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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Daemon, I agree with some of your points. I think people should have to deal with the ACTUAL consequences of their actions, but I don't think we should become a society which says the natural consequence of saying something offensive is losing your job. Sure, if there is a massive sponsor pull out or it truly impacts performance at the office, getting fired is a natural consequence.
Side note though, the Rocker incident destroyed his career. There were other factors (declining performance), but the tipping point were his offensive comments and the equally ridiculous backlash because of them.
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and see this is the problem...if someone says something that a certain group (in some cases a majority group) doesn't like...the contrived apology comes up....and this is when I begin to really wonder if that person is being real or doing this crap just to simply save thier @ss.
There is as such a thing as thinking before speaking but at the same time some things just are...and we should have a right to express the opinion...again, this is why I like DL speaking up about it.....and I am not really a big fan of his work but at the same time, we have to listen and interpret before the village runs off to grab the pitchforks....
Now my thing is...he is just one...how many other comedians and other critics have said similar remarks since this whole thing went down?
I know Damo nWayans was on that same slant...I saw him in concert 2 weeks ..BUT again it was intent and guess what..he expressed it on the same lines a DL....they were some not so cute chicks (not becuase they were black) but IN HIS OWN OPINION he doesn't CONSIDER THEM attractive and move along people end of discussion....I don't hear of anyone allasudden saying 'We must PROTEST because he call those women of color ugly!'
The last thing I want from anyone is someone who is saying things just to appease and placate everyone just to earn brown nosing points...
I hate "Yes" people