Carlos Mencia (Ned Arnel Mencia) was born seventeenth out of eighteen children. He was born in Honduras but his parents were engaged in a domestic dispute so he was raised in California by his aunt and unlce. He is a comedian who incorporates both political and race or cultural issues in his comedy. He has his own show Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central. In this show he talks about current events issues but also incorporates his past and his background and even his brother, Joseph Mencia in his show. In this particular standup he begins by having a time machine in which he travels to the past to attempt to help his family, politicians and celebrities. Later, Carlos tackles the topic of "white guilt." Mencia complains that he gets emails from white people criticizing him for what he should or shouldn’t say about minorities. He says that White people can say things like he does but cant due to “white guilt”. This guilt for having it easier and “not having to swim here, jump a fence here,” and his solution is this is camp-like place led by “Willie Wonka” where they “fix” this white guilt mentality by having them experience “500 years of racism and oppression in one day”. He is poking fun at the overly sensitive to certain jokes and is trying to make a point that you don’t have to be overly careful of what you say to someone because they are simply a minority.
Mencia, Carlos. "Mind of Mencia." Comedy Central. 9 July 2008. Hulu LLC.
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