▲ 595 ▼ Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival (www.hollywoodreporter.com) submitted 10 months ago by Pxtl@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 168 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children) he hated that he was called out for being a transphobic person, thats the real reason. now that hes in a country that hates lgbtq+ he feels welcomed. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago Based on some of his accounts of his experiences I get why he might have a chip on his shoulder. Callinh the police on a black man for no reason just to harass them is practically attempted murder in the US and is an unacceptable step up from online comments. That being said, saying a country like Saudi Arabia where the state will throw you in jail for speech with no due process is the same is a complete lack of awareness. permalink fedilink source parent [+] foggianism@lemmy.world -12 points 10 months ago (1 child) Funny how all other countries are lacking the range of having different opinions about things among the different groups of people. Saudi Arabia hates lgbtq+? With such a view, does that mean the USA love guns more than school children? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Legom7@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago does that mean the USA love guns more than school children? Yes. I say this as an American. If America actually cared about children we would have been able to do something after Sandy Hook. America contains people that aren't stupid about guns just as I'm sure SA contains people that don't like slavery. But the good ones aren't in charge. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago Based on some of his accounts of his experiences I get why he might have a chip on his shoulder. Callinh the police on a black man for no reason just to harass them is practically attempted murder in the US and is an unacceptable step up from online comments. That being said, saying a country like Saudi Arabia where the state will throw you in jail for speech with no due process is the same is a complete lack of awareness. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] foggianism@lemmy.world -12 points 10 months ago (1 child) Funny how all other countries are lacking the range of having different opinions about things among the different groups of people. Saudi Arabia hates lgbtq+? With such a view, does that mean the USA love guns more than school children? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Legom7@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago does that mean the USA love guns more than school children? Yes. I say this as an American. If America actually cared about children we would have been able to do something after Sandy Hook. America contains people that aren't stupid about guns just as I'm sure SA contains people that don't like slavery. But the good ones aren't in charge. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Legom7@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago does that mean the USA love guns more than school children? Yes. I say this as an American. If America actually cared about children we would have been able to do something after Sandy Hook. America contains people that aren't stupid about guns just as I'm sure SA contains people that don't like slavery. But the good ones aren't in charge. permalink fedilink source parent