re: The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts didn't age well

You're wrong on everything you said! Dean played a character. He only acted drunk. It is fact. You have the right to not like his character. But his character was endearing to ALL of his fans. The racism, however was evident. But at that time, it was also an act. It was comedy, it was planned. If you knew anything about Dean Martin you would know he would never stand for any hatred towards Sammy or ANYONE in his circle of friends that were black. He boycotted the inauguration of Kennedy because he didn't invite Sammy. Sammy was married to a whit woman. That didn't look good for Kennedy. Dean stood by his friends side and didn't go.

Rickles, Berle and many other white comedians and actors said many things towards Sammy, Nipsy, Redd, Wilt, Mohammad Ali and others. But they took cracks at Jeeish peopl,