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In reply to the discussion: I don't give a single damn about "CP" gate [View all]chervilant
(8,267 posts)54. hmm...
Colored People's Time
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Colored People's Time (disambiguation).
Colored People's Time, or CPT, or CP Time (also referred to as Black People Time) is an American expression referring to a negative stereotype of African Americans as frequently being late. [1][2][3][4].
The expression is often described as a racist and negative stereotype.[5][6][7][8]
In media[edit]
The phrase or initialism has been referenced numerous times in various types of media, including the films Bamboozled, Undercover Brother, Let's Do It Again, House Party and several television series: The Mindy Project, Prison Break, The Boondocks, The Wire, Weeds, Where My Dogs At?, Reno 911, 30 Rock, Everybody Hates Chris, The PJs, Bridezillas, Mad TV and Cedric the Entertainer Presents, Empire, and reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In the Black Jeopardy sketch aired during the March 29, 2014 episode of Saturday Night Live, host Alex Treblack (Kenan Thompson) says upon the sound of the final bell, "As usual, we started late."
There was also a 1960s public interest program produced by Detroit Public Television with the name Colored People's Time, as well as a 1980s play written by Leslie Lee which consisted of 13 vignettes of African American history from the Civil War through the Montgomery bus riots. (ISBN 0-573-61894-1). In The Wire S03E08 Moral Midgetry, when a girl asked Marlo Stanfield when he wants to meet, Marlo responded, "Five. And five mean five. I don't truck CP Time. Five and change; I'm gone." The mention of "CPT" in the television series Prison Break was by the character Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell.
On April 9, 2016, Mayor of New York City Bill DeBlasio referenced "C. P. time" in a widely criticised joke skit with Hillary Clinton, who called it "cautious politician time". [9]
See also[edit]
Stereotypes of African Americans
African Time
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Baratunde Thurston: Black History Month: An Explanation of CP Time by Your Very Delayed Guest Book Editor". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
Jump up ^ Nikki Lynette (2009-12-03). ""CP Time": Does my Black race indicate I'll always be late? | Becoming Nikki Lynette". Chicagonow.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
Jump up ^ "A Geography of Time". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
Jump up ^ "Valerie June On Learning To Love 'Perfectly Imperfect' Voices : The Record". NPR. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
Jump up ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hillary-clinton-and-bill-de-blasio-under-fire-for-awkward-joke-about-coloured-peoples-time-a6979661.html
Jump up ^ http://www.torontosun.com/2016/04/12/sorry-hillary-i-was-running-on-coloured-people-time-backlash-over-nyc-mayors-racist-joke-with-clinton
Jump up ^ http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bill-de-blasios-colored-people-time-joke-comes-bad-time
Jump up ^ http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/hillary-clinton-bill-de-blasio-colored-people-time-joke-skit-racial-racist
Jump up ^ "Hillary Clinton, Bill de Blasio criticized for race-based joke". CBS News. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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everybody in the sanders camp knows the mayor of NYC has no personal experience with people of
msongs
Apr 2016
#1
I didn't know this was a joke about POC, I was aware of the laid back in Latino culture. Lol.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#25
Interesting. I did not know this. Not about the saying, but about the stereotype. Nt
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#26
Uh-huh! I didn't even flinch. Also the black character made fun of it, too. It was satire, which
Liberal_Stalwart71
Apr 2016
#103
As we speak employers are not returning resume submissions or phone calls
Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#42
Just like we need super concerned Hillary fans to point out Bernie's racism...
Human101948
Apr 2016
#28
I do not speak for POC, they get to speak for themselves. I do point out Sanders lack of interest
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#69
"best feminist for president: Bernie Sanders" You are wrong, but I am not gonna argue.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#78
Why, it CAN'T be! I've never heard of such a thing, being an antisemitic Jewish person...
stevenleser
Apr 2016
#138
Having always lived in the SW it is big with Latino's. I have never heard it referred to AA. Nt
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#72
I've got a helluva headache, and feeling like crap, and you come up with "Briefs into a thong"?
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2016
#56
Lots of "Never heard of 'CP Time' before, but I know it's a horrific racial slur."
betsuni
Apr 2016
#14
It really grates them that Blacks will be the group keeping Bernie from the nomination
UMTerp01
Apr 2016
#37
To be honest, I'm not a Hillary supporter. She's too hawkish for my tastes.
PragmaticLiberal
Apr 2016
#41
TELL IT. But anyone who notices how two-faced and dishonest these people are are the REAL racists
Number23
Apr 2016
#144
I have been wondering about this today. I didn't know what it was about an waiting to listen to
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#24
Computer Tech time. I hear that one. Lol. Be done in 20. Hour and half later. Lol. Nt
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#77
Yeah, we suffer from Stockholm Syndrome and are dumb, low-information voters. Get it together, 1SBM!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Apr 2016
#110
They don't seem to care either. They know what racism is better than African Americans or other
stevenleser
Apr 2016
#143
Perhaps you do think the goodwill is undeserved; but, 70% of the rest of Black voters don't ...
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#120
Spectacularly well said, Bain. These folks that see only what the hell they want to see are a
Number23
Apr 2016
#146
I'm watching Chris Hayes right now, so Bill is explaining what happened. Yes, faux outrage.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Apr 2016
#101
I just tried to explain it to one of the perpetually Concerned Caucasians
giftedgirl77
Apr 2016
#105
Actually I have never heard the term before, but I can understand why it would be
still_one
Apr 2016
#107
And you know, I'd ask who asked you to take your comments "to the Bernie group" but it's beyond
Number23
Apr 2016
#147
It is no one's fault BUT YOUR OWN that the ONLY time you choose to sashay into this group is to
Number23
Apr 2016
#145
Nice white progressive Bernie supporter outrage over this is actually a thing?
Chitown Kev
Apr 2016
#124
ugh. the concern is SO fake it hurts. the same people couldn't believe why the votes from the south
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#137
Maybe you can help me show that to BtA who is normally very level headed. Because I agree 100%
stevenleser
Apr 2016
#141
i'm not even engaging with these people. i am just hoping that she wins it hard in ny/nj
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#142