# if you're black and you know it, clap your hands \ **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007 "2002-12-16T03:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/41 "2002-12-17T16:05:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bordelond \* > \*\*: > “How much for one rib?” > _(paraphrase below)_ > > " 'Just give me a swallow for 10 cent. > > ‘The cup costs 80 cents, fool!’ > > ‘Fuck the cup – just pour in my hand!’ " \*\* You forgot the best line!!! ‘Got change for $100?’ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/42 "2002-12-17T23:05:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Banger \* > \*\*…The **Superfly** soundtrack, without a movie to accompany it, would be an incredible album by itself. > \*\* Ahem! Would be??? Uh-uh, is! The arrangements on some of the tunes on that album are amazing, beats the Shaft score by a mile. If you’re a true Black person you have to know the answer to the following questions: What do Wille Hutch, Richard Pryor, and Goldie all have in common? What would your vehicle be adorned with if you were “digging the scene with a ganster lean”? ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/43 "2002-12-18T00:21:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by EasyPhil \* > **Ahem! Would be??? Uh-uh, is! The arrangements on some of the tunes on that album are amazing, beats the Shaft score by a mile.** I say “would be” because for it to be “is”, the movie would have to cease to exist 😉 Had the movie never existed, the album would stand by itself as a classic. Oh yeah, I made a mistake before: it’s **I’m Gonna _Git_ You Sucka**. ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/44 "2002-12-18T13:45:04Z")
> [@](#): > > What do Wille Hutch, Richard Pryor, and Goldie all have in common? > > What would your vehicle be adorned with if you were “digging the scene with a ganster lean”? 1. The Mack 2. Diamond in the back, sunroof top Not bad for white boy, huh? ---
**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/45 "2002-12-18T15:27:21Z")
I’ve seen the movie several times - HBO has a way of falling in love with certain movies and playing the bejeezus out of them. This one was one of them. _aaaand…_ I know that **KRS-ONE** stands for Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone. Wa-da-da dang Wa-da-da dang, eh! Listen to my 9mm go BANG! That alone should be enough to crown me as the blackest white guy on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/46 "2002-12-19T02:32:16Z")
Hmmm…if I identify “The Master” as either the Big Bad from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 1, or as Dr. Who’s archenemy, does that make me hopelessly white? ---
**Author:** ![MrMyth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@MrMyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMyth)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/47 "2002-12-19T02:41:35Z")
So white you’re in danger of becoming transparent. Get this man some soul, STAT!! ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/48 "2002-12-20T15:41:36Z")
> [@](#): > > If you know where the rapper Biggie Smalls got his nickname from, then you are truly the master… It was from one of those Bill Cosby/Sidney Poiter movies. Either “Uptown Saturday Nite” or the other one. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/49 "2002-12-20T16:34:49Z")
Saw a clip from the movie this quote was taken from last night on “I Love the 80’s” on VH-1. “You killed-ed my bruhtha”. ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/50 "2002-12-20T17:15:40Z")
Unfortunately, the only line I can truly remember from _Purple Rain_ is, “How’s the family?” I loved _The Last Dragon_. But it’s been many years since I’ve seen it. However, I did see _Blackula_ not too long ago. LOVE IT! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/51 "2002-12-20T20:00:54Z")
Some of you might claim to be the blackest white boy on this thread, but [this guy](http://www.slapmyho.com/) is the blackest jew boy ever. ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/52 "2002-12-20T20:40:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Knowed Out \* > \*\*Some of you might claim to be the blackest white boy on this thread, but [this guy](http://www.slapmyho.com/) is the blackest jew boy ever. \*\* I would’ve thought that was Lenny Kravitz. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/53 "2002-12-21T03:04:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by you with the face \* > \*\*Saw a clip from the movie this quote was taken from last night on “I Love the 80’s” on VH-1. > > “You killed-ed my bruhtha”. \*\* That would be _Hollywood Shuffle_, starring Robert Townsend with the Keenan Ivory and Damon Wayans: “Black Acting School!” “What they think Dirty Larry was reachin’ for? His credit card?” “You don’t get rid of Mercedes just 'cause it’s got a dent in it.” “They killded Jimmy, man … he was my MAIIIIN man!” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007/54 "2002-12-21T03:22:12Z")
I semi-remember the line the movie thatRobert Townsend was supposed to say as a thug in a movie. “Why you done shot me? I ain’ts be gots no weapon!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-black-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands-clap-clap/143007.md?page=2)