- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
People are mad at Billy Crystal for saying "comedy is a minefield nowadays"
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:01 am
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:01 am
Quotes from Crystal:
Now the comments from the 8 people on Twitter:
Moral to the story, people have thin skin
quote:
Billy Crystal doesn’t sound too impressed by the current state of comedy and cancel culture.
“It’s becoming a minefield and I get it,” the comedian told The Post. “I don’t like it, I understand it … I just keep doing what I’m doing and that’s all you can do right now.
“It’s a totally different world [now] and it doesn’t mean you have to like it,” he added, with a laugh.
quote:new York Post
Asked if he watched the trainwreck awards show this year, he slyly asked after a slight pause, “Were they on?”
“You know I’d rather talk about ‘Here Today,’ ” he said, but not before adding, “It’s an interesting time, it’s an interesting time.”
Now the comments from the 8 people on Twitter:
quote:
Yeah, it’s real tragedy that Billy Crystal can’t do blackface anymore.
quote:
It sometimes feels like everything in comedy produced before 2014 has some kinda transphobia in it. And we ignore like 95% of it because it's so ubiquitous and exhausting. But sure, comedy is "a minefield" now. Try being born in one.
quote:
I like Billy Crystal. He's hilarious. But honestly, frick this bullshite about "we can't do comedy" anymore. Grow the frick up. Plenty of comics are brilliant without being bigoted assholes.
quote:
people saying that they “never know what’s ok to say anymore” are really just accidentally admitting that almost all of our American vernacular and culture is built around systems of power and oppression lol
quote:
comedy is not "becoming a minefield." people just won't accept racist shite and punching down anymore.
quote:
Billy Crystal doesn’t want to live in a world where his impression of Muhammad Ali isn’t widely celebrated.
quote:
The last Billy Crystal movie I saw or even heard about was a comedy about how kids these days are spoiled and why can't we spank them anymore?? So basically today was not surprising.
quote:
Billy Crystal did blackface as recently as the 2012 *Oscars*?!
quote:
It's amazing how many euphemisms and analogies are offered up for "we're annoyed that white dudes just can't say whatever they want anymore".
quote:
I personally think it is very helpful that we keep asking rich old white men who have enjoyed the largest stage in human history how they feel about minority groups having a say in how they’re portrayed.
Moral to the story, people have thin skin
17
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:27 am to tduecen
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:35 am to tduecen
Just imagine if we stopped reading Twitter?
Racing to cite Twitter as a legitimate American response to anything is the problem. Twitter is a fringe leftist cesspool.
Racing to cite Twitter as a legitimate American response to anything is the problem. Twitter is a fringe leftist cesspool.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:38 am to tduecen
quote:
Billy Crystal doesn’t want to live in a world where his impression of Muhammad Ali isn’t widely celebrated.
Do these woke motherfrickers know that Ali considered him his brother? Billy Crystal was essentially the Ali-authorized impersonator.
FFS...
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:50 am to Ace Midnight
Comedians doing impressions of celebrities is now racist, along with math and PB&J sandwiches.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:53 am to Vacherie Saint
quote:
Comedians doing impressions of celebrities is now racist
I guess so - for those who haven't seen it - 15 Rounds
Posted on 5/7/21 at 6:54 am to tduecen
Hollywood type...don't care
Don't care
Maybe he can team up with De Niro again and they can frick themselves
quote:
Billy Crystal
Don't care
Maybe he can team up with De Niro again and they can frick themselves
Posted on 5/7/21 at 7:27 am to tduecen
Even pointing out the mine field is hitting a mine.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 7:31 am to tduecen
I always thought it was funny when Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, or Eddie Murphy did his "white man's voice".
Gay and trans jokes are funny precisely because you aren't supposed to make fun of these people.
Gay and trans jokes are funny precisely because you aren't supposed to make fun of these people.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 7:34 am to tduecen
quote:
It sometimes feels like everything in comedy produced before 2014 has some kinda transphobia in it.
That's a lot of effort for a fraction of 1% of the population, but they're right.
Making fun of people who suffer from crippling mental illness isn't funny. Unfortunately, the left is insistent on lifting up their malady as a virtue.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 7:35 am to tduecen
quote:
I like Billy Crystal. He's hilarious. But honestly, frick this bullshite about "we can't do comedy" anymore. Grow the frick up. Plenty of comics are brilliant without being bigoted assholes.
There’s a difference between being a bigoted a-hole and poking fun at stereotypes. Maybe try not being an insecure pussy.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 7:37 am to Vacherie Saint
quote:
Racing to cite Twitter as a legitimate American response to anything is the problem. Twitter is a fringe leftist cesspool.
Agreed. Twitter is nothing but a left wing bubble.
But those idiots on Twitter don't realize they are proving Billy Crystal right.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 7:54 am to tduecen
quote:
I just keep doing what I’m doing
This is likely to be what's actually upsetting them.
Their anger is saved for those who refuse to bend the knee.
This post was edited on 5/7/21 at 9:05 am
Posted on 5/7/21 at 8:32 am to tduecen
It’s not a minefield. It’s actually pretty clear: comedy is comedy if it’s at the expense of white, christian, conservative, cis-gendered people.
Everything else is racism, sexism, homophobia, hate speech, etc.
Everything else is racism, sexism, homophobia, hate speech, etc.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 8:37 am to HabaneroBuck
quote:
I always thought it was funny when Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, or Eddie Murphy did his "white man's voice".
Wasn't that pretty much a major theme in the Fresh Prince? The goofy cousin was basically white and uncool. I didn't watch it that much but it didn't rustle my jimmies any.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 9:02 am to tduecen
What a miserable young generation we've created.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 9:08 am to tduecen
Yet he voted for Biden & other Democrats that feed the cancel culture. F him.
Posted on 5/7/21 at 9:10 am to tduecen
Dennis Miller canceled his own podcast because of today’s climate. What the hell are people whining about when comedians actually tell them the truth?
This post was edited on 5/7/21 at 9:57 am
Posted on 5/7/21 at 9:28 am to tduecen
quote:
But sure, comedy is "a minefield" now. Try being born in one.
cringe
Posted on 5/7/21 at 9:32 am to tduecen
quote:
I like Billy Crystal. He's hilarious. But honestly, frick this bull shite about "we can't do comedy" anymore. Grow the frick up. Plenty of comics are brilliant without being bigoted a-holes.
I like this one
Seems like he only likes "comedy" that focuses at the expense of individuals he disagrees with...bet he hates Bill Burr
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News