What Firing A Comedian For Old Jokes Is Like

[@LewSpears]

Really happy with this one, I hope you enjoy it. If you'd like to see some jokes I'll be asked to apologise for in 10 years, Stream/Download my comedy special "Death Threats Don't Scare Me." here: www.lewspears.com

[@penguin2985]

E

[@VolkColopatrion]

you shoudln't be... it's "good graphic design" and good jokes that are being used to fire people.

[@dorian4191]

E

[@IllShivyou]

Yo

[@szeth5287]

I’m not racist.

[@atozy]

this will forever be relevant

[@Steve-vr9ci]

So true 😥✊🏿

[@GabrielTobing]

Just came here because of your vid.

[@deafpanda6061]

Hey nice vids

[@andrewgutierrez700]

More like it becomes move relevant as time goes on

[@syv6173]

it will, and is now relavant to gina carlow

[@edgeheadsuperstar02]

Raw footage of Disney firing James Gunn because of past tweets.

[@wolfboy20]

At least they rehired him

[@TeslaHaxz]

To be fair, he kind of deserved it. He thought it was fine when it happened to other people but god forbid it happen to him

[@DravicPL]

@@TeslaHaxz So what you're saying is: he didn't really deserve it, but in your eyes it is SOCIALLY JUST that he got fired and you will fight for it like a WARRIOR. Got it.

[@TeslaHaxz]

@@DravicPL yeah, thats a pretty good misrepresentation of what i said. But yours sounds more interesting, let's go with it.

[@thechosenone1533]

@@TeslaHaxz Maybe he didn't really think it was fine but went along with it out of fear of the SJW mobs.

[@korosuke1788]

Hey, this happened to a friend of mine. He used the n-word online and a lot of people started bombarding his company page with negative comments. The owner had to make a public statement saying he was removed from the job. The funny part is that he didn't like to show his face, so nobody noticed he was black, nor did they notice that he didn't actually fire himself from his own company. After the apology, the popularity of the company soared. He eventually told everyone he was black, and people were even more supportive. People are really stupid, man. You just gotta know how to play them.

[@matt309]

Dammit im white

[@yweerakkody7472]

That’s a power move right there

[@TheMonteCarlo]

Yeshani Weerakkody certainly not a white one

[@SGT676]

You know what I might try this some day if it ever comes to that

[@bobrianfo104]

Things always get stupid as soon as anyone gets offended on someone else's behalf.

[@tapptorp8363]

”Michele could you come in here for a moment?” ”Yes bos?” ”Thank you” underrated af

[@MrStealthWarrior]

Whole "diversity at the work place" thing in few seconds.

[@imreborbas9029]

I'm offended that the female was portrayed as a secretary, women can be CEOs you know! Fucking sexist video... :)

[@Benjackalope]

This was where I lost my sh*t XD

[@dirtdiv3r]

omg yaaaas so underrated omg

[@googleprofiel6814]

I was looking for this exact comment. Best part of the video!

[@JohnnyWooh]

"It doesn't have to make sense, Kevin. People are offended" I am still laughing

[@jiffylou98]

I read this just as he was saying it. Perfect timing.

[@rerecycled7507]

Truth.

[@weichang9693]

@@jiffylou98 me to

[@needlessoptions]

I'm not laughing I'm scared bro this shit actually happens

[@kolpik3708]

1:54

[@orangenasa]

1:53 "that doesnt make sense" "it doesnt have to make sense, kevin, people are offended." i love how real this is

[@zix01vtuber]

i want to live on a fantasy word, it makes more sence compared to tis.

[@mr.cringekid5117]

oh shit i read that and heard it at the same time

[@j4k694]

Why the fuck did everyone (including me) read this while watching it

[@probablyafrog3357]

Jakeygibgob you mean 3 people? Not quite everyone...

[@j4k694]

Chilledz Ella fuck me im sorry I’ll try to not use exaggeration next time

[@droodguy]

"It doesn't have to make sense, Kevin. People are offended." Gold

[@kevinwitteveen4997]

sorry

[@HomicidalTh0r]

Omg, I'm so glad somebody said it, and did it so well.

[@MrApocalypticWolf]

That's a t-shirt quote right there

[@Furyx10]

True and funny

[@DavidMalcolm]

I feel like this video is trying to justify Kevin Hart making light of psychologically abusing his child. I'm not sure if they content creator realizes that nobody is concerned with the fact that Kevin Hart isn't very funny or hasn't been funny historically. What they were concerned about was him being hired for a prestigious job that many comedians would have killed for, while having a past where he repeatedly has tried to make (bad) jokes at a community he doesn't belong to. It would be the same as me making jokes about lanky unfuckable guys while not belonging to your community. (Just kidding, I'd totally fuck you, but I wouldn't date you.)

[@RupertLester]

>Buzzfeed Journalist Your honor! Those terms are mutually exclusive!

[@tylerian4648]

The objection carries, the prosecution must differentiate buzzfeed employees from journalists herein for clarity.

[@renbirbattorney8105]

Well well well

[@crunglemcbungley]

Genuinely one of the best analogies for this sort of thing, as well as the skit not being too snarky or assholish but just making entirely true points

[@Thalanox]

I do think it's a bit of a stretch. There's nothing wrong with offensive jokes. That's what a lot of well-known and well-respected comedians are known for. Breaking the rules. Think of George Carlin, for example. Offensive isn't a "bad" thing that needs to be changed. It's one approach among many.

[@Thalanox]

@@MyWORDisntGospel We're not talking about behaviours, we're talking about how good the analogy is. How well old, mediocre drawings, something of objective quality, compares to old jokes or statements, which are about subjectivity, not quality.

[@ceshmate1953]

@@Thalanox Some people rlly got into shit because of some old tweets that happend to be offensive to some however people defended them because of unfair it was. Can't remember to whom it happened, I just know it happend to some.

