Search - Carlos Mencia: Not for the Easily Offended on DVD

If you can't laugh at yourself, don't laugh at all

Tioga | CA | 08/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The brand of stand-up Carlos Mencia uses is rather abrasive, but keep in mind that everyone and everything is subject to a hard reality thump in his common sense world view. If you can't take the obvious from Carlos, you're simply offended. Such black and white humor is (refreshingly) harsh; nevertheless, you'll thank Carlos for ripping out your funny bone and breaking in half while talking smack about "stupid" people."

An Equal Opportunity Offender

Emily Woodward | Plano, TX | 08/01/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Carlos Mencia often speaks about things that I've thought in the back of my mind but didn't dare to say aloud. I first heard him once morning on my way to my college classes on the local alternative station as he was appearing at one of our comedy clubs. I was totally drawn in to his routine and the similarity between his viewpoints and mine. Carlos is very "liberal" minded and criticizes close-minded people. He makes fun of all races, religions, etc- but not in a hurtful way. He doesn't treat one race different from another and encourages people to be open minded and understanding of other people and thus isn't racist as some of his critics claim. He criticizes the way America is being divided based upon people's gender, race, etc and encourages people to relate to other groups.

Examples of his routine are: "Carlos, why are u messing with my people? Because Ackmed, it's your turn! [...] Let me explain it to you: America is a giant game of tag- somebody is always it. On September 10th, it was [blacks and Hispanics] and then on September 11th when they showed the pictures of the hijackers, Carlos and Tyrone went `Tag, You're it!'" And... "I have little compassion for people in trailer parks who live in tornado ally and refuse to move after getting hit repeatedly by tornadoes. How hard is it for them to relocate? Their house has wheels.""