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bravenak

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2. I have watched a few of his specials and he is hella funny.,

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 03:19 PM

Apr 2015

I don't think people took the time to find out enough about him before getting up in arms. Once you see his stand up, learn more about his life living in a mixed family under apartheid, his jokes make more sense. I find it sad that his parents were not even allowed in public together as a family as a child living under apartheid, and now Americans are calling him out as a bigot, even though we were stalwart supporters of apartheid and helped SA keep the system of oppression going during his childhood even after the rest of the world had given up on apartheid. Amazing.

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I am watching [View all] heaven05 Apr 2015 OP

I watched his show again on HBO (I think) and it struck me that his comedy made me laugh - and djean111 Apr 2015 #1

david chappell? heaven05 Apr 2015 #3

No, a new guy. Young. Very very soft-spoken. Now I will try and figure out his name. djean111 Apr 2015 #6

Jerrod Carmichael. djean111 Apr 2015 #8

Americans - like every other nationality in the world - whathehell Apr 2015 #9

not really heaven05 Apr 2015 #11

Yes, really, I'm afraid whathehell Apr 2015 #14

whether they like heaven05 Apr 2015 #17

If comedy is how you make your living, I'm afraid it matters a great deal whathehell Apr 2015 #37

And yet - John Oliver is very successful at doing just that. So, at least, no blanket statement? djean111 Apr 2015 #20

John Oliver has a very small audience by television standards whathehell Apr 2015 #29

How about a young 'foreigner' who lived under the apartheid system our nation supported? bravenak Apr 2015 #12

+1 heaven05 Apr 2015 #34

Are you a regular viewer of JON Stewart? The Daily Show? NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #38

Why do you ask? whathehell Apr 2015 #39

To bias or not to bias NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #41

I just watched a shorty-'chik filet' routine heaven05 Apr 2015 #19

I have watched a few of his specials and he is hella funny., bravenak Apr 2015 #2

exactly heaven05 Apr 2015 #4

I'm excited for his first show! bravenak Apr 2015 #5

I have only heard a very little bit about this "controversy" marym625 Apr 2015 #7

I read a thread here in heaven05 Apr 2015 #10

outrage? on DU? I don't believe it marym625 Apr 2015 #13

You have no idea how much the supposedly "outraged" know about South Africa whathehell Apr 2015 #15

Awww heaven05 Apr 2015 #18

LOL. whathehell Apr 2015 #27

"Coming out of my ass" heaven05 Apr 2015 #31

I would wager that most of the "outraged" are not talented enough to be OFFERED a chance to djean111 Apr 2015 #21

and I would wager the most "outraged" here whathehell Apr 2015 #22

First, I am not outraged, I am amused. Mostly at your lack of logic and your attempts to categorize djean111 Apr 2015 #23

Oh, the old "I'm amused" ruse, right, but since you've started the personal attacks, whathehell Apr 2015 #24

Oh, your post #22 was a personal attack. Actually. djean111 Apr 2015 #25

Oh right -- now we'll do a "tit for tat" routine, right? whathehell Apr 2015 #26

Um, no rage, just backing away very slowly from someone who has wildly overreacted. djean111 Apr 2015 #28

Project much, lol? whathehell Apr 2015 #30

you're NOT heaven05 Apr 2015 #33

Awww.. whathehell Apr 2015 #35

well, rest assured heaven05 Apr 2015 #40

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USA! USA! USA! heaven05 Apr 2015 #32

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #36

no actually heaven05 Apr 2015 #42

LOL..So glad you're "done with" me. whathehell Apr 2015 #44

One more post like this and I'm going to have to block you for a while until one of the other hosts bravenak Apr 2015 #43

Totally agree with your decision. Of all the shit to get so er... AGITATED over. Number23 Apr 2015 #46

I had hoped it would end. bravenak Apr 2015 #47

I agree with the block JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #48

Thank you Gen. bravenak Apr 2015 #49

Hmmm JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #50

That thread!!! It was supposed to be a quick question! bravenak Apr 2015 #51

I am Jewish and I am not offended by some failed or bad jokes Gothmog Apr 2015 #16