[@Thalanox]

@@ceshmate1953 That is an example of [old thing] used as a justification for [current action]. I am saying that [old thing] is not equivalent to [old statement or opinion]. A [thing] MIGHT be an opinion or just anything someone has put out (like an old drawing), but an old drawing of mediocre quality is not equivalent to a [statement], which implies a specific train of thought. Skills can improve, but that is a linear progression. Opinions may change, but that's dependent on other things. Opinions do not follow a linear progression of "bad" to "good" like drawing skill does. There are objectively bad drawings out there, but this "badness" refers to "technically inept". The "bad" in "bad opinions" does not refer to "technically inept", but rather to "I do not personally agree with this". I tried to make it as hard to misunderstand as possible. Do you understand what I'm saying now?

[@dig8634]

@@Thalanox I mostly agree with you. It is not a perfect analogy, but I believe it to be irrelevant. No analogy could be perfect without directly describing the thing it is an analogy of, at which point it is no longer an analogy. The difference between an improving skill and an old opinion are so small, especially if you think of human morals as constantly improving with new information and experiences. There is however another fault in the ananlogy, which is the difference between relation. The offence in the skit is directly related to the job he gets fired from. Graphic design for a graphic designer, while Gunn was fired for old jokes, when he is not really a comedian when working for Disney, he is a director (of potentially funny movies of course). This makes the offence even more separate from the job he gets fired from, which makes up in my opinion for the difference between skill and opinion.

[@FairbairnFilms]

Really great short Lewis you should do more.

[@LewSpears]

Thanks bois! Am planning on it 🙏

[@VarietyPirate]

Fairbairn Films agreed

[@dorkmax7073]

Yeah, except that's not at all what happened. Kevin Hart has made horrible comments with regards to homosexuality, using both a tone and style that shows he isn't joking. He repeatedly said he would disown his son if he was gay, and that he would consider himself a failure as a father if his son were gay. When asked to apologize, he gave a head fake towards contrition without actually saying the words "regret", "sorry", "mistake" or anything similar. When asked to ACTUALLY apologize, he lied and said he did. This on top of numerous comments in support of domestic violence and his record of infidelity don't look good. You're perpetuating a lie in support of a man of awful character.

[@shabbii296]

FAIRBAIRN

[@isaacrobertson4374]

Why aren’t you verified?

[@travelerofthemultiverse9444]

“Oh no that’s Jon. He is an executive. We’re allowed to be racist.“ Yep… It’s sad how true that is.

[@dededeisthebiggestboi6563]

Because the *golden rule* is that only "straight white men" can be racist.

[@iirossii2005]

not really.. Donald Sterling.

[@PHAPPSWE]

I remember reading a reddit post about the league e-sports team Echo Fox, created by Rick Fox. Some investor was racist or something like that and Rick Fox threatend to leave the organisation if the investor didnt pull out. Not sure what happened to that controversy but it seems atleast one dude cares. He didnt even have to go public about it and risk damage on the org. but he did. Absolute fucking mad lad

[@apollo1573]

Dedede is the BIGGEST BOI he never said that Jon was a straight white male. You’re a part of the problem, or at least you were a year ago 😉

[@Mark-xw5yt]

Dedede is the BIGGEST BOI ???

[@talonlynch7569]

"Michelle could you come in for a moment?" "Yes boss?" "Thank you" 😂😂😂

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Umm, "boss" - was that woman subservient to a straight white man!? *PATRIARCHY!*

[@doaa7941]

Imagine people actually do this Oh wait

[@j.a.g816]

We are all doomed

[@Icewind007]

Yup. That's satire.

[@alexandreparent5754]

In 2012 it was a joke. Now it became reality.

[@azhar4716]

Almost at 1k

[@knight1506]

shade to Disney

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

You'll get fired for this skit 10 years in the future. You're welcome

[@floobertuber]

At the rate things are going, more like twelve weeks.

[@nodlimax]

Let me fix that for you: "You will get shot for this skit 10 years in the future." We have to take escalation into consideration. Today you will be fired for this kind of BS. In 5 years your will be locked up for this nonsense. 5 more years and you may be shot on sight based on the court of public opinion...

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

TSSSSSSS, Fired, like out of a gun or sumfin? TSSSSSS Faawkin Homerun.

[@berserkerpride]

How dare he SAY swastika. We don't say that word ten years in the future.

[@nncculloch]

Jim Norton's Alcoholism this is the best name I’ve heard in awhile

[@hyljix]

"Most people think the entire countroversy is bullshit and you shouldn't be in trouble but we don't care about them" lmao 😂

[@Elvalley]

I get the feeling some of the people commenting are willingly forgetting this particular bit. Then again, "some of the people commenting" is like, a minority, so if I worried too much about that I would fall into the same pifall. DAMN.

[@DenerWitt]

this is just a quote from a video you just watched. wtf

[@Lone_Rocket]

@@DenerWitt You must be new to youtube.

[@Elvalley]

@@DenerWitt I know it's a quote from the video. I'm guessing my point flew over your head, but I don't necessarily blame you, I find it hard to make myself clear.

[@DenerWitt]

@@Elvalley I wasnt talking to you. Not directly. ​ The Loneliest Rocket I've been around for a while still dont understand why people keep doint it and liking it.

[@mutantraze3681]

This guy wasn’t funny in 2010 so I unsubscribed today

[@luke2max]

I almost liked but you're at 420

[@rageman2247]

Pewdiepie said a bad word 4 years ago. Nobody unsubscribed

[@sammiller8925]

Ghandi was a wife beater so I’m gonna ignore all his accomplishments and activism

[@mrhalfwit972]

@@sammiller8925 he also slept with his niece/nephews... who were kids! yay-wait a minute.

[@ClassicBentobox]

The Half Brit And Mother Theresa was horrible to some of those she took care of. People are complex, and their actions can be good or bad in context. And some people do many horrible things whilst also doing many great things. It doesn’t make the bad less bad or the good less good. You just have to decide for yourself whether the pros outweighs the cons of a person

[@atozy]

This is fantastic

[@jesusdiscipledon1499]

Now two of us have. DEBUNKED!!!!

