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You can't have shit when you around niggers, you can't have shit. You can't have no big screen TV! You can have it, but you better move it in at 3 in the morning. Paint it white, hope niggers think it's a bassinet. Can't have shit in your house! Why?! Because niggers will break into your house. Niggers that live next door to you break into your house, come over the next day and go, 'I heard you got robbed.' Nigger, you know you robbed me. You didn't see shit 'cause you was doing shit!

Chris Rock#24

RaceStereotypesCrimeFearProperty

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker expresses fear and resentment towards neighbors of a specific race, claiming they are inherently untrustworthy.
In plain terms
You cannot have nice things if your neighbors are black because they will steal them.
What can you take from it?
Racial prejudice can lead to fear and mistrust of neighbors.

Where it applies

  • discussions on crime
  • neighborhood relations
  • racial stereotypes

Putting it to work

  • analyze racial stereotypes in crime
  • discuss neighborhood trust
  • examine fear of others

Questions to consider

  • How does fear shape neighborhood dynamics?
  • Why do stereotypes persist?

Another view

The claim generalizes an entire group based on criminal behavior.

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