Re: [Marxism] Richard Pryor - another view

[Brian Shannon <Brian_Shannon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I notice that in the mainstream press and sadly on some progressive
> sites,
> such as this - that in the coverage of Richard Pryor's life, no
> mention is
> made of his famous homophobic and sexist rantings.  I remember his
> "speech"
> at the 1977 Hollywood Bowl at a rally opposing Anita Bryant - where he
> was
> invited and from the stage attacks the audience and gives support to
> Anita
> Bryant.
>
> It is another example, of how the lives of Gays and Lesbians do not
> matter,
> to many non-Gays. If a white entertainer made constant racist remarks,
> would
> he be "remembered" in a kind way on this site?

Did he ever change or even more important from a moral point of view,
did he ever acknowledge that he was completely wrong?

Brian Shannon


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