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Footballguy
I just watched one of the two relatively new Dave Chappelle specials on Netflix. He started out saying something about this being one of his last specials or shows. He then went on to talk about how one of the reasons he's going to stop doing shows (and who knows if he really will - could be a money grab) is essentially because of political correctness and specifically talking about transgenders and some transgender jokes that he's told. This thread isn't to discuss transgender issues as we have one for that. What I'd like to discuss is one particular thing he said - paraphrasing - "I'm not going to feel bad about anything I say up here, I never have, but I do feel bad that I made someone feel bad through my humor".
What do we think about this? Some questions come to mind to start the conversation:
What do we think about this? Some questions come to mind to start the conversation:
- Do you care if/when you offend or hurt someone?
- Should some topics be off limits?
- Should comedians be held to a different (lower) standard?
- Do you laugh at things in jokes/TV/Movies that you wouldn't laugh at in a conversation?
- Does this fall in to the category of PC or would you term it something else? (PC has a certain connotation with people already)
So I kicked her in the #####
- if you watched the special you'll know what I'm talking about - guy is still hilarious
- if you watched the special you'll know what I'm talking about - guy is still hilarious