What I saw is a person that made shitty jokes twenty years ago and apologized for it 5 years ago.
He hasn’t done it in literal decades and while his statement here is admirable, it isn’t going to make me start watching his show, I don’t see a reason to waste energy hating him.
What I saw is a person that made shitty jokes twenty years ago and apologized for it 5 years ago.
He didn’t feel the need to apologise for over 15 years? He only did it because he was getting called out for it.
He hasn’t done it in literal decades and while his statement here is admirable, it isn’t going to make me start watching his show, I don’t see a reason to waste energy hating him.
I agree his take was fantastic, but just because I agree with him doesn’t suddenly make him a good person or anything.
Also he has done many questionable things since then, people have connected him to the Epstein list, laughing at Megan Fox describing herself getting sexually harassed when she was 15, and his holiday album where he used the n-word multiple times whilst impersonating Snoop Dogg.
“I have long been reluctant to address this, as I knew doing so would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies with weakness and cheer for leaders who use prejudice to divide us,” he wrote. “That delay was a mistake. There is nothing more important to me than your respect, and I apologize to those who were genuinely hurt or offended by the makeup I wore or the words I spoke.”
Also, I asked my girlfriend - the apology is enough for her. She also thought the joke was shitty.
When people talk about not letting perfect be the enemy of good, they’re talking about you. Your behavior in this thread is a part of the problem.
I just dont understand why this upsets you. Blackface? Im sorry there’s real life problems that need to be dealt with rather than a comedian being a dick.
I saw the bit when he did it twenty years ago. I’ll agree that it was in poor taste, but he was specifically mocking a single person, karl malone, who is a terrible person.
He wasn’t mocking an entire race of people. Black face is a different concept where it uses white actors to poorly portray generic black americans, not specific people. It’s a different thing than what kimmel did in these sketches, though again, it was in poor taste.
I just did and all I gotta say is… meh.
Says a lot about a person when insulting an entire race for laughs is just meh.
Glad you googled it yourself tho.
What I saw is a person that made shitty jokes twenty years ago and apologized for it 5 years ago.
He hasn’t done it in literal decades and while his statement here is admirable, it isn’t going to make me start watching his show, I don’t see a reason to waste energy hating him.
He didn’t feel the need to apologise for over 15 years? He only did it because he was getting called out for it.
I agree his take was fantastic, but just because I agree with him doesn’t suddenly make him a good person or anything.
Also he has done many questionable things since then, people have connected him to the Epstein list, laughing at Megan Fox describing herself getting sexually harassed when she was 15, and his holiday album where he used the n-word multiple times whilst impersonating Snoop Dogg.
Dude is an asshole.
You put a lot of effort in to writing that and like I said, that energy would be better spent elsewhere.
It’s 3 short sentences, is that a lot for you?
Yes you’re right, arguing with people who defend racists and is a waste of my time.
Have a nice day.
Also, I asked my girlfriend - the apology is enough for her. She also thought the joke was shitty.
When people talk about not letting perfect be the enemy of good, they’re talking about you. Your behavior in this thread is a part of the problem.
lol
“We need to change people’s minds”
Dude changes his mind and uses his platform to spread messages of defiance in the face of facism.
“Fuck that guy anyway”
I just dont understand why this upsets you. Blackface? Im sorry there’s real life problems that need to be dealt with rather than a comedian being a dick.
I saw the bit when he did it twenty years ago. I’ll agree that it was in poor taste, but he was specifically mocking a single person, karl malone, who is a terrible person.
He wasn’t mocking an entire race of people. Black face is a different concept where it uses white actors to poorly portray generic black americans, not specific people. It’s a different thing than what kimmel did in these sketches, though again, it was in poor taste.
your whataboutism is very unwarranted and very unwanted.