Editing Chris Rock (section)

==Comedic style and views==
Rock's subject matter typically involves family, politics, romance, music, celebrities, and race relations in the United States. Though not strictly autobiographical, much of his comic standpoint seems rooted in his teenage experience; his strict parents, concerned about the inadequacies of the local school system, arranged to have the adolescent Rock bused to a nearly all-white high school in [[Bensonhurst, Brooklyn|Bensonhurst]]. In his memoir ''Rock This'', he recalls, "My parents assumed I'd get a better education in a better neighborhood. What I actually got was a worse education in a worse neighborhood. And a whole bunch of ass-whippings."<ref>Rock, Chris. ''Rock This'' Hyperion, 1997, p. 46. "I got bused from Bed-Stuy to a white school in a poor white neighborhood: Gerretson Beach, Brooklyn... What I actually got was a worse education in a worse neighborhood..."</ref>

Rock has not wavered from a position explored in his 1996 ''Roll With The New'' show, and reiterated in his 1997 memoir: "Why does the public expect entertainers to behave better than everybody else? It's {{nowrap|ridiculous{{tsp}}[{{hsp}}.{{hsp}}.{{hsp}}. of]}} course, this is just for black entertainers. You don't see anyone telling [[Jerry Seinfeld]] he's a good role model. Because everyone expects whites to behave {{nowrap|themselves{{tsp}}[{{hsp}}.{{hsp}}.{{hsp}}. nowadays,]}} you've got to be an entertainer and a leader. It's too much."<ref>Rock, Chris. ''Rock This''; Hyperion, 1997, p. 16.</ref> Often the subject of tabloids, when asked about paparazzi and the other negative aspects of fame, Rock says he accepts the bad with the good: "You can't be happy that fire cooks your food and be mad it burns your fingertips."<ref>{{cite web |title=Everybody Loves Chris |url=http://www.craveonline.com/humor/articles/04647576/everybody_loves_chris.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200018/http://www.craveonline.com/humor/articles/04647576/everybody_loves_chris.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>

At the London [[Live Earth concert, London|Live Earth]] concert on July 7, 2007, which was broadcast live on the [[BBC]], before introducing the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock called the crowd "motherfuckers" and said "shit", and after a brief pause said he was joking. Due to the broadcast being at 5:45{{nbsp}}p.m., Rock was immediately cut off, and the BBC made several apologies for his use of the word "motherfucker".<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Rock defends Live Earth swearing |work=NME.COM|url=https://www.nme.com/news/live-earth/29530|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216083202/https://www.nme.com/news/music/live-earth-3-1312820 |archive-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref>

Chris Rock has been an avid fan of the [[New York Mets]] baseball team since childhood. He complained that his team "had no money" during a 2011 interview with [[David Letterman]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chris Rock Complains About The Mets On Letterman (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/01/chris-rock-mets-letterman_n_843579.html|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=June 25, 2012|first=Michael|last=Klopman|date=April 1, 2011|archive-date=April 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406095606/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/01/chris-rock-mets-letterman_n_843579.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During a 2008 rant on his ''[[Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger|Kill the Messenger]]'' tour, Rock labeled [[George W. Bush]] as "the worst president ever".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJCRs_tp3TA|title=chris rock - bush is the worst president - YouTube|website=[[YouTube]]|date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417043650/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJCRs_tp3TA|archive-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>

Rock has campaigned against the [[racial profiling]] of African-Americans, and often speaks of the everyday racism he experiences “despite being famous”.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 1, 2015 |title=Chris Rock is Taking a Selfie Every Time He Gets Pulled Over By The Police |url=https://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/04/chris-rock-selfies-police%20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20150402051427/http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/04/chris-rock-selfies-police%20 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=MotherJones}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 30, 2014 |title=In Conversation Chris Rock |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conversation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014214101/http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/chris-rock-frank-rich-in-conversation.html |archive-date=October 14, 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=Vulture}}</ref> In a [[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee#Season 2 .282013.29|2013 episode]] of ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' with [[Jerry Seinfeld]], Rock and Seinfeld are pulled over by the police for speeding while Seinfeld was driving. In the episode Rock admits to Seinfeld that "If you weren't here, I'd be scared. Yeah, I'm famous – still black."<ref>{{cite news |date=2013 |title=Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock Pulled Over for Speeding by New Jersey Cop |url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/07/seinfeld-chris-rock-speeding-new-jersey-video.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104225/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/07/seinfeld-chris-rock-speeding-new-jersey-video.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |work=NYmag}}</ref> In 2015, Rock was pulled over three times in the first three months of the year. Each time Rock posted a selfie of the incident, without further comment as to the reason for the stops or whether he was issued a citation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilstein |first=Matt |date=April 1, 2015 |title=Chris Rock Stopped by Police 3 Times So Far This Year — and He Has the Selfies to Prove It |url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/chris-rock-stopped-by-police-3-times-so-far-this-year-%E2%80%94-and-he-has-the-selfies-to-prove-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503061741/http://www.mediaite.com/online/chris-rock-stopped-by-police-3-times-so-far-this-year-%E2%80%94-and-he-has-the-selfies-to-prove-it/ |archive-date=May 3, 2017 |access-date=May 4, 2017 |website=Mediaite}}</ref>

