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Harald Rothermel's avatar

Comedy is traditionally about making people laugh about their own weaknesses without them really grasping it.

It seems to me that Chapelle is taking it a step further by shouting the weaknesses directly in his audiences face.

I always thought that making people laugh about their own week points is not enough, because they still not become aware of it.

Although I used to laugh a lot about those comedians.

But if the public is not aware of what they are laughing about, its useless.

So I very much go with Rowan Atkinson.

Acceptance is brought to the world at this time in a rather cruel way:

I use free speech and you deal with it!

That is THE way to free the world from the hypocritical behaviour we have been playing out for millennials.

Let's just be honest with each other and learn to accept each other!

The problem is not what somebody says. It is pretty much about how I deal with it. Its about learning to accept other people's standpoints.

So I send a big hurray to Chapelle and Atkinson!

And thank you very much Jayden for bringing all this to the light. 🙏🏻✨️

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Jayden Levitt's avatar

As always I appreciate your response Harald. Chappelle's style, as you mentioned, often involves confronting weaknesses but people accuse him on "punching down", which I think he does.

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Harald Rothermel's avatar

Yes punching down is not the way either.

Punching down is throwing onto people the own frustrations and rages....

But saying the own truth is, as I belief very helpful for societies development.

So let's be just honest with each other and still always respecting and accepting the other's person(ality).

Not easy all of that, but in the end, let's just be honest about ourselves. 😉

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