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madinmaryland

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20. Unfortunately, the show was probably priced out of the range of most Hartford residents.
Mon Sep 2, 2013, 08:27 AM
Sep 2013

The attendees were probably from West Hartford, Avon, Farmington, Windsor Locks, etc, which are predominantly white.

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Tortured genius? NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #1
Tortured, perhaps. oberliner Sep 2013 #11
I like him too, and hope he's OK. He did a 4 day run in Atlanta recently. Hoyt Sep 2013 #2
There's a really good article about it over on ebony.com ghostsofgiants Sep 2013 #3
Wow. That IS a good article. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #4
Really? alarimer Sep 2013 #5
Good armchair psychology. ghostsofgiants Sep 2013 #6
"a Black artist shrugging the weight of White consumption" oberliner Sep 2013 #12
Yes, POC talking about their experiences with racial issues is total self-parody. ghostsofgiants Sep 2013 #13
No - just the description of this particular concert oberliner Sep 2013 #15
I think it's fair to say that white comedians also have very different experiences... ghostsofgiants Sep 2013 #16
I'm really just talking about that one particular article oberliner Sep 2013 #17
Unfortunately, the show was probably priced out of the range of most Hartford residents. madinmaryland Sep 2013 #20
"Being a lady of color, I didn’t feel or see this as a issue of racism last evening." oberliner Sep 2013 #22
I was just commenting on the demographics of Hartford (I lived in the Hartford area for many years). madinmaryland Sep 2013 #23
Gotcha oberliner Sep 2013 #24
I am glad he walked out on them.. HipChick Sep 2013 #7
I once saw Ray Charles in concert. blogslut Sep 2013 #8
+1 Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #9
great reply nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #10
"This was a Black artist shrugging the weight of White consumption" tonekat Sep 2013 #14
Different people laugh at the same joke... for different reasons. Mother Muckraker Sep 2013 #18
Thanks for the video... Earth_First Sep 2013 #19
yes thanks for that video nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #21
Great video. CanSocDem Sep 2013 #25
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