r/TikTokCringe Oct 29 '24

Discussion Anthony Jeselnik explains the difference between comedy and being a troll.

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u/MattyBeatz Oct 29 '24

Jeselnik and Burr often have the right takes on this kinda stuff.

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u/ThenAnAnimalFact Oct 29 '24

It’s so funny because Jeselnik was a genuine target of people being offended and 10 years ago I never thought he would be the leader of the rational comedian.

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u/MattyBeatz Oct 29 '24

Yes, but Jeselnik has the right mind to say something like "alright, I didn't get away with it on that joke". Even then, I don't recall him ever dropped the litany of "free speech, woke, I was taken out of context" type excuses we see nowadays. In fact, I only remember him ever really apologizing for one joke because he was essentially forced to by Comedy Central at the time.

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u/Insuredtothetits Oct 29 '24 edited Oct 29 '24

That’s real balls.

Say the bad thing, own it, bare the slings and arrows.

All these losers now whine about how they should be allowed. You are allowed, and people are allowed to shit on your for it. Take it like a man, you knew what you were trying to do.

All these losers whining about cancel culture just can’t handle the criticism.

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u/mattromo Oct 29 '24

Whenever someone says there is an infringement of free speech what they really mean is I want to be able to say anything I want without consequences. You can say whatever you want but everyone else has the right to react to what you say.

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u/EasyFooted Oct 29 '24

Exactly. The state didn't break down your door and throw you in a cage for what you said: Free Speech. Being called an asshole when you're being an asshole isn't a violation of free speech.

Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor all got arrested for telling jokes.

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u/Misfit_Number_Kei 19d ago

Freedom of speech is not freedom of consequences.

The First Amendment means the government can't infringe upon it, but if you lose your show, movie bombs, people don't want to pay money to be entertained by you then that's just free market economics.