Karen's Potato Salad With Raisins (Saturday Night Live's 2018 Black Jeopardy! Skit Featuring T'Challa/Black Panther)

 

Saturday Night Live, Published on Apr 7, 2018

Shanice (Leslie Jones), Rashad (Chris Redd) and T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) compete on Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson).
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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision - November 28, 2025

This is a continuation of Part II of a four part 2018 pancocojams series that showcases the April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy!" skit that featured, among others, Chadwick Boseman in his role as T'Challa from the blockbuster Black Panther movie. 

This 2025 pancocojams post presents information about Saturday Night Live and its Black Jeopardy! skits and information about the use of the name "Karen" as a negative referent for certain types of White women. . 

This post also presents additional comments from the discussion thread of that 2018 Saturday Night Live "Black Jeopardy!" YouTube video.  

The link for the 2018 pancocojams post is https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/tchalla-black-panther-karens-potato.html. That post presents 133 comments from the discussion thread of the 2018 Saturday Night Live's Black Jeopardy! video as well as 25 comments that comprise the entire sub-thread (as of April 16, 2018) about "Black Cookout Rules & Regulation".25 comments from the  Black Cookout Rules & Regulations discussion thread. Both of these discussion threads included some comments that were published on April 13-April 16, 2018). That 2018 pancocojams post has no visitor comments as of November 26, 2025.

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/saturday-night-lives-black-jeopardy.html for Part I of this pancocojams series presents an excerpt from an online article about this "Black Jeopardy!" skit and a video of this skit. My transcript of this skit is also included in this post. This transcript differs slightly from the sub-titles that appear in that embedded video.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/comments-about-sprite-being-black-soda_18.html for Part III of this series. Part III of this series presents selected comments from the discussion thread of the YouTube video of April 7, 2018 Saturday Night Live's "Black Jeopardy". These comments focus on two of the "prizes" announced for the "Black Jeopardy!" contestants: Sprite (which was described as "the Black soda" and "Useta Hold Margarine" containers.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-blackest-black-jeopardy-additional.html for Part IV of this series. That post presents additional selected comments about this April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy!" sketch as well as comments comparing this sketch with other Black Jeopardy sketches and other skits on the Saturday Night Live series.

Part IV also presents selected comments about whether or not the concept and content of Saturday Night Lives' "Black Jeopardy!" is racist and/or stereotypical.

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The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Chadwick Boseman, Kenan Thompson, and thanks to all others who performed on that sketch. Thanks to that sketch's writers and thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" 
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live
"Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody popular culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest and broadcast live with a studio audience. The host usually delivers a monologue toward the start of the show and then performs in sketches with the cast, and introduces featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that is usually based on current political events and ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", before moving to credits and introduction of the guest host"...

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INFORMATION ABOUT "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S "BLACK JEOPARDY!" SKITS

From AI Overview write-up (results November 27, 2025)
"Black Jeopardy!" is a popular recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live that parodies the game show Jeopardy!. The sketch, hosted by Kenan Thompson as Darnell Hayes, features a third white contestant (often played by Tom Hanks) who struggles to understand the cultural context of the Black-centric questions. The game highlights cultural differences through the answers given by the Black contestants, such as the "old-school" responses of Velvet Jones (Eddie Murphy) or the more modern ones of Jared (Drake).

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Cultural Highlights: The humor comes from the contrast between the different contestants' answers and their differing levels of cultural understanding. For example, a question might be answered by one contestant with a reference to a popular rap artist, while another might give a response related to a historical event or common experience.

First Aired: The first "Black Jeopardy!" sketch aired in March 2014.

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From another AI Overview write-up (results November 27, 2025 in response to my question "Does Saturday Night Live's Black Jeopardy skits still exist?)
"Yes, the "Black Jeopardy!" sketch still exists and appeared on Saturday Night Live for its 50th anniversary special in February 2025, as reported by NBC and the New York Post. The special featured Kenan Thompson hosting and brought back original cast member Tom Hanks as the recurring contestant Doug, alongside other cast members like Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy.

50th Anniversary Special: The sketch returned for "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" on February 16, 2025.

New and Returning Cast: Kenan Thompson reprised his role as host, and Tom Hanks returned to play the recurring contestant Doug, a Trump supporter who wears a MAGA hat.

Guest Stars: The sketch also included appearances from Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy.

Content: The categories and questions in the sketch, as in previous versions, were based on stereotypes of African American culture, according to the SNL Fandom Wiki."
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Here's some information about the television quiz show Jeopardy!:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!
"Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given general knowledge clues in the form of answers and they must identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the clue describes, phrasing each response in the form of a question.[1]

The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEROGATORY USE OF THE NAME "KAREN"
Since 2017 the female given name "Karen" has been used in African American culture- and, by extension, in other parts of American culture (USA)- as a derogatory referent for White females, and sometimes also White males.

AI Overview
"The name "Karen" became a negative term for some white women around 2018, evolving from online memes that began in 2017. It became a pejorative slang term used to criticize middle-aged white women who allegedly misuse their privilege to get their way, especially by calling the authorities on minority groups or making unreasonable demands. The negative meaning surged in popularity in 2020 due to viral videos showing such behavior.

Early use: The term started appearing on platforms like Reddit around 2017, often in memes mocking women with the name. The first pejorative definition appeared on Urban Dictionary in 2018, initially describing a specific "Karen" as a blonde woman with an "ombre cascade hairstyle" who demands to "speak to the manager".

Evolution of meaning: By 2021, the meaning expanded to include instances where a "Karen" imposes her beliefs and potentially calls the police on unsuspecting individuals, particularly if they are of a minority descent.

Social context: The negative connotation grew significantly, especially in 2020 during the anti-black racism protests, as more viral videos emerged of white women engaging in behavior associated with the "Karen" stereotype. "
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The name "Karen" has also evolved to become a negative referent for White men who act in the same way as female "Karens". The name "Karen" is also sometimes used by Black Americans as a negative general referent for all White women.  

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD: T'CHALLA & KAREN'S POTATO SALAD 

These comments are given in relative chronological order.

Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzMzFGgmQOc

1. @abenaoseii, 2018
" "i sense that this white woman does not season her food" 🙌🏾"

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2. @27jasepp, 2018
"Abena ! I didn’t know we had that reputation"

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3. @aprilmay1061
"Jason Epperson.  It's an old time joke."

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4. @marszenka, 2018
"I recently made potato salad. I personally season things a lot already (and I hate raisins) but this time... I added extra paprika. >_> T'Challa mah King!"

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5. @tajthegreatone9326, 2018
"I swear SNL ratings went up like crazy during this episode!

"Karen keep your bland ass potatoe salad to yourself!"

😂😂😂😂"

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6. @timb6509, 2018
"Taj The Great One this was hilarious from start to finish!!!"

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7. @antwuanlamont4694, 2019
"That potato salad response had me on the floor when I first heard it......."Probably add something unnecessary, like raisins......" ...........lol"

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8. @jamarrogers2985, 2019
"Had me in tears🤣🤣🤣"

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9. @Concatenate, 2019
"I'm whiter than sour cream and I've never even heard of "my people" putting raisins in potato salad or not seasoning the food.  If anyone did that they would be immediately excommunicated."

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10 @MsLessone, 2020 
"@Concatenate  you're probably from the south where your food has been ... influenced. They not talking about u 😉"

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11. @Nicro328, 2019
"You’re from the South. Of course they know how to season their food there. We’re talking about the REST of the country.

I’m from SoCal, attend uni in Ohio, the amount of people that don’t season their food is alarming!

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12. @erauprcwa, 2019
"My husband is white, his mother makes good potato salad. I was surprised when she first made it. She actually seasons her food and doesn't add anything 'fancy' to it."

