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Pointing to Robert Downey Jr’s role in Tropic Thunder doesn’t address Silverman’s history of using racist language and imagery for laughs.

I thought that too but now altering your complexion for a role and/or wearing prosthetics to play someone who is black is considered by some to be blackface. And now other groups have appropriated the term “blackface.” So the white actor playing an Indian scientist in Short Circuit is now accused of doing “brown face.” Women or men who play transgender characters are criticized for doing “transface.”

I don’t think Tropic Thunder excuses Silverman’s past behavior but I do think it’s interesting that RDJ and that film as a whole has gotten a pass. To this day “Soul Man” is still heavily criticized but not “Tropic Thunder.” I guess because the latter stars Iron Man, was a hilarious film, and a big mainstream hit.

Back to Chappelle, I thought at first his jokes about the the LGBT community were outdated and made him seem old, but I think it’s just because they simply weren’t funny. I was watching Amy Schumer’s Leather Special and she has political opinions I agree with in her comedy special, but I also found the jokes to be unfunny and lame, in particular her gun control bit. But I didn’t once attribute it to her having the wrong politics or age being a factor.

His opioid and heroin comparison to crack was great. “Just say no”. Haha.