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Originally Posted by Flaming Homer
I typically can't stand Maher but he hit it out of the park on this one.
I haven't enjoyed any of Chapelles Netflix specials personally. However for anyone to take some offence to this is absurd in my opinion. If you don't like it don't watch it. But to take everything Chapelle says at face value is being more ignorant then he is. It's a comedy show. Outlandish untrue and ironic things are being said in constant forms of satire. I feel like to take offence is to really just prove his overall point correct.
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I think you're right on one level.
Comedy is also a reflection on what those comics believe and observe, although told to us in a humorous way.
Too often hate speech in comedy attempts to get covered by the generic "don't take it seriously it's just a joke" No. It's not always just a joke, and comedy shouldn't be a field where there is always a free pass to say what you want. Times are changing, comedy has to change along with it, and intelligent comics should be able to do so.