Larry Wilmore: After SAE Video, You Still Think ‘Racism Doesn’t Exist?!’

Larry Wilmore opened The Nightly Show on Tuesday by playing a clip of the University of Oklahoma’s SAE chapter singing its racist frat song.

“‘Racism doesn’t exist anymore, Larry,'” he said, imitating his critics. “‘Why do you always have to focus on race on your show? Just stop.'”

“You first,” Wilmore said, emphatically. “I’ll stop taking about race when people stop being racist.”

On the news that two students had been expelled and the fraternity had been kicked off campus, he added, “Don’t worry, you won’t be seeing any more of those frat boys, until they’re your congressman.”

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Even more disturbing to Wilmore was the video of SAE’s 79-year-old house mother, Beauton Gilbow, who was caught on camera singing the “n-word” as well. “Man, Oklahoma, what the fuck is going on there?” the host asked. “Shame on you, lady! You’re a frat house mother, you should know better.”

Watch video below, via Comedy Central:

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