[@callumpeters2529]

Turok, not the dinosaur hunter, the adult film star 3

[@sha2143]

@@jesusdiscipledon1499 Love your name, don't find a lot of people who remember Turok.

[@LeffeärHemlös]

keep up the great work man

[@priapus1279]

@@sha2143 still have the disk in perfect condition

[@lukechallies7148]

“Why are we listening to them?” “I have absolutely no idea.” Perfect

[@russellobrien6441]

"Well, most people think the entire controversy itself is bullshit and you shouldn't be in trouble but, uh, those people don't really matter."

[@MikoWilson]

Probably they listen to gay people because it's the Emmys. Tons of gay people work in the industry and watch the show religiously every year. It's a core demographic Hart said he would beat.

[@dorkmax7073]

Kevin Hart told some jokes where the punchline is that he wouldn’t want a gay son. Nobody really gives a shit about what Kevin Hart thinks so it got ignored. Kevin Hart tweets daily for two years calling people fags and faggots. Just because you used to say it back then too doesn’t mean it was ok, just that you were ignorant at the time. Kevin Hart says multiple times seemingly not in comedy formula or for some reason devoid of any set up or punch lines that he would hit his son if he caught him playing with dolls. Really, not cool. Kevin Hart gets called on it, and in a RS interview in 2015 says he wouldn’t say those jokes anymore because “people get too offended these days” but THEN in the same article proceeds to say he would be a failure of a father if his son turned out gay. Keep in mind fathers have no ability to change their child’s sexuality once determined. Kevin’s statement only works if you think gay people are lesser anyway. Failed as a father? So gay children are inherently failures? Pretty shitty. For some reason people took the above 2015 as an apology? Despite him not apologising. Around that time he also got dragged for his movie Get Hard which had some reaaally questionable jokes but hey it’s a dumb comedy so nobody really gives a shit. Kevin Hart gets hired to host the Oscars. People remember the shit he said and didn’t apologise for, so they bring it back and a whole new audience sees his tweets and so-called “jokes”. There is backlash and the Oscars give him a call and say hey we still want you to host but please apologise for those tweets, we have a big LGBT following and it’s not a good look. Kevin says he’ll “pass on the apology” because he “already addressed it” (not apology) and he says people should just focus on positivity and be happy for him. He didn’t express any positivity towards gay people up until that point so you can see why gay people may not want to send any positivity his way. Kevin “triumphantly” steps down from hosting and reddit says he’s a champion of free speech and that he should’ve kept the job (that he wasn’t fired from) because “fuck outrage culture”. Kevin then flips on his previous refusal and apologises on twitter after stepping downmobile.twitter.com/kevinhart4real/status/1070906075812118529

[@MikoWilson]

@@dorkmax7073 That is the part that kills me. The guy just said random homophobic shit, not in joke form. It wasn't in joke form because they weren't joke. Now all of these straight white boys are all "Butt they were jokes!!1"

[@raymondnewbill2748]

If I'm honest I'm just happy he isn't hosting them (not that I would watch it anyways) because Kevin really isn't funny AT ALL!!! It blows my mind this dude still gets work and he is just really annoying on screen. The first few big movies he was in we're ok because the jokes were all mostly written for him in the script. Once he became super popular he had the power and the producers the confidence to basically just let him "riff" through lots of the film. When this happened his movies became worse and worse as he became more and more annoying and basically just ranted a bunch of utter bullshit. He has that film with the rock where he is in the van with the FBI and is supposed to be funny scared and literally says something along the lines of "I'm not ok, in fact poo came out, like alot of poo. Tons of poo, the poo all just came out. There is no poo left inside me because I'm so scared the poo all just came out!!!" In what world is that even slightly funny, I'm not even the person who thinks it's to vulgar to be funny. Even though he literally just says poo. I love vulgar comedy, it's just fucking stupid. If THATS the riff and take the allowed in the movie, I can't even imagine how unfunny and shitty all the other takes must have been......

[@deformedmustard]

I got this recommended right after learning about domino's being cancelled over a tweet they made 8 years ago...

[@stevenbobbybills]

Domino's wasn't actually "cancelled" though, was it? Sure, they may have gotten some weak whining, but it's not a full-on cancelling, right?

[@deformedmustard]

@@stevenbobbybills oh, I didnt realize. I believe someone tried to cancel them, but I'm not sure if it was just one person or other people tried as well.

[@stevenbobbybills]

@@deformedmustard let's be real, it would take more than just a few losers on Twitter to bring down an international pizza chain. Chic-Fil-A is still going in the US despite being basically almost openly homophobic etc. and much less successful worldwide.

[@mrzerolife367]

I don't give a shit about what chic fil a or dominos says there foods awesome

[@trickzclipz5910]

@@mrzerolife367 that's true asf

[@shimmyknowsall]

I saw his old graphic design work on the Buzzfeed article and I'm literally shaking

[@scoutiano4441]

i'm literally the *shookest* rn i can't even

[@kennethsouth18]

What is that weird tablet in the video?

[@evilgrin1]

somebody call me an ambulance

[@hydragons]

@@evilgrin1 Hello an ambulance, how is your day. Mine is pretty good, I just helped someone out.

[@phutsorn1845]

@@hydragons i like you

[@2faced972]

"I've got no idea what they want Kevin, I just do exactly what they say." 😆

[@bashisobsolete.pythonismyn6321]

^this

[@michael-r4k]

Suicide Booth That makes literally zero sense. At least you tried.

[@eaiki1888]

@@michael-r4k I understand it fine

[@michael-r4k]

eaiki I never said I didn't understand it. I just said it makes no sense.

