That’s not true.
We all make jokes about people, family, friends, colleagues, neighbours etc that we would never say to their faces. That doesn’t make it a hate crime.
It does rely exclusively on shock. As shocking as something can be when you’re explicitly and emphatically warned you’re about to be shocked. That’s the point. He’s an edgy taboo buster, it’s what he does and how he got to where he is. People like it.
Perhaps they like it because they’re evil racists that yearn for a second holocaust. Or maybe it’s entertaining to be shocked by even the most basic bait and switch sick joke.
Netflix has stood by Chapelle so they should be ok with Carr. I think we’ll see him grovel very soon in order to keep the channel 4 gig. I think channel 4 will forgive him as they’ve pretty much built their light entertainment schedule around him for a good few years now. But nothing is certain.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Sun 6 Feb 2022, 20:54,
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I just don't think it's very funny
that's my main objection.
Edit, also it's about context and audience. My ex is one of the most PC people on earth and it became a running joke between us to think up the most offensive jokes we could, because we knew neither one believed any of it. It's using language to wind people up, but it only works if it's "captive." If you release it out into the wild it's different.
If you put something out on a Netflix then you lose the ability to control the context. In a venue you can build up to an offensive joke, lay careful groundwork, subvert it and turn back on the audience. Once you put something in a download it can be taken out of context. Carr knows better.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Mon 7 Feb 2022, 8:19,
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