NAME:____________________ PERIOD:______ DATE:___________ http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conversation.html In Conversation: Chris Rock By FRANK RICH November 30, 2014 9:00 p.m. The following is an excerpt of an interview between journalist Frank Rich and comedian Chris Rock. They are talking about the election of Barrack Obama as the first African-American President in our nation's history. Read the excerpt and answer the two questions at the end. To receive full credit you must write a complete paragraph!
___________________________________________________________________________________ (Chris Rock) Yes, that would be an event. Here’s the thing. When we talk about race relations in America or racial progress, it’s all nonsense. There are no race relations. White people were crazy. Now they’re not as crazy. To say that black people have made progress would be to say they deserve what happened to them before. (Frank Rich) Right. It’s ridiculous. (Chris Rock) So, to say Obama is progress is saying that he’s the first black person that is qualified to be president. That’s not black progress. That’s white progress. There’s been black people qualified to be president for hundreds of years. If you saw Tina Turner and Ike having a lovely breakfast over there, would you say their relationship’s improved? Some people would. But a smart person would go, “Oh, he stopped punching her in the face.” It’s not up to her. Ike and Tina Turner’s relationship has nothing to do with Tina Turner. Nothing. It just doesn’t. The question is, you know, my kids are smart, educated, beautiful, polite children. There have been smart, educated, beautiful, polite black children for hundreds of years. The advantage that my children have is that my children are encountering the nicest white people that America has ever produced. Let’s hope America keeps producing nicer white people. (Frank Rich) It’s about white people adjusting to a new reality? (Chris Rock) Owning their actions. Not even their actions. The actions of your dad. Yeah, it’s unfair that you can get judged by something you didn’t do, but it’s also unfair that you can inherit money that you didn’t work for. FLIP ME OVER! Questions on back www.mreliason.com
NAME:____________________ PERIOD:______ DATE:___________ 1) Summarize Chris Rock's argument one what the election of an African-American President means to our country. You don't have to agree with him, but briefly summarize his argument in your own words.
2) At the end of the excerpt Chris Rock states: Owning their actions. Not even their actions. The actions of your dad. Yeah, it’s unfair that you can get judged by something you didn’t do, but it’s also unfair that you can inherit money that you didn’t work for. What does he mean by this statement? Explain it.
3) Is Chris Rock right? Explain what you feel he got right and what he got wrong. There is no wrong answer here, provided you write a complete paragraph and maintain a respectful tone.
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