Firing Line: Spontaneous Combustion of Black Entertainers

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William F. Buckley (Robin Williams) reveals his racist beliefs as he asks Dr. Phillip Holder (Eddie Murphy) about the flammability of black men. Dr. Holder attributes the flammability of black men to their pigmentation. [Season 9, 1984]

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Tags: Flammable blacks, Blacks Firing Line talk show, Robin Williams blacks talk show, Eddie Murphy flammable black people

S9 E124 minHighlightComedyLate Night

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