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lurkittyIt is with some sadness that I mark the passing of both former Sen. Eugene McCarthy and Richard Pryor. McCarthy fought a singular battle for many years to end the Vietnam war when it was a truly unpopular idea. He fought from the ground up, fought his own party and changed the nation.
Richard Pryor fought his own battles and won a different sort of war. Watch the semi-autobiographical Jo-Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling for the details. He proved that a black comedian could make it as exactly what he was, a black comedian. He was never afraid to talk about topics that disturbed people, and it was funny, too.
Peace be with them both.
Richard Pryor fought his own battles and won a different sort of war. Watch the semi-autobiographical Jo-Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling for the details. He proved that a black comedian could make it as exactly what he was, a black comedian. He was never afraid to talk about topics that disturbed people, and it was funny, too.
Peace be with them both.
