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Trump rally comic reportedly tested racist Puerto Rico joke at comedy club
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2024
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I hadn't seen anyone mentioning that he's a roast comic until I watched John Stewart address this. That does kinda change how I feel about the jokes. Doesn't change how I feel about him accepting a gig at a Trump rally, though.
Yes, this is the critical flaw in this whole ordeal.
Comedians make tasteless jokes all the time and they generally get forgiven since they often exist as boundary pushers. A comedian makes 100 jokes that ride the line and push a little bit, and 1 of them was too far or bombs or whatever, no biggie, live and let live.
But going to this event, at this venue, with this crowd is not the same scenario. It sets a tone and he even mentions it in his set, that he doesn't normally play to a room full of grandmas and babies or whatever.
I see your point, but that racist dipshit should have realized a few things: not everyone knows that he’s a roast comic, it wasn’t a typical “roast” type of atmosphere, and he should have roasted the opposition, not people who the Republican Party is trying to attract.
What an idiot. This disaster is probably the closest he’ll ever get to fame.