When I was in Africa, the very first day I was there, I saw a Tarzan movie. I said, 'Oh shit, this is where they make those movies.' I saw this white dude swinging through the jungle, hollering, 'Aaaahhhh-ahhhh!' I said, 'Damn, that's some racist shit.'
— Richard Pryor Modern

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Stand-up routine

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1979

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Controversial

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

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