PxtlOct 3

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

https://lemmy.ca/post/52705494

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival - Lemmy.ca

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Show threadTheReturnOfPEB

I mean … a TV host just got fired/scathed/re-hired for talking about a murder at a political rally.

So … maybe the USA is not doing well with free speech.

Oct 3 at 1:16amWeb
Show threadGanbatOct 3
It’s not, and criticizing it is fair, but… from Saudi Arabia? The Trump admin is basically modelling themselves off their shit at this point. If he really felt this way in general, he wouldn’t have performed at this show in the first place. Criticizing the way free speech is handled in one country while in another country known for chopping up journalists is tone-deaf and comes off as self-serving.
Show threadTheReturnOfPEBOct 3

“I’m starting to think we expect too much from our clowns”

this quote is the best thing that i have to offer.

Show threadshawn1122Oct 3
Americas protection of free speech is tenuous now that’s for sure. But surely there’s a difference between being cancelled and being murdered and chopped to pieces.