Many may know hilarious stand up comedian Donnell Rawlings better from his role as the talcum powdered dice player “Ashy Larry” on Chappelle’s Show. Recently, Rawlings got into a verbal dust up with homophobic rapper Lord Jamar when he commented on the MC’s antiquated and homophoic views stating, “Lord Jamar is boxing himself in” and “Jamar won’t be doing mainstream gigs from now on.”
Lord Jamar had little response to Rawlings tweeting out full frontal nude scenes from the HBO series OZ that the rapper had filmed, adding “[If I’m a sell out] Who MADE you do that?”
In the back-and-forth, Rawlings mentioned his gay brother stating: “I have a Gay brother so when you shit on HIM you shit on me! #FamilyFirst #BloodFirst”
This reminded me of the awesome story Donnell Rawlings told WTF Podcast host Marc Maron about initially finding out his older brother was Gay:
Good for him. I remember not that long ago when a black comic being openly supportive of a gay person, let alone the gay community, was absolutely unheard of. While there’s a lot of work to be done, and much progress to be made, seeing attitudes like this are really heartwarming. Even just 10 or so years ago, when I was a teenager, I wouldn’t have though it was possible for gay acceptance to get as far as it has.
This guy is hilarious. I’m just glad he shows his brother support.
Another WWE legend came out today after fifty years of hiding —- Pat Patterson. At least he is free and honest with himself.
I’m loosely connected to Donnell (6 degrees of separation). I found myself at a Christmas party at his house. Before I went, I only knew him as Ashy Larry…but after breaking bread with his real-life friends and family, and helping myself to drinks out of his refrigerator, I realized it was all love. His mind-set is no surprise to me. It fits him, not just in speak, but in action. A stand-up guy in my book. (I didn’t know his brother is gay…quite possibly too tipsy to remember, ask, or give a sh*t)