[@squiggly6320]

“It doesn’t have to make sense Kevin, people are offended “ lmao

[@kevinwitteveen4997]

sorry :(

[@squiggly6320]

Reginald Halifax , you watched the video and read my comment , dude stop showing off how smart you are , it’s scary

[@griffinyoung2532]

Reginald Halifax bro chill

[@drhtldr1587]

Jake well damn 😂

[@joshdarragh492]

“Michelle can you come in for a minute” Michelle: *breathes* “Thank you that’s enough”

[@Sereomontis]

"So why are we listening to them?" "I have absolutely no idea. The point is, Kevin, you're fired".

[@skinnymarauder333]

>It doesn't matter if it makes sense, people are offended 2018 summarized

[@carlhartwell7978]

If you'd have posted this _in_ 2018 I'd have moved on, but since you posted it well into 2019 I have to ask...Do you think this year has gotten any better? Of course I still upvoted your comment to show I'm not a complete douche :-)

[@skinnymarauder333]

@@carlhartwell7978 I'm confused... so because it's not 2018, I'm not allowed to retrospect on it? That makes no sense.

[@carlhartwell7978]

@@skinnymarauder333 I guess it just stood out like you were drawing a distintion between last year and other years (including the current yr) when people are getting more offended than ever it seems to me, and they were certainly getting offended before last yr, but hey ho, don't worry to much, perhaps I should have left it alone, take care!

[@Worldsportstalk24]

And 2019, and 2020. And I’m sure every year to come until people develop common sense (so every year from now until the end of man)

[@DiegoGonzalez-mc7mq]

Probably 2021 too

[@KiTTVII]

Michelle could come in here for a moment. Yes boss? Thank you.

[@CollinInGame]

Oh so that's what they were saying! Man I hate watching on mute. Thanks!

[@williwonti]

Probably the best bit.

[@dracocrusher]

Meanwhile at the 'easily offended' factory.... "How dare they put a woman in a serving role as secretary, women can do everything men can do, she should have been the boss and then they needed to also have her call her man-servant secretary AND she should have been the graphic designer, too, because girls are just as capable of art as anyone else!" "Okay, we'll just re-shoot things and swap them out and...." "How dare you fire her, she did nothing wrong, you sexist biggot! Worst sketch ever, F/10! You just wanted to watch a hot slut get her life ruined, didn't you?!" People will never be pleased, lol.

[@KiTTVII]

@@CollinInGame ok cool but why

[@Sukuraidogai]

@@KiTTVII, he was being a sarcastic asshole.

[@lekanraposte6732]

I dream for a day when the Twitter mob won't have any power.

[@max1muslegend772]

I mean maybe if everybody ignored them...

[@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185]

They don't have any, literally their entire strategy is to bluff hard enough hoping corporations will buy it and capitulate to them.

[@callmequaz9052]

@@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185 They have power because companies give them that power. They don't even have to tell the truth, they can literally just make stuff up and companies will bend over backwards because they see that the number that says "profit" is going down.

[@jay-tbl]

What power do twitter users have? None if we stop giving them attention

[@Zantonny]

That would mean the end of capitalism. Twitter mods (and mobs in general) have power by being large groups of consumers. Companies don't want a large group of people spreading negative information about them or encouraging the boycott of their products. Capitalism puts the power in the hands of the consumer. Due to over-legislation, corporations have more power than they should. There are arguments ongoing as we speak, about if you actually own the device you are likely reading this on, or if you are merely leasing it. They have so much power that they an retroactively claim your personal possessions that you legally bought. Mobs like twitter, are the first line of defence against such things. Rather than hate the mob, find your own mob.

[@gaminggumba8191]

“Michelle! Could you come in here for a moment?” “Yes boss?” “Thank you.”

[@Cobra05727]

Gaming Gumba is that an orb from Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage?

[@jimn4315]

And thus gender equality was achieved

[@gaminggumba8191]

Yes it is Cobra5727 Yes. It. Is.

[@swengleproduction1577]

Just 12 likes on this comment and I can go home to my family😭

[@thomaswilkins8499]

Notice how Michelle wasn't the boss. HmMmhmm

[@cilonrs]

But it is white, as always. So typical.

[@erikakerboom2101]

@@cilonrs it lmao

[@JerryFlowersIII]

Wow this got really Monty Python. 👍

[@Flow86767]

The life of Brian is the best one

[@Flow86767]

Frederick Röders Yes I’ll buy one argument *Pays one like*

[@Brisas42]

He sounds like Eric lol

[@worrywirt]

Ryan Vega lmao I was thinking the same thing! Just more Australian

[@leysont]

@@worrywirt And less British

[@sciencecompliance235]

"I've got no idea what they want, Kevin." lmao

[@Lark88]

It's so timely that this pops up in my recommended list. A few weeks ago, a soccer player was fired from his team because his wife wrote something racist on twitter, and currently, a woman who worked at an HR firm was fired because she is the step-mother of a cop who is being charged for murder.

[@mzflighter6905]

Collective responsibility- How yummy! Stallin would be proud!

[@swengleproduction1577]

@@mzflighter6905 😂Wario is turning in his grave right now

[@ph1820]

boss: "You're fired as a bartender." employee: "what, why?!" Boss: "Ten years ago you were apparently underage and underage children handling alcohol offends people." Employee: "But I'm of age right now!" Boss: "But you weren't ten years ago," Employee: "Yes?! And?! My body's changed! I'm Older! Things change!!!" Edit: James Gunn rehired, whoop! ☺️

[@comedycesspit8561]

shows how retarded people are today

[@petersenior5432]

Disney: You're fired as a director. James Gunn: What, why? Disney: 7 years ago you apparently made a twitter post joking about pedophilia. James Gunn: But that was 7 years ago! Disney: But you made that joke about Pedophilia. James Gunn: Yes? And!? Things change!

[@PrincessNine]

@@petersenior5432 james : before I leave with my stuff...quick question.....don't you have an aggressively thorough expensive vetting process for future employees?

