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[–] 150 points 1 year ago (14 children)

The lineup features Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari and Jo Koy, among many others who are all taking their fees directly from the Saudi government.

Burr being on that list surprises me, but it said he’s also been to UAE. Davidson is pissing on his father’s grave.

They have also taken flak from their peers. “The same guy that’s gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a fucking suitcase,” said Marc Maron in a standup clip posted on his Facebook.

Exactly.

Greedy fucks, all of them.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Dave Chappelle, Louie CK, and Aziz Ansari were all on the list of comedians.

    Cancelling isn't really a thing.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Well, it is a thing but it's also an integral part of being human rather than a "culture" that's somehow new. The difference is that it's a power wielded by the people now rather than tastemakers putting people on a blacklist.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago*

    Another thing that's happening with people that are "cancelled" is that they immediately get offered to join a group of "cancelled" public figures who bond over being disgusting pariahs and rebuild their careers by grifting to the right. Andrew Callaghan of channel 5 news (also All Gas No Brakes) talks about getting a job offer from InfoWars just a week after the sexual assault allegations against him went public. They anticipated he would respond by rebranding as "anti cancel culture" like so many others rather than admit fault and make a genuine effort to improve.

    For those unaware of what happened with Andrew Callaghan, he had a habit of getting drunk and then pressuring/coercing women into having sex. His response was not perfect IMO, but he did confess that he had a problem and sobered up, which is more than can be said of most "victims of cancel culture."

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Out of all of the comedians asked only TWO had enough integrity to turn the offer down.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias were the only two that turned it down as far as I know.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Mike Birbiglia apparently turned it down, but didn't make a big deal out of it.

    There's no way that Nate Bargatze and John Mulaney didn't get offers. I have to assume they turned it down based on the fact they didn't go.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Do you know if they turned it down for moral or ethical reasons or if they only turned it down because they already had a schedule conflict?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I dunno if he turned it down or just blasted people about it but Zach Woods had a great video denouncing this.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I'm guessing he was just one of many other comedians that were blasting the others about it. I saw one list, I don't know how comprehensive it is, but that's what I'm going off of. It listed all the comedians on the bill and mentioned the two that turned it down.

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