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13. @nanettewhite8269, 2019
"@erauprcwa  your mother-in-law's Street Credibility has gone up 25 points. She now officially has bragging rights.😁😁"

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14. @erauprcwa, 2019
..."(anecdotal) if you've been around ethnic people or from the south, you know how to cook well...

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15. @boblozaintherealworld3577, 2019
..."now of course, there's white and then there's WHITE. now i've got blue eyes and fair skin but yet i'm 100% Latino. (in the old country they'd call me a 'guero')"

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16. @boblozaintherealworld3577, 2019
"@erauprcwa  my jewish mother-in-law from the Bronx made good potato salad."

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17. @tyrant-den884, 2019
"my mom does add the paprika, but sometimes also raisins.

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18. @natsaidthat, 2020
"Chadwicks responses were epic!!😆 His acting skills were unparalleled! The way he stayed in character the entire time, his dialect, posture, facial gesturing...man what a boss!!! He will be missed!! 😥"

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19. @TrueBackLash, 2020
"Let’s go with Tributes for $400.

Answer: This is the reason why there are so many people in the comment section for a hilarious Chadwick Boseman.

Question: What is to honor him as an icon of cinema and role model."

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20. @equarles8825
"Amen.  Rest in Power little brother.  You are forever in our hearts.  O,Ne Love."

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21.@ellik3802, 2020
"Fantastic segment due to Chadwick"

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22. @perri_6, 2020
"King T'Chadwick!"

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23. @lonisballington7636, 2020
"I can’t believe he was battling cancer through all of this while still having such a great sense of humor :( RIP one of the greatest actors to ever live <3"

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24. @yukirabbit2615, 2020
"And he kept his condition on the down low, even when he started losing weight and haters insulting his appearance. He wanted to keep the dreams of the fans alive."

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25. @daniellefish2316, 2020
"Came here after hearing about Chadwick Boseman’s passing. 2020 is awful and he was such a class act. Wakanda forever! And rest in power and Rest In Peace ️️️️️"

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26. @canigetto1subscriberbefore908, 2020
"This man literally fought cancer the entire time he was playing Black Panther. He is definitely the strongest Avenger. RIP King.Till we meet again."

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27. @radharamanivasam7269, 2020
"You are so right, Chadwick is indeed the Strongest Avenger, he will always be missed,"

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28. @MissLinas, 2020
"#WAKANDAFOREVER

Rest In Power Chadwick Boseman 👑 🙏🕊 ☦ ❤ 💛 💙 💜 💚 ⚘"

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29. @SuperTruthful, 2020
"He was diagnosed in 2016, so not only Black panther several other projects. Bless him."

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30. @matheussanthiago9685, 2024
" "in my culture, death is not the end"

Rest in Power King"

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31. @-BabyValentine, 2020
"Since all the recent comments are depressing, can we take the time to imagine the KING seriously going on this show and taking time off from protecting Wakanda 😂."

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32. @milesandcoffee, 2020
"It's so funny because it brings TRUE!  He stayed in character!  I love this!"

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33. @royal_kira7184, 2020
"And why did he need the prize money tho? 🤔"

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34. @generaldeathmaster9295, 2020
"Yeah. Like he isn’t rich enough. I think Black Panther is worth about $300 billion in the comics"

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35. @LazyCat010, 2020
"@royal_kira7184  Raising money for Shuri's science center"

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36.  @Brian-sf6ew, 2020
" "This White Woman does not season her food" "

I'm dyin' here lmao"

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37. @davethevikingkid, 2020
"and adds raisins!"

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38.@jobesz44, 2021
"The dynamic between Keenan and Chadwick on that last answer is priceless. That piece of the segment belongs in SNL hall of fame. RIP to the late, great king Chadwick"

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39. @jkhegarty4317, 2022
"I agree with you. SNL hall of fame! This skit will never grow old!"

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40. @christinablackmambabroadwa3289, 2022
"I agree. I believe that’s why they had it split screened. So that we, the viewer, could see that dynamic that you speak of."

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41. @thomasfranco5997, 2022
"@jkhegarty4317  I think their are 2 skits of Black Jeopardy that should go to the hall of fame. The other with Tom Hanks. They are both great skits. I watch both of them when I need a pick me up. Rest In Peace Chadwick Boseman! you will be missed,"

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42. @timcrum146, 2021
"Boseman was a talented man. He rocked the role of Black Panther like no one else could have. It’s sad to see him looking so meek and sickly. To show up, put on a smile, and deliver those lines so smoothly while literally dying shows how strong and talented he was. RIP King T’Challa, Wakanda Forever!!"

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43. @stephboseman1470, 2021
"I know, right?  He was so sick and nobody knew."

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44. @patchdavis35, 2021
"This, kids, is what courage looks like. You will rarely see it." ** 45. @gabrielklute1086, 2022 "Just saw Wakanda forever 2 days ago and the tribute made me cry. This man was such a good person and inspired so many. RIP Chadwick your legacy as a hero will last forever." ** Reply 46. @bampo8436, 2022 "Yeah :( "

** 47. @disturbedpyro4511, 2022
" “Aww hell naww Karen! Keep your bland ass potato salad to yourself!!”😂😂😂 this skit will never get old!"

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48. @johnhayes6372, 2022
"🤣🤣🤣"

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49. @adrienneflowersscott9290, 2022
"Adding something unnecessary like raisins. 😂😂😂"

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50. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2022
" @adrienneflowersscott9290  I actually did see potato salad with raisins in the grocery store a couple of weeks ago.😎😎"

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51. @jazzinikki01, 2022
"Hahahaha 😂"

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52. @douglasthompson1988, 2022
"@stephaniegittinger7980  <Gasp‼>"

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53. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2022
"@douglasthompson1988  note that I did not buy it!"

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54. @Led_By_Christ, 2023
"King T’Challa’s line O hell naw Karen keep your potato salad to yourself lmao this entire skit. Loved everyone" ** Reply
55. @dianeibsen5994, 2023
"Right! I watch it over and over and over again. Kenans facial expressions are so amazing. Gifted."

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56. @danni1993, 2023
" @stephaniegittinger7980 

😳Is that really a thing...raisins in potato salad???

Oh, say it isn't so!"

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57. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2023
"@danni1993  it is,  unfortunately.  So is grapes in chicken salad!"

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58. @yoshikitte, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980  GRAPES?? CHICKEN SALAD?? STEPHANIE NO."

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59. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2023
"@yoshikitte  I'm afraid so"

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60. @byanymeansnecessary9329, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980  you are missing out, adding a natural sweet to.a dish activates a whole extra set of taste buds for a much richer flavor palette.  I tell you this as a black man who has been eating soul and Caribbean black people food for over 40 years.  Do you eat yams with marshmallows over them? Similar concept."

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61. @angelafisher9970, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980 I kinda like the grapes in chicken salad thing; don’t take my card😂"

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62. @disturbedpyro4511, 2023
" @angelafisher9970  grapes in chicken salad is different because slightly sweet goes goo with chicken. But raisins In potato  salad is a crime against food! Lol"

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63. @disturbedpyro4511, 2023
"@byanymeansnecessary9329  yes candied yams are amazing! And yes a little sweetness goes good in savory dishes. But if you want a little sweetness add something that pairs well with it, like Bread and Butter pickles or something. Raisins are gross in their own, never mind In potatos"

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64. @missmary2877, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980  Grapes in chicken salad is a very different conversation than raisins in potato salad!"

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65. @missmary2877, 2023
"@byanymeansnecessary9329  Raisins are delicious. Just please do not use them in...POTATO SALAD. Thank you, the planet"

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66. @teresasnamesake4784, 2023
"I watch this one over and over again 😂"

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67. @JM-zk9ou, 2023
"I crack up every time I watch it"

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68. @disturbedpyro4511, 2023
" @teresasnamesake4784  same! Chadwick was such a cool guy. So sad he died so young. I was completely shocked when it was revealed he had cancer.

