Comedians and their defenders say that nothing is off-limits from comedy!
But you know what else is NOT off-limits? Criticisms of comedians!
If comedians have freedom of speech, so do their critics.
How dare I say such blasphemy!
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Dave Chappelle thinks it's "punching down" on African-Americans to criticize him, Kevin Hart & DaBaby for their homophobic jokes?
He thinks it's "racist" to judge him (plus Kevin Hart & DaBaby) by the content of their character. It isn't!
Don Lemon had a classic response to Kevin Hart's jokes about abusing his son if he did anything Hart considered "gay"
the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwG7rFwwi10
article about Don Lemon's statement
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/don-lemon-kevin-hart-ellen-degeneres-1203100012/
He then referenced an old tweet from Hart about theoretically disciplining his son for playing with a dollhouse.
“That was a joke to Kevin. The truth is, that is a reality for many little boys in the United States … somewhere a black dad is beating his black son,” Lemon said, referencing a story about his friend and Hollywood creator Lee Daniels. In his series “Empire,” Daniels scripted a real-life moment when his own father threw him into a garbage can as a little boy for wearing a pair of high heels.
“Those views of the LGBT people in the black community have consequences,” Lemon said, calling up stats from the American Center for Progress, like their report that 44% of homeless gay youth in America are black.
“That’s huge. Remember, black people only make up 12 percent of the U.S. population. Among homeless transgender youth? 62% of them are black. Those kids were likely kicked out of their homes or had to run away because of who they are,” he added.
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The thing about a lot of comedians is that many act as if they haven't matured since middle school.
I should know because back when I was in middle school, I would make and laugh at inappropriate jokes and didn't understand why anybody would be offended.
But as an adult, I now understand!
I can't be 13 years old for the rest of my life.
I wrote about the issue on my blog back in 2016 when an old video went public showing Donald Trump joking about grabbing women by their genitals.
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2016/10/outgrowing-inappropriate-humor.html
That Donald Trump still got elected after that shows that the USA got some serious problems.
If voting-age adults think that's funny, what does that say to victims of sexual abuse?
And what does it say to those who commit sexual abuse?
That's the reason people use their freedom of speech to criticize comedians who glorify abuse!
After all, the critics have freedom of speech too!
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