In May 2021, Rock voiced opposition to [[cancel culture]].<ref name="Fox cc">{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|date=May 20, 2021|title=Chris Rock speaks out against cancel culture, says it creates 'unfunny' and 'boring' comedy content|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chris-rock-cancel-culture-create-unfunny-boring-content|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521225810/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chris-rock-cancel-culture-create-unfunny-boring-content|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NME cc">{{Cite web|date=May 20, 2021|title=Chris Rock says cancel culture is "disrespectful" to audiences|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/chris-rock-cancel-culture-disrespectful-audiences-2945071|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520165954/https://www.nme.com/news/film/chris-rock-cancel-culture-disrespectful-audiences-2945071|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TI cc">{{Cite web|date=May 21, 2021|title=Chris Rock says 'cancel culture' creates 'unfunny' and 'boring' comedy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chris-rock-cancel-culture-spiral-b1851250.html|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521233241/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chris-rock-cancel-culture-spiral-b1851250.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ET cc">{{Cite web|last=Mahjouri|first=Shakiel|date=May 20, 2021|title=Chris Rock Argues Against Cancel Culture: 'Everybody Is Scared To Make A Move'|url=https://etcanada.com/news/782724/chris-rock-argues-against-cancel-culture-everybody-is-scared-to-make-a-move/|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=[[ET Canada]]|language=en-US|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521230825/https://etcanada.com/news/782724/chris-rock-argues-against-cancel-culture-everybody-is-scared-to-make-a-move/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="C cc">{{Cite web|title=Chris Rock Thinks Cancel Culture Is 'Disrespectful' to Artists and Fans|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/chris-rock-thinks-cancel-culture-is-disrespectful-to-artists-and-fans|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|language=en|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519180401/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/chris-rock-thinks-cancel-culture-is-disrespectful-to-artists-and-fans|url-status=live}}</ref> He said that it has led to "boring" and "unfunny" material from comedians.<ref name="Fox cc" /><ref name="NME cc" /><ref name="TI cc" /> He also commented that there is an existing built-in mechanism for audiences informing comedians that their content does not work, like the audience not laughing at their jokes.<ref name="Fox cc" /><ref name="NME cc" /><ref name="TI cc" /> Rock went on to say "Everybody's scared to make a move. That's not a place to be. You know, we should have the right to fail because {{nowrap|failure{{tsp}}.{{hsp}}.{{hsp}}.}} failure is a part of art."<ref name="Fox cc" />

Rock has said that he was influenced by the performing style of his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock, a preacher. Rock's comedy influences are [[Bill Cosby]], [[Redd Foxx]], [[Dick Gregory]], [[Flip Wilson]], [[Richard Pryor]], [[Steve Martin]], [[Pigmeat Markham]], [[Woody Allen]], [[Bill Maher]],
[[Eddie Murphy]],<ref name="RockBTP1996">{{cite video| title = [[Chris Rock: Bring the Pain]]| medium = TV| publisher = [[HBO]]|date = 1996}}{{Page needed|date=September 2011}}</ref> [[Sam Kinison]], [[George Carlin]], [[Mort Sahl]],<ref name="ew"/> and [[Rodney Dangerfield]].<ref name="JRoss2008">{{cite episode|series = Friday Night with Jonathan Ross|series-link= Friday Night with Jonathan Ross|network=BBC One|airdate = January 11, 2008| season=14 }} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBXCP7AnpwE part 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422193959/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBXCP7AnpwE |date=April 22, 2017 }}</ref>

Comedians who have cited Rock as an influence include [[Dave Chappelle]],<ref name="ew"/> [[Christian Finnegan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cornellsun.com/node/23218 |title=Christian Finnegan Chats |work=[[The Cornell Daily Sun]] |author=Weiss, Rebecca |date=April 27, 2007 |access-date=October 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090738/http://cornellsun.com/node/23218 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> [[George Lopez]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/georgelopez|title=George Lopez at MySpace|publisher=Myspace.com|access-date=October 12, 2007|archive-date=October 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017165545/http://www.myspace.com/georgelopez|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kevin Hart]],<ref name="Chicago">{{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Luis|title=Interview: Kevin Hart not shy about past flubs|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/01/22/interview-kevin-hart-not-shy-about-past-flubs/|access-date=October 18, 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 18, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224119/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-22/entertainment/chi-interview-kevin-hart-chicago-20120122_1_kevin-hart-q-a-session-soul-plane|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Trevor Noah]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.essence.com/2013/06/18/trevor-noah-talks-being-south-african-comedian/ |title=New & Next: Meet South African Comedian Trevor Noah |magazine=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]] |date=June 14, 2013 |access-date=March 30, 2015 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709010030/https://www.essence.com/2013/06/18/trevor-noah-talks-being-south-african-comedian |url-status=live }}</ref>