When I saw the headline for this story on NPR, I knew I had to give it a listen. Mostly, I was curious if “Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch.”
To be honest, I was a bit stunned. Brady comes off as cocky, defensive and insulting. At one point (just past the 7:00 mark), he refers to MadTV cast member Aries Spears as being “very unfunny.” Wow, nothing like supporting other black actors.
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The most ironic part is around 4:30 when he is trying to debunk the myth that “Wayne is white” [culturally]. He tells the interviewer Farai Chideya, a black woman, that “I think you’re far too smart and well spoken to be as ignorant as some people that have thought that.” Doesn’t Brady realize that being “well spoken” is in fact, a phrase commonly used by white people as a backhandled compliment to minorities?
Add to this, the context that being “well spoken” is not a trait that would be relevant to comprehending him as a person, and I’m not sure Wayne Brady did much to ingratiate himself to more of the American public.
Cringe-scale: Excellent.
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