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Comic Eddie Griffin Censored in Florida for Use of the “N” Bomb
Thursday, September 20th, 2007 @ 12:09 am | Business, Civil Rights, Communications, Democrats, Education, Entertainment, Justice, Media, Republicans, Technology, US Politics, We Think, You think so
When those high powered executives from Aetna, Pepsi and FedEx gathered for Earl Graves’, the renowned publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine and sponsor of the 14th annual golf and tennis event in Miami, Florida earlier this month they had no idea that while attending the sold out event they would witness Graves taking a stand to end cultural disrespect and regression.
STand-up comic and actor Eddie Griffin was the headliner performer who came on stage and began his routine with a flurry of stataements that contained the dreaded N-word.
We suppose Griffin did not get the memo saying the N-word is banned, buried, retired and no longer acceptable in public when used by comic performers, rap artists or just regular folks.
At about ten minutes into his routine Graves pulled the plug, he turned off the mike, at which point Griffin left the stage but not without yelling a hearty “F***y’all!” before departing.
Graves shortly thereafter appeared onstage with cord and plug in one hand and working microphone in the otherexplaining Griffin’s act was cut short due to repeated use of the N-word.
In fact Earl Graves explained, “We at Black Enterprise will not allow our culture to
go backward. Black Enterprise stands for decency, black culture and dignity.”
Graves went on to say GRiffin, age 39, would be paid, despite his offensive performance.
Earl Graves is a prominent businessman whose annual event attracts representatives of the nation’s best known corporations.
We think Earl Graves did the right thing. We think Eddie needs to check himself, before he wrecks himself!
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