Black talk radio is still buzzing about the coon-tastic antics of comedian D.L. Hughley on his CNN “news” show this past weekend.
When CNN announced a new program hosted by the black stand up comedian (who isn’t even funny), what did you think the show would be about? Did you honestly think D.L. was hosting a news program on CNN? Lol.
D.L. Hughley moved up quickly through the ranks of black comedians to achieve national fame by cooning. He is hilarious to them, but not to most of us who don’t get that type of dry humor.
By hiring Hughley, CNN hopes to recreate the success of Dave Chapelle’s groundbreaking show. But unlike Chappelle, who used comedy to highlight the disparity between African-Americans and whites, Hughley is just a coon in a puppet show.
As one radio caller said on WAOK this morning, don’t stop at blaming CNN for using our people to humiliate us — blame BET, black radio and Hip Hop also. If you’re going to complain about the coonery on CNN, then you must also complain about the ongoing coonery and misogyny on BET in music videos and Hip Hop music on urban radio.