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69. @christophergargaro959, 2023
"The only bad part of this skit is we can never have it again - RIP Chadwick. Taken from us far too soon. He was absolutely brilliant in this."

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70. @nicolelala10, 2023
"Brilliant in this....and everything else he appeared in..." 

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71. @DunmoresMovieMania, 2025
"Exactly! I was just thinking this would have been hilarious as a recurring skit whenever Chadwick would have been on the show; T'Challa answering in his innocence of modern america. So tragic that we can never ever have this dynamic again."

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72. @SDeezy593, 2025
"Facts. I still remember watching Black Panther when it came on ABC with no commercials after Chadwick passed. That gesture alone displays his impact.

Nevermind BP was on track to be the biggest Marvel movie franchise ever, IMO.

I will say, however, that we should want the BP franchise to continue with another actor. And I believe Chadwick would agree with this as well. And we should be willing to give the new one a shot, even as difficult as it would be for us initially."

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73. @heatherclemmons956, 2025
"Coming here to rewatch this after Chadwick just got his star on the Hollywood walk of fame. We miss you Chadwick 😔

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74. @BriPopp, 2025
"Chadwick Boseman was one of the most beautiful humans "

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75. @warriorwomanwisdom, 2025
"This will never not bring joy and laughter! We miss you, Chadwick. " 

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"The Blackest Black Jeopardy?" - Additional Comments About SNL's Black Jeopardy Sketch Featuring Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa/Black Panther)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part IV of a four part series that showcases the April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy" sketch on the weekly national American televised series Saturday Night Live. Among others, this sketch starred Chadwick Boseman in his role as T'Challa from the blockbuster Black Panther movie.

Part IV provides an excerpt from an article about that sketch and presents additional* selected comments about this April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy" sketch. In addition, this post presents selected comments comparing this sketch with other Black Jeopardy skits and the Saturday Night Live series itself and selected comments about whether or not the concept and content of Saturday Night Lives' "Black Jeopardy" is racist and/or stereotypical.

*The comments compiled in this post are in addition to the comments that are presented in Part II and Part III of this pancocojams series.

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/saturday-night-lives-black-jeopardy.html for Part I of this pancocojams series presents an excerpt from an online article about this "Black Jeopardy" skit and a video of this skit. My transcript of this skit is also included in this post. This transcript differs slightly from the sub-titles that appear in that embedded video.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/tchalla-black-panther-karens-potato.html for Part II of this series. Part II presents selected comments from this video's discussion thread about "T'Challa & Karen's potato salad". The Addendum to that post presents the entire sub-thread (as of April 16, 2018) about "Black Cookout Rules & Regulation".

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/comments-about-sprite-being-black-soda_18.html for Part III of this series. Part III of this series presents selected comments from the discussion thread of the YouTube video of April 7, 2018 Saturday Night Live's "Black Jeopardy". These comments focus on two of the "prizes" announced for the "Black Jeopardy" contestants: Sprite (which was described as "the Black soda" and "Useta Hold Margarine" containers.

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The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Chadwick Boseman, Kenan Thompson, and all others who performed on that sketch and thanks to that sketch's writers. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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ARTICLE EXCERPT:
From https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2018/04/08/black-jeopardy-chadwick-boseman-snl.html T'Challa On Black Jeopardy Is The Funniest SNL Sketch In Ages
Even Wakandans know not to eat everyone's potato salad.
Written by Jerry L. Barrow, published in the week of April 12, 2018

"King T'Challa, ruler of Wakanda, has had to make some adjustments since opening his nation's borders to the outside world....

In a perfectly written SNL sketch, host Chadwick Boseman plays a game of "Black Jeopardy" as Black Panther's T'Challa, who is trying to navigate his way around Black American culture. As he fumbles his way through categories like "Fid'na" and "Aww Hell Na," he finally finds his footing in the "White People" category, reasoning the lack of seasoning in some woman named Karen's potato salad.

[That video is embedded here and the following quote is T'Challa response to the "Aw hell naw" category's answer about what would you say when a woman named Karen brings potato salad to a Black cookout.]

It is noble that she volunteer to cook for everyone. And although I have never had potato salad, I sense that this white woman does not season her food. And if she does, it is only with a tiny bit of salt and no paprika, and she will probably add something unnecessary like raisins. So I feel I should say, ‘aw hell no, Karen. Keep your bland-ass potato salad to yourself.

Now if he brings this level of deductive reasoning in dealing with Thanos he may just make it out of Infinity War alive."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Black Jeopardy with Chadwick Boseman – SNL



Saturday Night Live, Published on Apr 7, 2018

Shanice (Leslie Jones), Rashad (Chris Redd) and T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) compete on Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson).
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Statistics (as of April 18, 2018 11:11 AM EST):

8,981,416 total views

173K total likes

5.6K total dislikes

12,417 comments

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD: WHY SPRITE IS CONSIDERED "THE BLACK SODA"

All of these comments were published from April 7-April 18, 2018. These comments are given by subject matter.

numbers were added for referencing purposes only.

Part I: Comments about the Jeopardy categories, "questions", responses, and prizes

1. Claire Knight
" “The only jeopardy where the prize money is paid in installments” I AM DECEASED!"

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2. Ariel Cotton
"Claire Knight
and no cash prize lol. margarine tub 😂😂😂😂 burnt steak and sprite haha"

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3. D Mason
"These category choices!!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂"

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4. Zaneta Smith
"D Mason AW HELL NAW 😂😂😂😂😂
FID’NA"

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5. Upshot p
"I live in the suburbs and even I know it’s finna not fidna 🧐"

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6. terry berry
"Upshot p not everywhere though ! 🤷🏽‍♀️"

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7. Tima & Dukes
"cable bill in your grandmama name "what is to honor her" lol only in WAKANDA! 🤣"

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8. brokeboi 15
"That's really nice. It's wrong, but it's really nice💀💀💀"

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9. Lexiaa Forever
"“To honor her as the foundation of the family “
“You right but that’s WRONG “"

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10. Dawn Lee
"Lexiaa Forever I died after he said that😂😂⚰️⚰️"

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11. cire155
"I was crying laughing at this one. The best one"

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12. R Ree
"Lexiaa Forever what’s fidna"

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13. Azizi Powell
"R Ree, "fid'na" is a form of the African American Vernacular English term "finna", meaning "gettin[g] ready" (to do something). "Finna probably comes from the Southern Black pronunciation for "fixin to". In the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where I live, I've heard some Black folks say "fixin to" more often than "finna".

Of course, not all African Americans use "finna" or "fixin to" when we want to say "gettin[g] ready to". For what it's worth, I've never used those terms and I've never heard or seen "fid'na" used before this "Black Jeopardy" sketch."

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14. Teofilo Tuiteleleapaga
" “What is to honor her, as the foundation of the family” followed by a reassuring nod"

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15. Brandon Blizzy
"What is to honor her as the foundation of the family😂😂 #WAKANDA FOREVER🙅🏿‍♀️"

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16. J.R.TV
"I'm a Nigerian and I approve this message"

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17. Lola Femme fatale
"J.R.TV lol"

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18. gatfatf
"J.R.TV I realized it when he said "This Karen is Caucasian, eh ?" "

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19. Elike Heh
"J.R.TV same but I am Ghanaian"

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20. Katy Clark
"J.R.TV I am Egyptian"

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21. Teddy Onditi
"I am Kenyan and will forever approve this message 😂😂"

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22. A-man the9
"J.R.TV I am Cameroonian and I approve this message."

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23. Bright Light
"J.R.TV The Congo tribe will not challenge today!"

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24. Thatgirl Bubbz
"Lol this is awesome😂"

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25. to_ dark
"J.R.TV no one asked yo dark ass"

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26. Phan Account
"and no one asked your sensitive ass either."

