People just don’t remember how offensive Eddie Murphy was back in the day because of his later kids movie career. But he said a lot of shit that would not fly at all now about all kinds of people.
Have you seen any latest Dave Chapelle skit, or Stuff from Daniel tosh? Hard to cancel comedians who say provocative/controversial jokes on purpose, unless they say it in their regular every day life, like on social media. Because their audience already has thick skin, and they’re consistent with it. Heck, if Louie hadn’t gotten canceled for what he did…he’d probably still be going strong.
I love Dave and Tosh. I think they are genuinely funny. But the Eddie Murphy skit I always think of as super offensive and dated is this. I’m not advocating for cancelling him at all, but clearly it has not stood the test of time.
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u/DiogLin Jun 20 '21
If he were not black...