Friday, May 27, 2016

" . . . Totally Primitive . . . "

"Ladies and Gentlemen, as you know, our organization some years ago discovered certain primitive subjects stagnating in dark corners of our country.  And tonight, as your host, I'm proud to present to you representatives of that group.  While, physically, we aren't exactly replicas of one another, they do walk upright and we're proud of the progress we've made with the most primitive element among them, although I'll admit that it is not intellectual progress, but in their love for full locks of blond and red hair to attach to their rather short, tight  hair, we've supplied them with plaited ropes and blond and red ink to dye those false plaits --"
"Gimmi that damn microphone . . !"
"But, Miss Diddybo, you're the most eloquent person among this primitive element -- please give my microphone back . . . please . . ."

"Shut up, you ain't talking 'bout nothing -- and we ain't 'bout being showed off lak we some clowns!  We here to mess up this meaningless talking and we gon' shout this everywhere people is talking -- "
"But, Miss Diddybo, I'm shocked at your sudden obstreperous outburst  -- and give me my microphone . . . please . . ."
"I ain't giving you nothing -- and I was raised up to be a hell-raiser by my culture and um never gon' stop running my mouf 'bout nothing.  We want to be recognized as educated and stop all this 'scrimination against us and our culture --"
"But, Miss Diddybo, we have nothing against your culture -- we want to help you with it; what is your cultural language . . ?"
"We don't need no culture language, we --"
"But a common language, English, for example, unites people of many different cultures and languages -- even people as totally primitive as you're showing yourself to be --"
"My culture made me how um s'pose to be and we gon' make the world notice us --"
"But, Miss Diddybo, just tell us what you need and we'll be happy to continue helping you with more funds, jobs, educational programs --"
"Shut yo' mouf -- um doing the talking . . . !'

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