Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:42AM
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I noticed that. Who was that comic, who got Netflix special and made some sensitive jokes and the only complaint I heard was 'well, I guess some find it funny, but he really is punching down'.
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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by Hamuko on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:58AM
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I think I heard that about David Chappelle's Netflix special.
Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by whatok on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @12:36PM
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Yes, that's correct. In his case, specific quotes were selectively disclosed and context on his overall point (whether you agree with it or not) was completely lost in the process.
Most modern successful comedians are not known for one-liners. Selectively quoting through text/audio/video effectively reduces all comedians' material to one-liners and completely eliminates all the nuance and context of the original performance piece.