Dave Chappelle
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But for real, she taught me, this is going to sound, it's not going to sound, I can't explain this, but she taught me how to not be afraid of getting in trouble.
Yeah.
Because she was my authority figure.
Yeah.
But she was a loving authority figure.
And to both my parents' credit, they didn't just bombard me with rules.
They helped me understand the rules had reasons.
And we didn't agree.
Yeah.
The rules have reasons.
I know you know about that.
I see an activist in the front row.
And you were a South Side of Chicago intellectual.
Oh, yeah.
Were you ostracized?
No disrespect, but you were renowned nerds, both of you.
Well, you had to look at me.
Oh, man, my mom was like, he better bite, nigga.
But you know what else it was about you, Mom, that I love is, okay, my mom's laugh is like music.
And her mom's laugh is like music.