[@Lemmingcave]

Employee: you were underage 30 years ago, so by your own logic you cannot handel alcohol without offending people.

[@Gowty]

this is EXACTLY why my twitter account is banned. I changed my birth date and for some reason they instantly banned me for not being over 13 years old when I made the account in 2011, lol.

[@finn3461]

I like how you can change graphics designer to anything and the bit will still make sense

[@helsreach8954]

Okay I try fill in some other career . This do really work with everything

[@carlwitt7950]

Fire a comedian for jokes told years ago, is like abolishing the Constitution because some of the guys who wrote it owned slaves.

[@veslarkinson]

It's literally the exact opposite

[@tisajokt7676]

@@veslarkinson A better analogy than the video though to be fair

[@veslarkinson]

@@tisajokt7676 It's completely logical (you could even say sensible) to abolish a law because it was made in a time that didn't have modern morality and situations, because the constitution was _made_ during that time. Firing a graphic designer for something they did in the past is not, because their past skill has nothing to do with their current skill.

[@tisajokt7676]

@@veslarkinson Yeah, I agree, my point was that the former scenario is closer to "What firing a comedian for old jokes" is like than the latter scenario used in the video.

[@billyosullivan4514]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

[@everynamewastaken6995]

I flew into such a homophobic rage when I read those old K Hart tweets that I stormed into my gay son's room and beat him senseless. Now that I've calmed down, I realize I don't have a son, which begs the question: WHOSE SON DID I ASSAULT?

[@barryscott3327]

Your cat

[@MsXperienced]

lol xd

[@tahjier.1207]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheNolimitcity]

@@dtester i'm dead! ☺

[@cutiepie6796]

😬UMMMM

[@1magicGnome1]

Lol "it doesnt have to make sense Kevin people are offended"

[@BlazingOwnager]

Be honest, this was a slighted edited transcript of James Gunn being fired.

[@jons5478]

Whats funny is the same people defending James Gunn's Old tweets are the very same people attacking Kevin Hart for his old Tweets. Its fucking mind blowing.

[@Shelby-GT350-R]

Not even in the same galaxy. James Gunn participated in 'pedophile party' and made many, many, MANY lewd sexual comments about underage kids. Lay off the pipe and do some research before you make such stupid comments.

[@rarefox]

James Gunn was total karma. He advocated for people bein fired over tweets/mean comments when they were against his political ideology.

[@blondeboi2132]

@@Shelby-GT350-R "you have a single fact to back that up?"

[@BlazingOwnager]

@jon S Only some people. I don't think anyone should be bashed for their old tweets like this esp. since people today are too stupid to understand context.

[@potatokilr7789]

“I’m offended” > actual logic

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

Also works as a perfect analogy to James Gunn's firing from Disney.

[@JonesCrimson]

James Gunn was actually pretty bad. Kevin Hart is a comedian being persecuted for making jokes, the two aren't comparable. Now, Jeong on the other hand, that one was complete bullshit. There is no doubt in my mind that the Jeong controversy was 100% orchestrated by right wing trolls from sites like 4-chan.

[@stemc1000]

The James Gunn situation was really similar. Gunn apologised for those tweets on 2 separate occasions years ago. Shouldn't be held accountable after 2 apologies and 10 years have gone past.

[@trandachtomy]

@@JonesCrimson Other way around. Gunn made bad shock humor jokes, Hart used genuine homophobia to fuel his jokes.

[@thepardigon178]

@@trandachtomy also it's a fucking joke, grow up and stop thinking your sense of humor is the only real thing and anyone who you don't find funny is therefore serious

[@Neauxluh]

Graphic Pedophilia is never funny

[@Meme_City01]

US in 2018 in a nutshell

[@Pr0tal]

Анна Нифёдова listen buddy why you gotta bring up politics

[@theresnothinghereatall]

@Hydra Jamm I'm not your partner, comrade

[@rbereee]

@@andreivasile808 im not your comrade, mate

[@vostori]

@@rbereee I aint your mate, dude!

[@ScusaLeRusher]

@@vostori I ain't yo dude, boy

[@ElementalMaker]

Absolutely love it! Beautifully done satire of today's SJW PC climate.

[@Avenger222]

Outrage culture isn't limited to SJW's. James Gunn is a perfect counter example. Obviously, it's bad when anyone does it---it's not just the SJW's, that's all, my dude! [edit: moved the "not" and "just" to make the position more clear]

[@piranhaplantX]

@@Avenger222 I agree that James Gunn probably shouldn't have been fired for edgy comments. But the problem is that the SJW crowd showed that you can weaponize outrage and ancient tweets to get people fired. So it's only natural that you have similar asshats on the right firing back. SJW's normalized this nonsense and this small contingent of the right are just utilizing a new tool. Funny enough, a lot of centrists/classical liberals/conservatives criticize these right wing types as well. We call them right wing SJW's, because they do the same shit sjw's do. The difference is that left wing SJW's tend to hold more power, and have more sway over mainstream media.

[@Avenger222]

@@piranhaplantX True. I can't argue with that. Much like the "report" functions on sites. The alt-right / skeptic communities make full use of brigading reports to get their "enemies" banned. In theory its a good idea, but authoritarians will take full advantage of it. If we can joke about anything, without spreading or supporting speech that incites violence and discrimination---that'd be great. I honestly think we'd be better off if racists just embraced their racism instead of dog whistling and pretending "lol, just jokes". Then there'd also be a whole lot less pressure on trying to sensor jokes/conversations, I feel.

