In a CNN OpEd piece, veteran comedian Elayne Boosler called out folks who make incendiary comments only to call them "jokes" when faced with the repercussions of their statements. And while the OpEd focuses on non-comedians, she takes Roseanne Barr and Samantha Bee's respective and recent controversial remarks to task as well.
What's interesting is how her fellow comedians will react to Boosler's OpEd, since so many of them, from Bill Burr to Dave Chapelle to Tracy Morgan to Jerry Seinfeld, have been quite vocal about their displeasure in not being able to engage in the kind of jokes Boosler is decrying here. Hmm...
[CNN - Boosler: Saying 'Joke' Is No Excuse For Offensive Behavior]
