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Paul Mooney is an American comedian known for his unique humor style and satirical commentary. Born on August 4, 1941, he began his career in the 1960s and has been a writer and performer on various television shows and comedy nights.

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“Arizona has always been anti-black.”

Black Arizona

Author:Paul Mooney

“We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I call them graham crackers.”

Real Black White Brain Skins Mad Get Real Crackers Anglo Saxon

Author:Paul Mooney

“I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike.”

People Looks Black President Morning Proof Black People All Black

Author:Paul Mooney

“I don't do drugs. Because my grandmother raised me. I think like an old, black, Southern woman. If I'd have done coke, I'd probably be cooking pancakes.”

Ifs Thinking Done Black Drug Cooking Raised Grandmother Southern My Grandmother Coke Pancakes Southern Women

Author:Paul Mooney

“White people made up the n-word, they knew about racial jokes before anybody, and in their old movies and old cartoons they made fun of everybody, especially black folks. Racial jokes were not new to them.”

People Made Fun Black White Jokes Folks Cartoon Old Movie Old Car

Author:Paul Mooney

“I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood.”

Thinking Giving Black Voice Streets Losing Hollywood Selling Staying Neighborhood Giving In Selling Out

Book:Black Is the New White

Source: Black Is the New White

“When they were making black films in the '60s and the '70s, everyone knew their place, if you get my drift. You understand? Everyone knew the rules, and everyone knew their place. Everyone knew what to say. They had the written rules in Hollywood film, and the unwritten rules.”

Ifs Film Black Written Hollywood Unwritten Hollywood Films Unwritten Rules

Author:Paul Mooney

“Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43.”

Littles Black President White Folks Upset

Author:Paul Mooney

“Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes.”

Ifs Running Black President Loses Mouths Vote Clinton Vices Vice President Palin

Author:Paul Mooney

“What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.”

Kind Mean Doe Self Certain Black Hollywood

Author:Paul Mooney

“I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self.”

World Real Self Black White Battle Constant Messed Up Keeping It Real

Book:Black Is the New White

Source: Black Is the New White

About the Author

Born: August 4, 1941
Known for: Comedian
Quotes: 52

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