[@nunyabisnass1141]

I'm leaning more and more toward the sjw counter outrage as being done to death lately. I remember back in 08 or so, most people were on the fence about whether someone like a teacher should be fired or not because they were an elementary school teacher had private nonlewd photos on facebook of their vacation in Cancun, or a highschool teacher that did gay porn a decade before they even became a teacher. When it was empoyers sniffing through your info and demanding to be online friends, everyone was flipping their shit. But when ordinary private citizens do it, its just public outrage and we need to protect their fragile sensebilities. People of similar dispositioms can't even agree on which actions should be punishable, every opinion for no good reason deserves recognition and consideration. The issue i see there is internet mobs weren't always this organised making the actual population seem far higher than they really are, and now everyone is afraid, and no one knows how to be a desent person anymore because theres no more trust in the common languange of basic manners. Its to the the point now where i feel critical thinking, ethics, information validation, and basic discourse need to be manditory junior high courses. Shit this could go on forever. Congrats on the ruby project.

[@piranhaplantX]

@@Avenger222 I'm pretty much a free speech absolutist. Anything short of directly inciting violence, or common sense shit like not shouting fire in a crowded room should be allowed. Because not allowing true bigots to speak openly just shunts them to their private echo chambers, where they reaffirm themselves, and each other, further radicalizing these groups. It's better to drag them out in the open, where their ideas can be challenged. Which requires us to be able to talk about certain subjects. Not to mention the fact that what's offensive is different for everyone. Trying to have adult conversations, about real issues, sometimes requires saying things that someone may take as offensive. Free speech necessarily includes the right to offend, due to this.

[@maxgreen9967]

"quote from sketch that everyone here just watched"

[@daSEGAfanatic]

Time:Stamp "Quote from the time stamp posted" jajaja

[@nkyxyz]

this is it chief

[@yt-oliveira]

1 year later and people still do this

[@Theviewerdude]

It's done to emphasize a particular point of significance. I don't get what's wrong about that?

[@jake1173]

Lmao

[@will_i_am_small]

You know, there’s one thing this video needed. K-POP

[@Snout007]

And fortnite, pls.

[@cosmicjenny4508]

+William Harris Ahhhh, dat's hot.

[@dreamingmiki750]

Casey Neistat is quaking...

[@sneakysquid9917]

And Mark-ass Brown Lee

[@jthweatt412]

How do I fight a comment?

[@HexJK]

Annnnnnd subscribed. Let me know when your hiring a new graphics designer, I need a job.

[@dennis07reyes]

you're*

[@ALu-nq8rf]

Have you apologized to the internet first?

[@HexJK]

@@dennis07reyes Fuck, I forgot this was a spelling bee.

[@2099frozensun]

@@dennis07reyes NAZI!

[@jonah6886]

@@2099frozensun Sounds like something a COMMUNIST WOULD SAY!!!!!!!!

[@malohn2068]

This is sad that its true. People change and isnt that what you want? If someone is super racist and homophobic but genuinely change their way and apologize for their views, people will still hate you. Because for them they dont care what you DO they care about what you DID. The fact and the bottomline is it all comes down to your parents and your upbringing. Parents will tell you how to behave and think and you only have them and few outside sources to form your own opinion. A kid being told that black people are slaves from year 3 to 18 will not exactly turn out to be a nice person.

[@stormyuwu1287]

People change, but that doesn't mean you have to trust that change. I will never be comfortable around a kkk member, and peoppe absolutely will lie about being racist or homophobic when it starts to effect their career. JK rowling being a TERF is a prime example. I'm going to be nice to them, of course. But you wont catch me buying the work of someone whos molested a kid in 2010 or some crap.

[@WoodlandMorning]

They don't accept apologies, so don't give them.

[@viperstriker4728]

@@stormyuwu1287 But have you heard of Daryl Davis? He is black but befriended a KKK member. Then end result was the guy denouncing his racist view because he just believed a lot of untrue things and never actual met a black person. Here is the Ted Talk that he gave about what all happened: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPTZKRnhMaYsNk Good to be skeptical but sometimes people just believe dumb things and aren't as evil as their ideology is.

[@tacolord2561]

While parents and upbringing do have a lot to do with it, it's not everything. Despite that my sister has run away from home with an abusive pos and hates my entire family. even though we had, as siblings, very similar upbringing and of course the same parents

[@cilonrs]

DISNEY EXEC: "J-dog, Jay, Gunnboy, can we talk for a second?" JAMES GUNN: "Ok, i suppose?" D.E: "Great, great. So, PR was sent me a bunch of emails, do you know how Susan is, amirite or amirite, and... you re fired. JG: "Wait, what? Why?" DE: "Some 10 years old tweets, do you know, this kind of stuff and all. Not a big deal." JG: "Not a big deal? That's nonsense, i work here, Tuesday i was talking with Kevin about Guardians of the Galaxy 3!" DE: "Oh, that, don't be silly, this still is your movie!" JG: "My movie? But I'm fired!" DE: "Nah, we'll just make a big fuss of it because, you know, PR bullshit, blah blah blah, Susan love it. Internet see how we care about... hm, I'm not even sure about what we care about, but we definitely care! And then we bring you back without much noise. Bang. Everyone happy! JG: "This is absolutely nonsense." DE: It is, but that's how we roll. JG: Okay... at least I'll get a severance? DE: Sure. All of it. JG: You guys are fucking crazy. DE: We are, but at least we aren't trying to fix Suicide Squad. We are not THAT crazy. JG: Touché.

[@blazoraptor3392]

This is over a year old and I just saw this comment. I love this and I cherish this and I hope you have a good day

[@nothingtoseehere2394]

I feel it important to note that I can hear this in Lewis's voice And I find that hilarious.

[@dotwashere4498]

And then they film mulan outside of concentration camps. What a great level of care disney has for humans :D

[@gameer0037]

@@dotwashere4498 Including the announcement of suicide squad 2 lol

[@dotwashere4498]

@@gameer0037 I dunno what Suicide Squad 2 has to do with disney filming Mulan near concentration camps. Or Disney in general because disney doesn't own DC

[@THI4F]

One day this will be shown in schools.

[@BlaxeFrost-X]

hopefully

[@vr8652]

@@BlaxeFrost-X A time that we could only dream of

[@Zombie81212]

lol no

[@romank9611]

Yeah, right....