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27. JJKILÉM M
"I’m an Angolan and I also aprove it"

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28. Zino A
"with your stupid self, no one asked you either and not all Nigerians are dark skin you fool @to_dark"

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29. ichocomilo
"R Ree I'm Ghanaian and for most of us Africans, it's fairly simple for us to determine different/authentic accents."

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30. NameCallingIsWeak
"I'm Ghanaian and for most of us Africans, , it's fairly simple for us to determine different/authentic accents" In America it's easy to identify those from New York, Texas, Boston ... California is harder... Midwest is even harder."

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31. fuzzy one
"yea, except the part about trusting the police. Africans don't trust the police anywhere."

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32. Rachel McCoy
"He hella talking bout shuri “one day she can become a great scientist” I’m hella weak"

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33. A. V.
"Well, the answer we were looking for was...out my damn house" 😂"

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34. Avondale Advantage
"What is I ain't got it because I died, you talking to a GHOST. Sallie Mae will still come after you."
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"Sallie Mae" is a publicly traded company that is the largest provider of education loans in the United States, as of 2016. Along with providing student loans, Sallie Mae purchases student loans from original lenders and provides financing to state-based student-loan agencies." https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/salliemae.asp
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"Sallie Mae" is a semi-colloquial name for this higher education (university/college) student lending company.

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35. hourglas39
"I need to use that one when the student loan people call! LOL 2:31"

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36. Paige
"Tchalla: I don't know this one. LOL LOL"



"Tchalla: I think I'm getting the hang of this..."

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37. serbrightside
"Culley Notice the Coming To America and Wesley Snipes shout out. Eddie Murphy's character was another African price and Wesley was supposed to star as Black Panther 20 years ago but the movie was cancelled."
-snip-
The "host" mentioned African American actor Wesley Snipes after the question about paying student loans (as a backhanded reference to Snipe's legal problems regarding that.) This was when "T'Challa" responded "I don't know this one".

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38. HeroesNStuff
"I wonder what Kill-monger's answers would have been. lol"

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39. Benjamin Hayes
"HeroesNStuff prolly sum like my ancestors didn't have the pleasure to eat the white mans bland ass potato salad. Nah they were starved and forced to eat pig guts and whatever other left overs that the white man deemed worthy id rather die of starvation than take pitty from the likes of karen😂"

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40. Sebastien O.
"Benjamin Hayes INCREDIBLY ACCURATE 🤣🤣🤣"

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41. Collin LaBrosse
" "Bad things happen when you kick Jesus out your house" realest sentence spoke on SNL"

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42. jeanene henry
"Very true."

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43. Kova Rogers
"True dat!!"

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44. Jamal Walker
"The policeman says there's been some robberies in your neighborhood and ask if you have "any information.""
"What is, not only do I tell this man what I know, but I also assist him in tracking down the offender. After all our ministers of law enforcement are only here to protect us. Is this correct?"
Best part lol"

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45. DarlingNikki2
"Kenan's facial expressions at that part had me dying laughing!”

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46. morgaffi
"I've watched this at least 10 times and have tears in my eyes every freaking time...please tell me it's ok for a white guy to find this so damned funny! Kenan is always spot on absurd ("I mean, it SHOULD be"!), but Chadwick's straightfaced unawareness is too freaking hysterical!!!!
I need a Sprite......"

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47. Jay Wright
"You could wind up looking like The Weekend lololol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"

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48. Jaime C
" "The sound of white people nearby, shopping for real estate means the fun is over." -rotfl,(while dying and crying inside at it's truth)."

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49. Mr. E B
"That trap theme song tho Lmfaoooo
-snip-
This comment refers to the Trap” music version of the theme for the actual Jeopardy television series."

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50. Jennifer Schillig
"03:30: "...like my awesome sister." (I kid you not...I would watch an entire movie about Shuri.)"

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51. Inkimetronic
"Chadwick Boseman is truly a king. To deliver all of those lines with so much control and character. I mean he could have burst our laughing at any moment. But also, what I LOVED HERE is the TRULY NOBLE and KIND character expressed of T'Challa. We see this in the film and also it is accentuated here. He actually is a true optimist but also a realist; he believes in hope, courage, valour and honour and his answers all really reflect that. He answers like a king and T'Challa is bae."

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52. Jacquelyn Brown-Benefield
"Inkimetronic What a beautiful observation (I noticed the kindness too), and I appreciate your sharing it (and your enthusiasm over it :-). This skit hit on many levels! 😄"

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53. Heavenly Controller
"Killmonger would’ve swept this game in the first round 😂"

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54. julez4002
"He's from America T'Challa isn't."

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55. Aaron Verico1
"julez4002

Good point."

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56. Kenneth Wright
"julez4002 That IS the point"

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57. Balzac T. Bagher
"julez4002 that's the damn joke"

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58. CorbCorbin
"In dee face!!
Coming To America reference thrown in as well.

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59. Joi Dennie
"When I read this that came on AND I DIED"

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60. Rasun FrmQns
"If they added the ghost of killmonger, that woulda put this over the top"

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61. Wassup G
"Rasun FrmQns yasss!"

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62. Aaron Verico1
"onemoment

The whole damn sketch is funny as hell! Lol. This Black Jeopardy is an instant classic! 😂💀👌💯"

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63. Christian Satine
"Hysterical from beginning to end, even the prizes. "Well Done Steaks". OMG! That describes me and my mom. Hahahaha!"

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64. GeorgiaDawg 247
" “To honor her, as she is the foundation of the family.”

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65. janwera
"GeorgiaDawg 247 that was the response that 😵 me ... I heard that and his law enforcement answer and thought , oh dear, T’Challa isn’t going to make it but our boy came through in the end - praise be 🙏🏿"

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66. me
"I like to think this is canon in the MCU."
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"MCU" = Marvel Comic Universe

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67. moviemaster8510
"Officially canon. No one can convince me otherwise."

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68. John Adamson
" "the sound of white people shopping nearby for real estate means that the fun is over" lmaoooooo"

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69. jasmine xo
"Funniest line 'after all, our ministers of law enforcement are only here to protect us' 😂😂"

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70. Jay'Reid Tips
"jasmine xo facts only...
"Not only will I tell him everything I know but I will help track down the offenders" I was dead 😵😂🤣"

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71. no thanks
"Was...was that a gentrification joke at the end? damn 💀"

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72. SaveYourGames.com
"It surely was. 😫"

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73. Felicia Kelley
" “The sound of White People shopping for real estate “
So much truth in that statement"

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Part II: Comments about that sketch compared to other "Black Jeopardy" skits and/or compared to the Saturday Night Live series itself
1. tralfama dorian
"Black Jeopardy is still one of my fav things on SNL. Kenan makes it always look soo easy and fun as if there was no acting involved."

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2. Sea Pig
"There isn't. Kenan is the same "character" in every sketch."

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3. Nutella Ninja
"Sea Pig Well, he IS the host. But his reactions and jokes are hilarious. Plus, being in a skit is still technically acting."

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4. Nutella Ninja
"Noah Hurley-Abelew Kenan Thompson is acting as the Black Jeopardy host in this skit. He's like a parody, or a black Alex Trebek."

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5. Trevor Hegstrom
"His facial expressions are the best part of this skit"

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6. AGENT X DIGITAL VIDEO
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa omg so funny! Great performance by Chadwick! Great writing!"

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7. Louie
"This is my favorite black jeopardy yet, T’Challa’s answers were too funny 😂 😂😂"

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8. slick vick
"Louie my favorites gotta be Jamie fox"

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9. R Navs
"Louie tom hanks was better sry"

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10. amazedsatsuma
"R Navs agreed while this one was good...the Tom Hanks one was perfect"

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11. Darius King
"This one and drake's are my favorite."

