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[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

Having seen Kevin Hart live, I'm not surprised.

It was incredibly depressing that his openers (his "Solo cup boys") made homophobic jokes. One in particular was about how the comedian would be disappointed if his son was gay because he couldn't take him to the strip club with him.

Sorry that people aren't receptive to shitty, bigoted jokes any more Kevin. Maybe you and Dave Chappelle can get together and make jokes about trans/gay people to empty audiences.

Or in terms that you're more familiar with, "you 'gon learn today!'

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

One in particular was about how the comedian would be disappointed if his son was gay because he couldn’t take him to the strip club with him.

The premise could have worked if he switched it around and said that he was going to have to go to gay strip club or Chippendale's or something instead of being a complaint about not being able to go to his usual clubs. That would have made it supportive and accepting of his son while also highlighting his personal hangups.

[–] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The idea of going to a strip club is repulsive to me, going with my dad is even worse... Wtf kind of joke is that even

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A joke about taking your adult children to a strip club is funny because of how weird it would be. Hart flubbed it by making his son's sexuality the punchline.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The original comment was talking about the openers for Kevin Hart, not Kevin Hart himself. So the punchline shouldn't have been made by Hart or about Hart's son.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

kevin hart was originally going to be in tropic thunder but he refused to play a gay character so he was dropped

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago

Yep, I was equally disappointed with the execution.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If your humor is based on punching down then fuck off, life is shitty enough as it is for most people without having a multi millionaire laughing at them.

[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Punching down can be funny.

[–] frogbellyratbone_@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

the comedian would be disappointed if his son was gay because he couldn't take him to the strip club with him.

oh the tragedy

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Uh ya might want to look up the term 'hollywood elite', what it refers to, then pick another phrase. 'Overpaid egoists perpetually high on their own farts' is a good one

[–] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

World dominating government manipulating elder protocol Jews at that!

[–] Steve@startrek.website 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Imagine if these guys were white….

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't have to imagine being white

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

great job, keep up the good work

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

You don't need to imagine, Ricky Gervais exists.

[–] somegeek@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh too bad their shows always sell out arenas. Perform to empty crowds? You people live in your heads.

[–] ryepunk@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

Then what are they fucking complaining about??? They aren't canceled then?

If the slightest push back from people who aren't even their fans upsets them so badly then I'm sorry, we might just be dealing with soft little snowflakes. It's a little criticism, get over it Mr. Rich guy.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

Then you can stop riding their jock...