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It's not easy to balance the fine line between being funny and offensive, but Carlos Mencia manages to make it work on Mind of Mencia--Uncensored Season 1. Born in Honduras to a Honduran father and a Mexican mother, Mencia takes glee in mocking uncomfortable stereotypes. No one is immune from his sharp tongue, least of all "beaners." Part of his show is dedicated to "outing" Hispanic celebrities who try to pass as anything but. Nicole Richie, Reggie Jackson, and Bob Vilas all are part Hispanic, he points out. Ironically enough, Mencia has taken some slams for being a white man trying to pass as a minority. In reality, Mencia has some German roots on his father's side, but he was raised in a Hispanic household and speaks fluent Spanish.
Mencia makes jokes about Asians, whites, Arabs, and African Americans, but he rarely says anything that makes the viewer cringe. Somehow, the manic comic makes the person he's making fun of feel he's in on the joke. In one segment, Mencia brings a metrosexual-type male audience member on stage, orders him not to speak, and tells the man to dance. Mencia then asks the audience to decide whether the man is gay or foreign. He's neither, but with the help of the good-natured participant, Mencia makes a telling point that looks often are deceiving and that we as a society are all too happy to jump to the wrong conclusions. --Jae-Ha Kim
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3.9 out of 5 stars (56 customer reviews)
31 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chalk one up for the Beaners, Mar 12 2006
By Dr. Dave - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mind of Mencia with Carlos Mencia: Season 1 - Uncensored (DVD)
So he's Honduran, so what? Mencia grew up in East LA; how much more "Beaner" do you want?I'm Puerto Rican and I think Mencia is hysterical, especially the way he rants against stupidity without regard to race, creed, color or national origin. He and Chapelle are cut from the same cloth, but their styles are distinct.
Yes, he is not afraid to offend, very refreshing in an era of bocorrectness, and joins the ranks of Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor, who raised many an eyebrow. I'm anxiously awaiting season two.
13 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dear Dee Dee Dee's (i.e. "Ant Popper"), Mar 23 2006
By Rogers - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mind of Mencia with Carlos Mencia: Season 1 - Uncensored (DVD)
In response to the "Ant Popper's" so called "review" below, Carlos was renamed Carlos by his aunt and uncle who raised him and their last name was Mencia.Have you ever watched the show?
If so, you might have recalled a certain phrase that Carlos uses for people like yourself...
DEE DEE DEEEEEEE!
If you're not laughing, you're not living, baby.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mind of Mencia season one, Aug 30 2006
By M. Germano - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mind of Mencia with Carlos Mencia: Season 1 - Uncensored (DVD)
LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HILARIOUS!
I can not wait for season 2
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