Shortage of White People
E242249
"Shortage of White People" is a comedic spoken-word track by Richard Pryor from his 1975 album *...Is It Something I Said?*, satirizing race relations and social attitudes in America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shortage of White People canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2187859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shortage of White People Context triple: [...Is It Something I Said?, hasTrack, Shortage of White People]
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A.
Whites
Whites is an alternative name for the White movement, the loose coalition of anti-Bolshevik forces that fought against the Red Army during the Russian Civil War (1917–1923).
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B.
Black and White America
"Black and White America" is a funk-rock and soul-infused studio album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that explores themes of race, identity, and social issues.
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C.
Blackness
Blackness is a small coastal village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Système de politique positive
Système de politique positive is a foundational work of positivist philosophy in which Auguste Comte outlines his vision of a scientifically organized society and a secular “religion of humanity.”
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E.
Population Me
Population Me is a country music album by American singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam, noted for its blend of traditional honky-tonk and contemporary influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shortage of White People Target entity description: "Shortage of White People" is a comedic spoken-word track by Richard Pryor from his 1975 album *...Is It Something I Said?*, satirizing race relations and social attitudes in America.
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A.
Whites
Whites is an alternative name for the White movement, the loose coalition of anti-Bolshevik forces that fought against the Red Army during the Russian Civil War (1917–1923).
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B.
Black and White America
"Black and White America" is a funk-rock and soul-infused studio album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that explores themes of race, identity, and social issues.
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C.
Blackness
Blackness is a small coastal village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Système de politique positive
Système de politique positive is a foundational work of positivist philosophy in which Auguste Comte outlines his vision of a scientifically organized society and a secular “religion of humanity.”
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E.
Population Me
Population Me is a country music album by American singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam, noted for its blend of traditional honky-tonk and contemporary influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy recording
ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ spoken word track ⓘ |
| album | ...Is It Something I Said? ⓘ |
| artist | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1970s American counterculture
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African-American comedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
spoken word ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Black Americans
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racial stereotypes ⓘ white Americans ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1970s American comedy recordings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American society
ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ social attitudes toward race ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | monologue ⓘ |
| partOf | Richard Pryor discography ⓘ |
| performer | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | vinyl record ⓘ |
| style | improvisational stand-up ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shortage of White People Description of subject: "Shortage of White People" is a comedic spoken-word track by Richard Pryor from his 1975 album *...Is It Something I Said?*, satirizing race relations and social attitudes in America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.