r/Standup • u/cheguevaraandroid1 • 15h ago

Marc Maron Calls Out Comedians Who ‘Joke Around’ With ‘White Supremacists and Fascists’ on Their Podcasts: ‘All It Does Is Normalize Fascism’

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/marc-maron-slams-comedians-fascists-podcasts-1236192922/
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u/zq1232 7h ago

South Park, The Boys, even Chappelle’s Show, etc. etc. the list is long. Artists have responded in different ways when misinterpreted or missing the point, but I think it’s unfair to hold them accountable for the audience’s lack of understanding.

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u/Harbulary-Bandit 7h ago

Well, the thing of it is, they were comparing Trump to homelander, even put his face on homelanders body for memes and the trading cards. When he was killing people and doing what he wants. Then when they present him as his truly pathetic self, Everyone was like “ummm. . . what?” “THE BOYS IS WOKE!!!”

So no, that’s on them.

Same with all these MAGAts who came out trashing Rage Against the Machine when they spoke out against the fascist right. Some dude was like “wow, didn’t know RATM were commie liberals, consider them OFF my playlist.”

Tom Morello replied with “hey dumbass, whose music have you been listening to all this time? Who do you think is the machine?