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Comedian/actor Jerrod Carmichael isn't afraid to push the envelope with his comedy style, but his latest joke went too far with Black Xitter, formerly known as Black Twitter.
It has been detected TMZJerrod Carmichael pulls a little punch in his new HBO Max reality series, Jerrod Carmichael reality show.
In the most recent episode, the comedian, who used a previous HBO comedy special to come out as gay, joked about engaging in “racial role-playing” with his white friend.
Per TMZ:
The controversial joke came on HBO's 'Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show' … where JC says, “Sometimes I joke with him that our relationship is like that of a slave and a master's son … who, for example, teaches me how to read under the candlelight”.
Just that opening line drew some sneers, but Jerrod continued: “Yeah, he's moaning too because he's a good person. He doesn't like this joke. I like this joke. This is my weight, I think this is hilarious!!'
Black X users found nothing funny about Carmichael's joke
The touching moment from the show immediately went viral on X, formerly Twitter, with many black users giving Carmichael the side eye.
“HBO Max has canceled every Black led show on the network Jerrod Carmichael could suck white feet” wrote a user on X.
Another user X said“everything i know Jerrod Carmichael it was against my will…”
“Nigga like Jerrod Carmichael confuse me If I were engaged in the struggle, I would never be a slave. I would flog white dogs and call it reparations. How are you still a slave to YOUR fantasy?' another person was added to X.
Carmichael loosens up on X comes next shouted Dave Chappelle for his transphobic comments.
We're curious to see if Carmichael responds to the backlash.
You can see more reactions to the clip in the gallery below.