[@krinnphindalin6803]

We're doing a comedy unit in English right now- my english teacher would get a kick out of this.

[@Talik13]

I am laughing on the outside but crying on the inside because of how real this is. Social media has become a witch hunt exactly like this.

[@gwho]

SJW are cancer

[@Thalanox]

@@gwho Just like Feminism. And as luck would have it, both mentalities are branches of cultural marxism!

[@nicholasbyram296]

Don't fret, my son. The pendulum will swing back the other direction. This next swing will be like a wrecking ball. Have patience and prepare your purple hair screaming in the streets memes. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

[@Lysergic_]

@@nicholasbyram296 I live next to portland, and i can see the swing starting to form. Practically every teen around here hates the people who get offended about everything, so soon the next generation will retake the internet

[@cgme7076]

Bunch of bored, guilty people crying over stuff that really isn't that crazy. Hive mentality at its finest. It's the exact reason I never go on social media. Well, that and the fact that social media purportedly, from psychological studies, drove up (and is still driving) the number of clinical narcissists.

[@Veckoza]

I was like, "okay, this guy is KINDA funny" And then it REALLY escalated with "Michele, could you come in here for a moment?" "Thank you!" xD This guy!

[@thomasschwietert2680]

bru this man knew cancel culture before it was as big as it is now

[@dinamosflams]

It was like this for half a decadd

[@bluehoodie_gamer6867]

WhY IsN'T thE WoMAn tHe BOss

[@Lexusyachtclub]

"people are getting offended at this skit right now" And that's where the dislikes are from.

[@NathanielSnider1017]

okay him having the girl peek her head in for the diversity fucking killed me

[@jamieturner6835]

This has aged like wine

[@skywrecker]

can we fire Uni students for having bad test results back in primary school

[@ironcrown2383]

Nah, but we can profs get fired for openly homophobic statements like saying they would beat their son, if they find them playing with dolls or smth like that maybe.

[@BruceNJeffAreMyFlies]

@@ironcrown2383 Yes, because context doesn't matter any more. Who cares whether he meant it or not, let's just treat him like he does and punish him for a crime that he spoke about thinking of.

[@properplank6729]

@@BruceNJeffAreMyFlies something tells me you don't know much about the context of Kevin's comments then...

[@ChazoAnwah]

Aye chill

[@bradywalker5291]

Actually yeah, my brother's girlfriend didn't get the army job she was originally promised because her freshman(9th grade/15yrs old) year animal science grade was a B.

[@shatteredtimelord]

This is absolutely the most accurate way of representing what happened with Kevin Hart

[@Bad_Karma00]

I agree.

[@CreepersEU]

Or James Gunn.

[@LewSpears]

@Shib00yah He got fired from his graphic design job

[@ErikBAnderson]

@@LewSpears analogously, this is accurate

[@sANDER1998155]

No not at all, Kevin was not fired he walked away from the opportunity to host the Oscar's when they asked him to make a apology. Second these 'jokes' where not even in a comedy setting, calling randoms on twitters faggot and saying in a interview that he "would have failed as a father when his son turned out gay". And thirt that apology he made was not even a apology, his 'apology' was that he says people get offend to much(you can agree or disagree, but that ain't a apology). He's a said some shitty stuff and he should be held accountable for the stuff he sayd, and when he than acts as a child and walks away from it, makes him also looks like a shitty person.

[@SethanderWald]

"Michelle! Could you come in here for a moment?" "Yes boss?" "Thank you!" lmao, perfect! xD Edit: Sorry, I posted this before scrolling though the comments... I just noticed someone else posted this already. I swear, I wrote this on my own. Edit 2: PS. Please don't fire me.

[@acrevamp7904]

My favorite food is pizza what about yours also everyone who replied you got baited dont take stuff so seriously

[@alastor5628]

@@acrevamp7904 who cares? its a youtube comment not a car, no one owns a comment.

[@sando129]

@@acrevamp7904 ThIS Is gOiNg On R/QuiTYoUrbuLLShiT

[@acrevamp7904]

@@alastor5628 its the fact that he lied about a comment when he really didnt have to

[@TEFcomedy]

@@acrevamp7904 Dude about half of the comments on this video are quotes of the video itself wtf. Nobody deserves credit for comment except Lewis as it is his joke. The guy just said that the part of the vid made him laugh.

[@Shrando]

This is like the cancel culture nowadays where they are being cancelled for things they did like 7 years ago

[@trickzclipz5910]

I completely agree with you. A mf should not be fired and shat on because he said "fuck you" somewhere on the internet some years ago but mfs that have their past littered with rape, weird behaviour win children, and other stuff like that should be fucking left on the streets am I wrong?

[@arandomuser9459]

Trickz Clipz I absolutely agree.

[@hankwicklund2182]

"So why are we listening to them?" "I have absolutely no idea." *W H E E Z E*

[@mearly]

"it doesn't have to make sense, Kevin. People are offended." the best line in the bit

[@somedude1561]

This is what Disney did to James Gunn

[@ArtificialDjDAGX]

This is what disney did to the scare pewdiepie season 2 crew. Pewdiepie made a joke, then the project was cancelled and the entire crew (except for pewds) wasn't paid, because Disney did one of these.

[@user-qp9en3ye3l]

What do you expect? It's a bad look on the company. Why should Disney have to deal with bad representation and boycotts because of the incompetence of someone else. It only makes sense from a business' point of view.

[@ArtificialDjDAGX]

@@user-qp9en3ye3l sure, if you're a shit company that can't do competent long-term business decisions.

[@user-qp9en3ye3l]

@@ArtificialDjDAGX What the fuck are you talking about?

[@danolix]

@@ArtificialDjDAGX Maybe pewdiepie wanted to get off the contract with disney to post more edgy content but he couldn't or it was a better idea to make a controversy as a way to gain more views and a good excuse to Disney to cancel the contract with him.

