His infamous
“nikkas vs. Black people” routine had the unfortunate reaction of being widely accepted by white people who thought, “my God, a charming, non-threatening Black person who agrees with us!”
Lampooned in the historic first episode of
The Office, the “
nikkas vs. Black people” is no longer utilized by Rock:
The controversy caused by Rock's constant use of the word nikka led him to remove the piece from his act. In a 60 Minutes interview, Rock said, "By the way, I've never done that joke again, ever, and I probably never will. 'Cause some people that were racist thought they had license to say ******. So, I'm done with that routine."