I had a dog named Nigger. I loved that dog. I just didn't like the word. I loved the dog. I loved him so much I named him after the last thing my daddy told me before he left: 'Nigger, if you don't get your ass in this house...'
— Richard Pryor Modern

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Stand-up routine

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1974

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Controversial

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvKc3q2ZR4I

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