I got sent this video a couple days ago, but put it in the pile for later viewing cause I thought the NY1 part of it was fake, and sketches demand a little more scrutiny.
But turns out the campaign to replace the n-word with the word "president" is very real. And the NY1 shout was actually a bit of a breakthrough for a mission that has been underfoot since Obama won the primary.
The report is seemingly straight-faced journalism, but then blurs the line getting into The Daily Show territory, leaving it chock full of hilarious quotables. I suspect the highlight is the dude/emcee complaining about how "nothing rhymes with president", but there's definitely competition.
So without further delay, here's a clip (a quick shout-out to my president Ryan, who reminded me about this. GQ is in the building!):
President Please
saw this on Gothamist the other day, very funny. I don't use the n-word much, so haven't been able to try it in "real time" yet.
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Dang, vid is gone.
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Satire or not, I dig this idea. I say let's do this...
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