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12. Natalie
"My favorite is the one with Elizabeth Banks! She is TOO funny! She turned her whiteness up like 200%😂😂😂"

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13. îtš.løñdøñ düh
"R Navs he ain't even black💀😂"

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14. Your Boy Guzma
"Louie He was being so sincere with his answers. 😂😂😂"

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15. Louie
"I'm not saying this was the best, I said it was my favorite. Tom Hanks was hilarious tho with that Trump hat and answering all the questions right 😂"

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16. mystichdx
"I just rewatched all five Black Jeopardy skits. They were all good, no doubt, but this one with T'Challa is the best, the funniest, and my favourite. Who vex loss."

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17. Adaiah Todd
"This is the Best skit I’ve seen on SNL in years! Great writers! 💯💯"

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18. Shaleigh09
"Whoever wrote this skit should get a raise 😂😂😂😂😂... the best yet"

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19. Maveth The Reaper
"AHAHAHAHAHHAHA best SNL"

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20. Sweet Candy
"@0:26 Boy this might be the blackest Black Jeopardy yet lol"

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21. Micah Jondel DeShazer
"This is such a smartly written sketch haha so damn good. We could be like Wakanda...but we playin yall xD"

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22. youdbettertube
"This is the best one since the Tom Hanks one.

Also, I guess Shanice is always the secret returning champion, cuz she's there in that flower jacket every time ahaha"

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23. Lamar Childers
"Still cannot stop laughing at this episode 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"

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24. Louie
"Ayee #1 in trending fam 🔥🍻"

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25. Monica Wilson
"An instant Classic. I was laughing so hard by the time he got to "aw hell..." I could not hear it. Loved the way Chadwick stayed in character. OMG - I must have watched this 5 times already...and will some more."

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26. Nancy I
"CHADWICK IS A GREAT ACTOR, stayed in character the entire time with the mannerisms and everything. BIG UPS TO KEENAN, too!!!"

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27. Eros Blake
"Y'all done corrupted T'Challa."

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28. Alika Decosta
"Eros Blake, it's called Americanized."

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29. Philip Winn
"Americanized, corrupted, same thing really."

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30. Tj Benson
"This comment section is A-1. I love people who have an actual sense of humor."

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31. Skinny Mccollum
"These 5000 dislikes are all white people never can have a bit of fun lol!"

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32. sphinx onyx
"Black jeopardy with Keenan is a gift that keeps giving."

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33. carolene daniel
"sphinx onyx amen"

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34. Trina Parker
"sphinx onyx Kenan's facial expressions at T'Challa's innocent and wholesome answers are PRICELESS!!"

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35. Starr Kidd
"But the question is...is black jeopardy written by black writers?"

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36. Lela Robinson
"Starr Kidd is definitely Written by people who KNOWS black people so I see where you are going with this! I think it was written by Keenan tho!"

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37. Isla_Lamar
"I think so, Michael Che is the head writer for SNL"

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38. KashayDixon
"If it wasn't, it was still hilarious!!"

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39. Ronald Jones
"Starr Kidd big leslie(shanice) writes too."

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40. Cody Searcy
"This is the best skit SNL does."

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41. Viper8828
"the tom hanks one and him being amazing killed me lol"

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42. Amp Ent
"I saw the tom hanks to, but this one had me crying and laughing at the same time"

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43. claritza rodriguez
"Amp Ent tchalla character made it hilarious"

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44. Amp Ent
"This was by far the funniest Black Jeopardy yet! Kudos to the writers on this one!!"

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45. Maveth The Reaper
"AHAHAHAHAHHAHA best SNL"

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46. Brdon Thms
"Black Panther needs to visit Black Jeopardy many more times"

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47. Nia Iman
"Brdon Thms And please bring killmonger next time"

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48. Delishia Hollingsworth
"+Nia Iman ikr"

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49. Tameisha Shevelle
"This is everythang lol"

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50. troy jorn
"this is consistently the best skit on the show"

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51. Daphne Dadzie
"This is the best black Jeopardy. no matter how many times I watch it I laugh so much each time. Wakanda forever!"

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52. artist4ever25
"This is funniest Black Jeopardy ever! I couldn't stop laughing! It is bad that I found everything relatable? Definitely the blackest Black Jeopardy ever!"

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53. lordjimbo2
"They crushed this so hard. Brilliant from start to finish."

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Part III: Comments about the concept Of "Black Jeopardy" and whether "Black Jeopardy" is racist/stereotypical
1. Jeff
"Black Panther welcome to Black Jeopardy."

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2. ICON
"Jeff Wakanda is Forever"

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3. Culley
"Only if your black u understand ever lol joke and none of em went over your head, even the lil subtle slights u caught"

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4. Dj Subia
"I'm Mexican and the answers sound very similar 😂"

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5. Kai P.
"people getting offended by this is so funny"

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6. Snicker Doodie
"I'm not offended and I'm white. But I can positively tell you that there is an obvious double standard going on here. If there was a White Jeopardy, and pulled up a "black people" category, black people would be pissed off. Riots would ensue. Just sayin cause it's true. The most racially sensitive group in the world (BLACK PEOPLE) get a pass when being racist. Guess it's ok to do certain things depending on your skin color.... hmmmm"

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7. BigKing Bud
"This is about as racist as an SNL skit can get.

Written by jews, watched by white U.S. male youths, and nobody wins..."

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8. Mark X
"BigKing Bud
This coming from a White guy who’s ancestors created the entire racist problem in America.
You want to complain about racism then confront the Real racist like Nazis and Klan. Oh that’s right, your kind are Nothing but Cowards when it comes to saying something to them. You see them but act like you don’t all the while using a Magnifying glass on us.
Go Crawl your ass under a rock and STFU! Until you learn how to confront the Real Racist you’re not credible or worth Shyte in confronting us🤨!"

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9. ExquisiteKinkyCoils
"Mark X brilliant post! Keep it up."

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10. oscar24x
"Well said Mark X!!"

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11. TheRedPill Provider
"Mark X [less than symbol] Nazis in 2018
[less than symbol] Klans members in 2018
Grow the f&&k* up dumbass."
-snip-
* This word is fully spelled out in that comment on that YouTube discussion thread.

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12. Mark X
"TheRedPill Provider
You must really be a Stupid ass if you don’t recognize there are Klan and Nazis running wild in 2018 America.
Are you that ill informed and Ignorant that you don’t know there was just a Klan/Nazis rally in Charlottesville, VA just last Summer in which a woman was KILLLED by one of the Racist Nazi/Klan Scum🤔??? And the Lump of Shyte💩 so called President that you probably support so nothing to condemn the Scum.
You need to STFU because it’s clear you’re not educated enough to give a legit reply to my comments, Idiot🤨!"

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13. ZealousSoulz
"Black Jeopardy is a whole ass inside joke for black folks. We know everything they were talking about 😂😂"

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14. Chad Thompson
"You're retarded, all colors know what they were talking about. Your culture isn't some amazing secret that only blacks know about, you forget, everywhere yall go yall are the loudest and can't keep ya mouths shut on anything so now the rest of the world knows every stereotype about black folks and it's all pretty true."

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15. Jett Norr
"Aw hell naw Chad Thompson"

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16. Ian Kin
"Chad Thompson wtf is it so bad we have a culture that is ours that we can celebrate? If you have never lived in a black household with at least one black parent you will understand where were coming from all the f&&king* time black people are put through hell this is something every black person relates you. Sorry if you can't handle that."
-snip-
*This word is fully spelled out in that comment in that YouTube discussion thread.

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17. jusadude
"Aww hell naw Chad Thompson. Keep your bland ass comments to yourself!!"

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18. Etchn Man
"Chad Thompson always that one racist who sees ppl laughing and having a good time in the comments and decides to try and shoot it down with what he THINKS is logic. "Black ppl are having fun and laughing at themselves?? Better throw racism at this!!"

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19. Nzuri Malkia
"@ZealousSoulz Like several european-Americans, they will not allow a person with Melanin Skin say, do or enjoy anything without their intrusive comments because they are offended or feel left out."

