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Vanity Fair's March Cover: What Would Richard Pryor Say?

Did Vanity Fair editors think about Richard Pryor when they planned their March cover? The late comedian once observed that the sci-fi film, "Logan's Run," was loaded with cultural subtext because blacks weren't in it. The futuristic world of the 23rd century was depicted as for whites-only, and Pryor, wielding the n-word like a knife, said: They had a movie of the future called "Logan's Run." There ain't no n-- in it.I said, "Well, white folks ain't planning for us to be here . . ." If Pryor were still alive, what would trigger his mockery? Vanity Fair's February cover featuring former golden ...

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