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Re:Netflix Won’t Take Down Dave Chappelle Special, Ted Saran... by throwawaysea on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:06AM (#28835932)
Good, but Netflix needs to extend the same “creative freedom” more broadly than just stand up comedy. Neither JK Rowling nor Dave Chapelle nor anyone else should be cancelled for expressing an opinion on a controversial topic that is ultimately based on social consensus and has lots of room for interpretation and differences of opinion. But other content should also be similarly unmoderated and reflect a diversity of perspectives, even if vocal Twitter mobs revolt. The fact that “incitement of hate” is applied differently based on the genre of entertainment shows how unprincipled and arbitrary the concept is.
Re:Netflix Won’t Take Down Dave Chappelle Special, Ted Saran... by aiscapehumanity on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:41AM (#28836126)
People really acting like he's a philosopher or canary in th coal mine.
Re:Netflix Won’t Take Down Dave Chappelle Special, Ted Saran... by kyleee on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:47AM (#28836160)
I mean, comedians have done both of those things throughout history. Obviously not every joke or every act but there is much commentary, philosophy, etc. to be found in comedy