I've not seen, and will not see it. I'm glad you mentioned feminism's shameful history of racism, because that was the first direction my thoughts turned as well. But many -- certainly most academic (within the limits of my reading) -- feminists now own up to that history. Which is why I find TERF's like J.K. Rowling so difficult to comprehend.
The quote:
"In our country, you can shoot and kill a n***," Chappelle says. "But you better not hurt a gay person's feelings."
Is unspeakably vile of him, in no small part because it is such a bald faced lie. Comedy will engage in exaggeration to tell a bigger truth, but that's not it. If he wanted to speak the truth, he should have said, "But you better not hurt a white man's feelings."
Oh well. I'm def not seeing it.
Oh, I did have to look up "G.O.A.T." because I'm not very up to date on current lingo. I've no idea what "Get Off At Tupelo" has to do with Chappelle, but whatever ...
Gares, the minute I see your name anywhere on Cappuccino or my FB feed, a feeling of calm joy comes over me. Not just because I know you would never write anything vile and insensitive, but because I know I will hear real truth put succinctly and with genuine feeling behind it. Thank you for all that you think, write, and say. I'm so glad you exist in this world.
Thanks for watching it so I don't have to. That's 72 minutes of my life I can do something positive with. :-)
If I haven't said it before, I'll say it again, dear friend. I LOVE what you did with the subject.
OMG...is my self-esteem REALLY that fragile?? Should I be embarrassed that the answer is "YES!!" ... or just remember to take my meds?
I've not seen, and will not see it. I'm glad you mentioned feminism's shameful history of racism, because that was the first direction my thoughts turned as well. But many -- certainly most academic (within the limits of my reading) -- feminists now own up to that history. Which is why I find TERF's like J.K. Rowling so difficult to comprehend.
The quote:
"In our country, you can shoot and kill a n***," Chappelle says. "But you better not hurt a gay person's feelings."
Is unspeakably vile of him, in no small part because it is such a bald faced lie. Comedy will engage in exaggeration to tell a bigger truth, but that's not it. If he wanted to speak the truth, he should have said, "But you better not hurt a white man's feelings."
Oh well. I'm def not seeing it.
Oh, I did have to look up "G.O.A.T." because I'm not very up to date on current lingo. I've no idea what "Get Off At Tupelo" has to do with Chappelle, but whatever ...
(JK. Greatest Of All Time)
Gares, the minute I see your name anywhere on Cappuccino or my FB feed, a feeling of calm joy comes over me. Not just because I know you would never write anything vile and insensitive, but because I know I will hear real truth put succinctly and with genuine feeling behind it. Thank you for all that you think, write, and say. I'm so glad you exist in this world.