It’s called keeping it real. Larry Wilmore, comedian and late night TV host, gave Barack Obama a very personalized send-off at last night’s White House Correspondence Dinner, Obama’s last as president.
Promising to limit his tribute to a hundred words,Wilmore ended with the seven-word observation “Yo, Barry, you did it my n*gga” and in so doing touching off a predictable firestorm on social media.
The entertainment website Hollywood Life provides a sample of the response:
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"@NotBillWalton: Larry Wilmore with the final words at Obama's last #WHCD https://t.co/BNGy6Q3M2e" EMBARRASSING AND A DISGRACE
— Mr. NBA JB (@Jburke1217) May 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/RyHerbs/status/726611214868996097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Kicker_Mom/status/726611275174793218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Not everyone took offense:
Best part was after Larry Wilmore show of #Respeck was Obama doing the fist bump to the heart aka the silent "my nigga" acknowledgment
— Donwill (@donwill) May 1, 2016
That includes the president, who grinned broadly, as you can see for yourself in the video, which follows:
https://youtu.be/NULjZc7j4P4