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20. Armoni Fields
"Chad Thompson the point wasn't whether or not you knew what they were talking about, but whether you could relate to or understand the joke/ the validity of it😂nobody said anything about being better or superior in any way, just celebrating a few things that "make us black". Insecurities and negative stereotypes that we can laugh about because even though they don't put us in a positive light all the time, there's no need to automatically be on defense about it. Sometimes it's funny because it's true and if that doesn't apply to you then maybe you didn't really get the joke in the first place.😊👍"

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21. Anthony C
"ZealousSoulz yet you can’t seem to grasp the fact that Egyptians weren’t black... and this isn’t an inside joke at all, literally everyone has heard of these retarded unfunny played out jokes"

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22. Edgerrin Ray Ray
"Anthony C you Lied about That First Part"

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23. Armoni Fields
"ZealousSoulz I see a lot of pressed folks in the comments😂 if y'all didn't get what she was saying or don't agree you guys could've easily hit the dislike button and kept scrolling lol."

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24. Armoni Fields
"Anthony C Lmao who said anything about the Egyptians? Lol they don't have to be black. But this video was about black people. So what if Egyptians are white😂😂everything is not about you guys so the fact that you had to bring that little tidbit into the conversation speaks volumes. You can happily go celebrate your own culture elsewhere. Nobody's stopping you lhh. You don't have to tear down one to celebrate another."

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25. ZealousSoulz
"Anthony C what do Egyptians have to do with what I said? 🤔 try again"

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26. Private
"Hey Zealous... I'm glad you're laughing, these jokes made me want to cry for America.

And "Chad Thompson," you are the loud stereotype that can't keep his mouth shut. LOL he doesn't even know it!"

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27. Aaron Verico1
"ZealousSoulz

Anthony C was just triggered by your avatar. Which there's nothing wrong with, because some ancient Egyptians did look like that. Black.
Anthony is big mad about that.
Oh well...if the truth hurts, let him learn to live with the pain. Lol.
💁🙅😂😎👌💯"

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28. AJ Anthony
"Typical that our culture happens to be SO amazing that you forget that y'all steal whatever you can get a grasp on, then cant keep your mouths shut about how well you "get it". These jokes were for BLACK FOLKS. Accept it."

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29. ZealousSoulz
"Armoni Fields I’m like.. was what I said that hurtful? Damn. White people so mad they showing they true colors."

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30. Donna-Shea McGee-Boyce
"I don’t know what is going on with all of these strange comments ???😳???
This skit had me laughing harder than I have in a while! 😂😂😂😂 It is brilliant! The “potato salad” took it over the top for me!! I’ll be laughing at this for years! 😂😂😂😂"

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31. Monica W
" "But what about the whiiiiittteeee peeeopleeee" headass."

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32. Andre LaRue
"Damn. Youtube comments can go from happy to racist in 8 hours. Crazy."

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33. daniel hogan
"also people need to calm down...its a skit not a factual blueprint into the psyche of the african american lol i was laughing as soon as i saw the subjects especially the "white people" subject...yall need to smile more and stop complaining someone not from your backround might not fully understand you...to my side of the pond bangers and mash means sausages and mashed potatoes(gravy optional, but preferred)but to americans the name alone brings out nervousness yet dont know what dogging is... so when its brought up they just smile and nod, not realising the subject at hand is about public gangbanging/swinging...different cultures is all.. any african americans in the south wanna teach me how to make cornbread, fried chicken,potato salad whatever im down....sh&t* ill even bring karen along! lol
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*This word is fully spelled out in that comment in that YouTube discussion thread.

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34. DanKnowsGames
"Snicker Doodie man shut up all you whites think that “if whites did this people would be pissed” shut up already"

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35. Larry Koopa
"Giving the history of how not just black people but many people of color were treated maybe the best way to deal with it is with unification through comedy. Snicker Doodie you're already being insulting calling them the most sensitive, I'm assuming you would probably see someone of color unarmed and getting shot in front of you and would still find something wrong with that person. The black community has been divided and are attempting to heal the 300 year old wounds that have been caused. You sound like one of those bitter people who want to use the N word but can't."

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36. John Smith
"They made fun of themselves more than they did white people"

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37. Snicker Doodie
"LMFAO, there you go... it's the easiest way for someone to win an argument these days, just call them racist. You're assumption that I would find something wrong with an unarmed black person who got shot is false. I don't care what skin color they are, but you do. People like you would fail to see the obvious facts like, the guy pointed a cell phone at the cops like it was a gun... you don't care about those facts, you just stick to "unarmed black man shot by white cop".... don't bother with the important facts. You're such an idiot for saying that this video is uniting. The way you twist facts to fit your agenda clearly shows you're a liberal asshole. 300 year old wounds.... LMFAO!! I'm still dealing with my 80 year old wounds from the holocaust, give me a pass for racism and hostility towards police too."

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38. NecronomSlayer
"Snicker Doodie lol there’s nothing to be offend by. We made fun of ourselves more than we did white people. And it’s a funny stereotype not a negative one that can be turned racist and problematic(violence etc). The minute comedy becomes too sensitive it’s over for everyone. Like white people dont season LOL us blacks love us some chicken LOL tomato tomato"

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39. David Bellamy
"Snicker Doodie It's funny you would say that because this skit is primarily poking fun at black people and no riots are no one crying or asking for it to be removed and but soon as it makes fun of white people some people are offended. Just tell me where is the double standard. Oh I see you must think most black people really have their cable bill in there grandma name or only like well done steaks or we all love Sprite. Seems like you are more offended than you thought"

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40. Sarah D2
"Lolol!! The thread is hilarious. When did white men become so fragile? 🤣
"But if white people did this you'll be mean"!!
Do y'all even know what you are crying about? Bloody potato salad! 😂😂"

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41. Deadass Timbs
"Sarah D2 These white people are angry because they want to partake in lampooning black people like they doing. If I was white, I would want to make fun of them too."

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42. Travis Hund
"Deadass Timbs I dont even like potatoe salad, you know damn well that's not the point."

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43. Diane Smith
"Would have been better if it wasn't so stereotypical, This doesn't represent Black Americans at all. It was almost cringeworthy to watch."

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44. Still Trollin No Ragrets
"My same thinking. These jokes keep black people under the thumb of their own victimization."

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45. JohndeBaptist
" "Its not racist when you have black people make black people look bad" -SNL"

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46. Still Trollin No Ragrets
"When will blacks rise above stereotypes?


When they choose to."

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47. exileayahika
"I love Black Jeopardy. And I'm Japanese, so I can laugh at myself. And I just think the concept is funny 😀"

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48. CD M
"I love how his answers sound like those upper class blacks from Atlanta and Dallas where their parents all have good jobs and big houses."

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49. Lil DaddyKK
"Is that a bad thing?"

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50. LUKE 1854
"Nope. But everyone should be able to laugh at themselves"

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51. Ian Kin
"But I'm happy because he actually was born in raised in the low country of South Carolina my state and area so that's not his voice that's a accent"

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52. Ian Kin
"And if he is from South Carolina he probably understands very well"

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53. Ian Kin
"Btw that's racist any black person can have a big house a nice job and still live in not so the famous cities"

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54. Elizabeth Home
"He sounds like every black children who raised by black parents of none African American."

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55. David Bellamy
"Snicker Doodie oh btw there is a white jeopardy it's called jeopardy"

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56. Melito T
"Why is it okay for black comedians and actors (who are being paid and directed by white people) to perpetuate stereotypes about black people in a joking way, but some black people lose it if anyone, not black, jokes about these same stereotypes?"

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57. Cookie_ ninja500
"Why can’t everyone just enjoy the video. It’s hilarious. Everyone needs to shut up and politics and enjoy life 🤦‍♂️"

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58. hankakah
"There are some who complain that satirical comedy like this, enforces and upholds the stereotypes of what others think of blacks, but this is SNL, and if they didn't get the referral that T'challa was from Wakanda..that should be a hint. They should realize that these are black actors and actresses, making fun of black and fictional characters, black stereotypes, it is comedy. Some people treat it like it was Caucasians portraying blacks. Chill people!"

