every flag has blood on it. Side note for anyone taking registration stickers off cars, it's considered destruction of property and if they get you on camera, it's footage that can be used against you. Also props to this guy for turning his Uncle's apparent death by a cop into a joke about missing out on birthday presents. Seems like he's so heart broken.

[@traveler5973]

big lips matter

[@buckheadberries8751]

Movie star Status! 😎 Stylish, gentleman and super funny!

[@Niicole4177]

I can tell his going to be the crazy uncle

[@mr.d.1811]

Creative, Truth!

[@RainboDragon]

Each one teach one ✊🏾

[@Rain-ws2yd]

I immediately liked this vid after he talked bout his uncle giving him advice .... that’s some solid advice

[@reignylens3338]

🤣

[@omnikeyztheoracle7761]

making me laugh out loud for real is not easy to do but congratulations 🎉

[@mmarkymarkk]

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