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[quote=Anonymous]Really liked what JS has to say on the subject. He defended Dave, saying it’s important to be able to talk about these things, pointing out comedy is always reductive, that all comedians play with tropes. His whole point is that we can’t just “cancel” someone because they even dared to discuss a subject.

Identity is really a big deal here. I get what people are saying about Dave’s monologue but I also know that if JS had told the same jokes (which he kind of dies in his interview) he wouldn’t be accused of antisemitism. I think there is an assumption that Dave is antisemitic (maybe because he’s black, maybe because he refuses to simply say “I stand in solidarity with the Jewish people and reject antisemitism in all it’s forms”, maybe both). I think we should talk about that.

I don’t think we need a TV special with these two guys (which I don’t think they’d ever agree to, especially Dave). I think we should do what JS said and talk this stuff out and be willing to engage people with curiosity, and when necessary counter arguments, in order to sit out these prejudices and discredit them. The more you examine antisemitic tropes, the more obviously wrong they are. I don’t understand what we gain in just keeping them on the fringes as a taboo that people will quietly engage in when backs are turned. I don’t think that will help.[/quote]

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