Dave Chappelle Netflix Specials

[RustyShackleford]

“People like Jimmy O. Yang and W. Kamau Bell have publicly condemned him, while David Spade, Bill Burr, and Jim Jefferies defended him during a panel on Spade’s Comedy Central late-night series on Monday night.”

No surprise here

Sounds about white

 

[God]

“People like Jimmy O. Yang and W. Kamau Bell have publicly condemned him, while David Spade, Bill Burr, and Jim Jefferies defended him during a panel on Spade’s Comedy Central late-night series on Monday night.”

No surprise here

context is important here. How did they “defend” him? What exactly were they defending?

 

[masagipatron]

An oldie but goodie

 

[calibeebee]

 

[Master Zik]

Someone should actually do that.

 

[IATT]

for those using george carlin as some sort of defense

 

[IATT]

 

[tay1]

Here we go...
Guess it’s better he got ahead of it before his new **** drops

 

[IATT]

Here we go...
Guess it’s better he got ahead of it before his new **** drops

BIG difference from eddie actually addressing it and what kevin hart did

 

[IATT]

 

[Mark Antony]

He apologized back in the 90s too, wasn't really coming from a mean spirited place or meant to embolden idiots, just a comedic mind going where the joke is at the time.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Jemele sit down. She starting to do way too much.


Eddie having to apologize for JOKES from 30-38 years ago is crazy. This new PC culture is just full of people looking for attention.

 

[IATT]

Dude been doing family movies for over 20 years, not sure what people are expecting

 

[IATT]

The pod I previously posted speaking specifically on this recent special

Still Processing: Chappelle on Apple Podcasts

Show Still Processing, Ep Chappelle - Oct 3, 2019

podcasts.apple.com

 

[Master Zik]

This would be like trying to get Ice Cube to apologize for controversial or flat out offensive rap lyrics When fam been doing comedy and family friendly movies for 20 years.

 

[Nike Jordan]

Eddie having to apologize for JOKES from 30-38 years ago is crazy. This new PC culture is just full of people looking for attention.

He didn't HAVE TO do anything, he just did it.

 

[storm2006]

He didn't HAVE TO do anything, he just did it.

If he wants to keep getting mainstream bread he had to

 

[Maximus Meridius]

He didn't HAVE TO do anything, he just did it.

In this extra sensitive era yeah he had to. Some dude Andy Cohen recently said he was "problematic". Once that **** starts it's a runaway train with them. The social media bandwagon loads up.

Now he don't NEED to. Eddie is good he could say **** mainstream Hollywood but if wants keep doing those family movies and voice over work he gotta play their game to some extent.

 

[Nike Jordan]

Some dude Andy Cohen recently said he was "problematic".

Well, he WAS (as in "not anymore") problematic, but he's been doing family friendly stuff since the late 90s.

There's a lot things that were acceptable in the past, but aren't today, like public hangings for example.

 

[cedric ceballos]

In this extra sensitive era yeah he had to. Some dude Andy Cohen recently said he was "problematic". Once that **** starts it's a runaway train with them. The social media bandwagon loads up.

Now he don't NEED to. Eddie is good he could say **** mainstream Hollywood but if wants keep doing those family movies and voice over work he gotta play their game to some extent.

Here’s my thing. Most the time, the outrage is disingenuous, it’s more on some “gotcha” type mentality than anything. I guarantee if you go through old tweets, Facebook posts and did a little searching, a good chunk of the cancel culture heads aren’t batting 100% from the morality standpoint. If someone like that Cohen guy wants to play purity test games, he better have a perfect slate.

I’m not going to dismiss the feelings and opinion of anyone who was legitimately offended by what he said in his comedy routine 30+ years ago, but at the same time, he apologized and expressed regret about it. What else do they want him to do?

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Well, he WAS (as in "not anymore") problematic, but he's been doing family friendly stuff since the late 90s.

There's a lot things that were acceptable in the past, but aren't today, like public hangings for example.

So if he's been doing family friendly stuff and certain things aren't "acceptable" anymore that means he HAD to apologize in some way.

And you can say public hangings and killings are still accepted in this country.

Whether he was problematic depends your opinion. I'm not calling somebody problematic over some jokes. Eddie made fun of everything back then.

 

[storm2006]

Well, he WAS (as in "not anymore") problematic, but he's been doing family friendly stuff since the late 90s.

There's a lot things that were acceptable in the past, but aren't today, like public hangings for example.

You just compared public hangings to inappropriate jokes by a comedian trying to get money. Come on, man.

 

[Nike Jordan]

You just compared public hangings to inappropriate jokes by a comedian trying to get money. Come on, man.

Now you're the one complaining, see how that works?

 

[storm2006]

Now you're the one complaining, see how that works?

I’m just saying that’s an extreme way to make a point in this discussion I totally understand norms change over time but In the current day people are generally still going to hold past actions to modern standards. It’s just the way it is. Especially when it comes to political correctness.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

You just compared public hangings to inappropriate jokes by a comedian trying to get money. Come on, man.

Son made a hell of a leap