[@StarCrossedCookie]

Cancel culture really forgetting that people can Change

[@scarledoublet]

"offensive to people on twitter" about right

[@ZenCorvus]

And now reddit as redditors are all giving gold to those finding hart the most offensive.

[@holythirteenx1]

Idiots too young to remember Blazing Saddles? The ones with the torches and the piles of burning books?

[@Nefariousbig]

Yes because only Twitter finds homophobic bullshit offensive...

[@scoutiano4441]

@@ZenCorvus 9 golds for a comment saying they're offended lmao, classic reddit

[@Webkinzofficial]

Cracked up at "Michelle could you come in here for a moment... Thank you"

[@ObsidianMirage]

"So what's this got to do with comedy?" -Some dislike warrior somewhere

[@doommaker4000]

"I have absolutely no idea" That seems about right.

[@BenAHowell754]

"Michelle, could you come in here for a moment." "Yes, boss?" "Thank you." 😕 Shit is hilarious

[@yakovklugman9909]

"Michelle can you come in here?" "Thanks"

[@wearytrader535]

That's how you promote diversity :D

[@ikcikor3670]

If I ever get a job where I end up being forced to fire someone for a reason like this then a link to this video will be a part of my official statement about why I won't fire that person

[@ItsVenti]

Ah yes you said a naughty word in 2005 and now your future is dependent on the people who got offended by the naughty word

[@tearzofthefallen6586]

This is so accurate that accuracy has now been redefined with a link to this video.

[@zyplixx1415]

This sketch aged like a fine wine

[@KevetteofArethria]

I love how his name is Kevin. Very fitting.

[@nobodytheowl]

"It doesn't matter if it makes sense, people are offended." Yeppo, that about sums it up.

[@jairusmislang2760]

i read it as "firing a canadian for old jokes". i disappointed myself yet again

[@liammilton-white6355]

Wait.. this is 1 years old but this is so relevant right now

[@calamaricalamity6757]

2 years old*

[@jacobmartin8332]

“Michell, could you come in here real quick?” Michell: “Yes John?” John: “Thank you.” Michell: *gets very confused. That part was one of the funniest jokes I’ve seen in a while.

[@legatusmaximus7432]

“It doesn’t have to make sense, people are offended” - oh my that is shockingly accurate, scarily accurate

[@AlphaSeagull]

this is even more relevant today than it was almost 3 years ago and it makes me sad

[@rowansjet]

Bravo for pointing out the hypocrisies of this sketch before anyone else could! >D

[@ski3643]

Well this aged beautifully

[@SurfRaichu]

I love how this literally relates to the new twitter controversy, the one about a kid making an unfunny joke 3 years ago and being doxxed

[@dethaw6926]

SurfRaichu Not even just the mass doxxing spree by a certain someone, just everything on Twitter nowadays

[@SurfRaichu]

@@dethaw6926 basically yeah

[@frankmatveliyev3864]

Ngl it took me a lot of strength to watch this video not because it’s bad but because it’s true

[@markmoz]

Although I love this video and think it is totally on point, I feel that the likelihood of it offending someone X years from now is highly unlikely but not impossible. I therefore DEMAND that you preemptively apologise, delete your social media presence and crawl back under the rock from which you have not yet come.

[@doghous3]

I hope you realise this is already happening...

[@atthecore4560]

Your semantics suck.

[@beniciokhan102]

@@doghous3 r/whoooosh. Come on dude, how could you just walk into that.

[@bumpjammy]

@@beniciokhan102 Thanks for the sweet, sweet karma

[@Vysair]

Too bad it had already happened especially on Reddit

[@fqre9200]

cancel culture defined in 4 minutes

[@windyellis8292]

“I’ve got no idea what they want, Kevin, I just do what they say.”

[@Meca-Mat]

The analogy would have been better with an English teacher; School Head: "Your parents told us about your past, and we are greatly offended." English Teacher: "On the fact that I used to hate children...?" School Head: "No. On the fact that you could not speak English as fluently as today when you were 1 year old. You are fired."

[@philipanderson7581]

'Michelle!' 'yes, boss?' '...Thank you.'

[@tic-tacproductions6926]

"it dose'nt have to make sense, you just have to do it" Life in a nuttshell

[@couldbecharles2607]

Real footage of CW firing the actor for Ralph Dibny in The Flash

[@puntedhat5025]

Michelle could you come in here? Yes? Thank you. Instantly subscribed

[@isthisameme7705]

Hartley Sawyer getting fired from The Flash

[@Taksheel]

That's what I said lmao

[@sirbobvonfenwick]

Most people actually think the controversy its self is bull**** and you shouldn't be in trouble, what matters is three people who have blogs say you didn't mean the apology" Yep sounds like Hartley Sawyer.

[@isthisameme7705]

Sir Bob Von Fenwick Literally his character on the show was about someone who made a big mistake in the past and giving him a second chance because people can change

[@sebastiantorresb9565]

"It doesn't have to make sense, Kevin, people are offended"

[@NA-nz9lv]

this is literally still happening, it's amazing how on point it is.

[@Batosai11489]

The only thing that was wrong was assuming his graphic design work was bad in the past. They should have made a point in saying the work was good by older standards.

[@MrBrabbzy]

I really hope Kevin Hart sees this

[@MikoWilson]

Yeah, sure he'd be stoked with all of the homophobes brigading on his behalf.

[@MrBrabbzy]

@@MikoWilson lol what!?

[@Chinchin40274]

@@MrBrabbzy you've encountered an npc

[@plainplane7580]

@@Chinchin40274 "Anyone I do not agree with is an NPC", now where have I seen this before...

[@emerosky9899]

He cant, his pc monitor is over a table

[@Bambuskus505]

I think we should flip cancel culture onto Twitter as a whole. The whole website has to go

[@californiarollwithramensea8220]

They've been going through their own holocaust since Elon took over. At least that's how they see it.

[@jpsalis]

holy crap, I thought this just came out yesterday... Why is this just constantly relevant?