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Comments About Sprite Being "The Black Soda" & Comments About "Useta Hold Margarine" Containers (From A YouTube Discussion Thread For SNL's Black Jeopardy Starring Chadwick Boseman)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a four part series that showcases the April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy" sketch on the weekly national American televised series Saturday Night Live. Among others, this sketch starred Chadwick Boseman in his role as T'Challa from the blockbuster Black Panther movie.

Part III of this series presents selected comments from the discussion thread of the YouTube video of April 7, 2018 Saturday Night Live's "Black Jeopardy". These comments focus on two of the "prizes" announced for the "Black Jeopardy" contestants: Sprite (which was described as "the Black soda" and "Useta Hold Margarine" containers.

Information about "Sprite" soda is included in this post.

As of April 18, 2018 at 10:50 AM EST) there weren't many comments about the third prize: "well done steaks". I declined to sample these comments in this post because many were either matter of fact statements about preferring well done steaks, or socio-political and/or racist/stereotypical back & forth exchanges.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/saturday-night-lives-black-jeopardy.html for Part I of this pancocojams series presents an excerpt from an online article about this "Black Jeopardy" skit and a video of this skit. My transcript of this skit is also included in this post. This transcript differs slightly from the sub-titles that appear in that embedded video.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/tchalla-black-panther-karens-potato.html for Part II of this series. Part II presents selected comments from this video's discussion thread about "T'Challa & Karen's potato salad". The Addendum to that post presents the entire sub-thread (as of April 16, 2018) about "Black Cookout Rules & Regulation".

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-blackest-black-jeopardy-additional.html for Part IV of this series. That post presents additional selected comments about this April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy" sketch as well as comments comparing this sketch with other Black Jeopardy sketches and other sketches on the Saturday Night Live series.

Part IV also presents selected comments about whether or not the concept and content of Saturday Night Lives' "Black Jeopardy" is racist and/or stereotypical.

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The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Chadwick Boseman, Kenan Thompson, and all others who performed on that sketch and thanks to that sketch's writers. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Black Jeopardy with Chadwick Boseman – SNL



Saturday Night Live, Published on Apr 7, 2018

Shanice (Leslie Jones), Rashad (Chris Redd) and T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) compete on Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson).
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Statistics (as of April 18, 2018 11:11 AM EST):

8,981,416 total views

173K total likes

5.6K total dislikes

12,417 comments

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INFORMATION ABOUT SPRITE SODA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_(drink)
"Sprite is a colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavored soft drink created by The Coca-Cola Company. It was first developed in West Germany in 1959 as Fanta Klare Zitrone (“Clear Lemon Fanta”) and was introduced in the United States under the current brand name Sprite in 1961 as a competitor to 7 Up. Bottles of Sprite are usually a transparent green color with a green and yellow label whereas cans are colored silver, green, and blue and aluminum bottles are colored a solid lime green. Though often confused with lemonade, Sprite stands in separate class of carbonated soft drink, except in Australia and New Zealand, where it is lemonade.

[...]

By the 1980s, Sprite had developed a large following among teenagers. In response, Sprite began to cater to this demographic in their advertisements in 1987. "I Like the Sprite In You" was the brand's first long-running slogan, and many jingles were produced around it before its discontinuation in 1994.

In 1994, Sprite revamped their marketing logo, and slogan, as well....

The brand's slogan was changed to; "Obey Your Thirst", and jingles containing it became urban-oriented, featuring a hip-hop theme. One of the first lyrics for the new slogan were: "never forget yourself 'cause first things first, grab a cold, cold can, and obey your thirst.” Under the new slogan, Sprite tapped into hip-hop culture by leveraging up and coming, as well as underground rap artists including; LL Cool J, A Tribe Called Quest, KRS-One, Missy Elliott, Grand Puba, Common, Fat Joe, Nas and others in television commercials. Sprite expanded its urban connections in the late 1990s by featuring both amateur and accomplished basketball players in their advertisements. To this day, NBA players and hip-hop artists such as LeBron James and Lil Yachty frequently appear in Sprite adverts.[1]

In the 1990s, one of Sprite's longest-running ad campaigns was "Grant Hill Drinks Sprite" (overlapping its "Obey Your Thirst" campaign), in which the well-liked basketball player's abilities, and Sprite's importance in giving him his abilities, were humorously exaggerated.[2][3]"....
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Click https://www.dawn.com/news/1329368 for a 2017 article entitled "Cola wars: A social and political history" by Nadeem F. Parachaup. That article presents information about Coca Cola's and Pepsi Cola's marketing tactics, including how those companies have specifically marketed to Black Americans.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD: WHY SPRITE IS CONSIDERED "THE BLACK SODA"
All of these comments were published from April 7-April 18, 2018. Numbers were added for referencing purposes only.

1. 313drepeso313
"Sprite... How did we become the black soda? We don't know!!! 🤣🤣🤣
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This is what the Black Jeopardy announcer read when he was describing one of the "prizes" that that fictional game show contestants would receive.

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2. Mont 3000
"313drepeso313 haaaa time to make that lean
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Information about the drug called "lean" is found at the end of this section.

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3. Drty Porcelain
"Sprite advertised with Kurtis blow back in the 80's and other various rappers in the 90's"

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4. 313drepeso313
"Mont 3000 right... 😅😅😅"

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5. Ryan Tristani
"I mean, they are sponsors of LeBron James and Lil Yachty...

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6. LyfSukz
"Cuz Grant Hill drank Sprite"

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7. Jeriat Gillum
"Because of the 90s"

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8. Erik P.T.
"Because contract money thank Coca Cola."

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9. Danielle Crawley
"Drty Porcelain that's exactly right. Hence why they are the black soda. And we alright with that"

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10. Anh Nguyen
"Kobe topped it all off."

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11. Haley Banion
"Don't analyze it. Just enjoy."

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12. Darkside Hero
"I remember back in 90s all of the sprite advertising being directed at urban youths."

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13. Haley Gilbert
"I've never heard someone say, until today, that Sprite is black people's soda. I've heard grape soda, I've heard watermelon but never Sprite. Why do people think it's okay to say sh&t* that literally makes no sense...Tons of white people drink Sprite! It's not black people drink in my opinion..."
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*This word was fully spelled out in that comment in this discussion thread.

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14. Neko 1800
"It’s because people use sprite for drugs that’s why look up “dirty sprite” you might get answers"

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15. Haley Gilbert
"but white people do drugs too???"

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16. Neko 1800
"Yea and probably the most but facts that’s how it happened"

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17. Freddie McRae
"Haley Gilbert -It's referring to advertising. Sprite, McDonald's & Ford tend to go heavy on Black actors in commercials. Just watch an NBA game. At least one of those three will be in every commercial break.

It was pretty funny. I didn't think of Sprite as a Black thing until this joke. But I do love Sprite!"

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18. John Watson
"Hell yeah even AZ... sprite went deep into the hip hop roster back in the day."

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19. John Watson
"Haley Banion for some people analytics is enjoyable."

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20. John Watson
"Haley Gilbert has to do with sprites hip hop campaign. Orange soda wasn't sponsoring And-One games. But sprite sponsored the games... the dj... half the guest hip hop artists etc. It's a product of marketing"

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21. John Watson
"Neko 1800 sprite advertised to black people before the trend of doping with sprite. Plus black people aren't the only ones sipping syrup."

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22. TheCommentFactory
"Drake also did a Sprite commercial when he was coming up."

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23. Freddie McRae
"Haley Gilbert -It's referring to advertising. Sprite, McDonald's & Ford tend to go heavy on Black actors in commercials. Just watch an NBA game. At least one of those three will be in every commercial break.

It was pretty funny. I didn't think of Sprite as a Black thing until this joke. But I do love Sprite!"

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24. Anastasia Beaverhausen
"Also remember those Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway commercials"

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25. bklyncrook
"And, Sprite Slam Dunk contest, their marketing team mos def had a focus group on demographics."

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26. Azizi Powell
"I hadn't heard of Sprite referred to as a "Black people's soda" until this Black Jeopardy sketch. But here's another connection between Sprite and Black (African American) culture: Sprite has sponsored "step show" competitions since at least 2009. Here's a quote dated 2009: "Sprite Step Off is the largest step competition in history. 30 events, in over 20 cities across the country. A nationally televised event with $1.5 million in prizes." https://thefwa.com/cases/sprite-step-off

The competing groups usually represent historically Black (university based) Greek letter sororities or fraternities.
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"Across the country" here refers to the United States.

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27. Azizi Powell
"Also, Sprite sponsors sports competitions in at least one African nation:

"2018 Sprite Ball start date mere hours away
This year’s Sprite Ball Championship is tantalizingly close to commencement as the clock ticks down to the start of the much anticipated competition.

Ghana’s biggest high school basketball competition is scheduled to tip off on Thursday January 4 and end on Saturday January 6 at the El Wak Stadium in Ghana’s capital, Accra.

The renowned competition has been the bedrock of talents in the West African nation since its inception in 2007 with a host of players graduating from the program." https://www.basketballghana.com/2018/01/03/2018-sprite-ball-start-date-mere-hours-away/

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28. Austin Sobande
" “Sprite how did we become the black soda?”😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀"

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29. Joshua Solomon
"Probably the same way Manischewitz became the black wine: it doesn't make sense."

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30. oRuTRa45
"Hip-Hop marketing in the '90s. Kid 'N Play had a Sprite commercial. A Tribe Called Quest had one. Then they did the Obey Your Thirst freestyle session commercials. Pete Rock & CL Smooth had one, Grand Poobah had one."

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31. Juan Lopez
"Austin Sobande cuz thats what they use to make lean"

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32. Josh Ruiz
"Jordan did it. Lean wasnt even "mainstream" till DJ Screw. Of course it was being done before that."

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33. kapparhotau181
"I never heard of Sprite being the black soda but growing up in the 80s & 90s it was grape or red soda, unnamed brand, that was always at the backyard bbq in the hood 😂😂😂"
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Here's some information about the drug called "lean":
From https://www.ashleytreatment.org/what-is-lean/
"What Is Lean? It's a Drug That's Sweeping the Nation. Lean is the name of a recreational drug that grew to fame in Houston, Texas. Since then, it’s become available nearly everywhere in the United States. Like many street drugs, Lean has a number of names, including Purple Drank, Sizzurp, and Purple Tonic.

People combine prescription cough syrup with soda to make this drug. Prescription cough syrup contains codeine, which is an addictive opiate. People use soda or other flavor enhancers such as Jolly Ranchers to cover up the taste of the cough syrup.

The cough syrup typically turns the concoction purple, which is where the name Purple Drank comes from. Sprite is a common soda that people put in Lean. However, they can use any soda that they wish.

What Are the Dangers of Lean?
Thanks to the codeine that’s in the cough syrup, Lean is extremely addictive. This addictive ingredient is also the same drug that makes people feel high when they drink Lean. However, codeine isn’t the only dangerous ingredient in Lean. Many prescription cough syrups also contain promethazine.

Promethazine reduces congestion from allergies and colds. In small amounts, it works fine. When people take it in large amounts, however, this drug has a number of dangerous side effects, including:

Seizures
Hallucinations
Wheezing
Night terrors
Confusion

The combination of codeine and promethazine is the reason why so many people die after drinking Lean. In fact, famous celebrities such as Lil’ Wayne have gone to the hospital after drinking too much. With the possibility of death and how addictive Lean is, it’s easy to see the dangers of this drug.”...

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD: "USETA HOLD MARGARINE"
All of these comments were published from April 7-April 18, 2018. Numbers were added for referencing purposes only.

1. AnimalsAndReports
"Uesta hold margarine
LOL!!!"

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2. LOVE OF PLANTS 🌻
" ‘Use to hold margarine’. The poor man’s Tupperware."

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3. DMS Dana
"Put whatever you want in there!"

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4. James Moore
"All my containers used to contain something else"

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5. Zachary Grigley
"I'm white and I have poor man's tupperware too."

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6. Cod Kue
"we asian, my mom does it too much"

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7. Lori Hanna
"Yes, we have a set too! But I am afraid they don't match 😭"

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8. MrTpeppers
"Just to add: I am white, and also have Mexican, black and Native Americans in my immediate and extended family and we ALL do this with containers and take out containers. I think it’s a universal thing to do."

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9. Ella Ella
"MrTpeppers That’s what makes the segment relatable! 😉"

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10. tomitstube
"awe hell yeah, be careful with it in the microwave tho."

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11. Brianna Bush
"It's called recycling"

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12. Shena K
"Asian households do that too. There's a gallon ice cream container with salad in it in the fridge right now"

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13. Gannon DeShong
"My white momma still does this"

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14. allyoop Dan
"Hell yeah. My grandma keeps her dentures in margarine tubs!!"

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15. Selendria Muganogo
"LOVE OF PLANTS 🌻 mine currently hold last nights left over lolol

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16. Madcap Glass
"Most "black" jokes are really just poor jokes, I'm white and I relate to all these jokes growing up poor."

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17. D C'mon
"LOVE OF PLANTS 🌻 You are on point! True to life! Wash & reuse! Lol

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18. Dynamo001
"I remember using Cool Whip containers for storage, where I grew up. They were collected after Thanksgiving and Christmas and used for leftovers.

I used to use the smaller ones for a cereal bowl, lol!"

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19. Ari Raphiel
"I've got four and each have something different but you gotta open each one cause they all look the same 😂"

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20. Adrian Dezendegui
"How is that a Black thing I'm Hispanic and I use used plastic containers"

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21. Dee Raver
"My Scotch Irish 99 year old grandma might be secretly Black. All Family dinner leftovers are packaged in old margarine tubs."

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22. Leslie Sauceman
"Dee Raver ours too! Is she from the south?"

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23. Mrs. Adriann
"I'm so mad at how true this is! LOL and had the nerve to have mixed looking rice in it too! Judging by all the comments this may not just be a black thang but a ghetto thang! haha

BTW Johnny's name (the announcer) should be Kareem or Jamal, or both! haha"

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24. Dee Raver
"Leslie Sauceman, no, a rural central Illinois Great Depression Era farm girl. She told me once that she had never seen a Black person until she was a teenager, and a family moved near her town."

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25. A Rose From Concrete
"Judging from all of these comments, having Uesta hold margarine bowls is just a normal human thing. 🤔🤔🤔"

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26. Will E.
"That Margarine joke is so true."

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27. headedsomewhere
"yeah, cause I got some greens in one right now ;0 lol"

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28. janimom
"My mom is whiter than white but she's the queen of uesta hold margarine, uesta hold potato salad and uesta hold cool whip."

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29. CupcakKe Kreations
"janimom same"

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30. Jesus Zepeda
"Mexicans do it too, my mom kept pickled jalapeños and carrots in those things"

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31. Manistheonly1 85
"Cereal any kind to the top of the Margarine bowl don't forget the pickle and jelly jars Kool Aid everyone wasn't privileged growing up but we made it happen and made a life don't let nothing stop you"

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32. ChiChi Monroe
"I know it's literally a day later, but I can not get over the useta hold margarine. I was saying that all day at work and cracking up and nobody had no idea what I was talking about."

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33. Ian Smart
"Its so crazy how real that is. I'm from Mississippi and I got family that does exactly that!"

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34. Kiana Brown
"I do that all the time"

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35. Mr. Wood
"ChiChi Monroe only black person at your job?"

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