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Genero36
Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 11188
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Posted: 11/06/17 6:50 pm ::: Chris Rock won't hire women - they cry rape for money |
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CHRIS Rock tried out some new material about sexual harassment at the New York Comedy Cellar last Thursday night, and some women were not amused.
Rock said he won’t hire women anymore because he would need a crew of witnesses around him at all times so he wouldn’t be accused of rape, one patron of the club told Page Six.
“They cry rape because they want money,” said Rock, who added he won’t even hire a cleaning lady because he’s afraid of false accusations.
“I’ve seen him before and he was hysterical, but this wasn’t funny at all,” said one woman.
“Nobody was laughing. There were many boos and many women who were telling him he was a sexist pig. Two people got kicked out.” |
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrities-gone-bad/chris-rocks-shocking-weinstein-jokes-met-with-many-boos/news-story/8d9f156699394a4375027066e98bcbfa
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toad455
Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 22470 Location: NJ
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Posted: 11/06/17 7:17 pm ::: |
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Chris Rock is still around?
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jammerbirdi
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 21045
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Posted: 11/06/17 10:30 pm ::: |
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Well comedy is comedy and I give any comic a very wide berth. But the particular ridiculousness here is that Chris Rock is protected by the same entertainment industry lawyers as any other big star. And he most certainly has domestic help unless he lives in a 750 square foot apartment. And latino maids don't sue the people they work for. That is just hilarious on its face to anyone who lives in California.
Back to the stars and accusers. Just check some of the legal responses (which aren't being that well publicized) some accusers are being met with. This is a crappy crappy world we're all living in and IMNSHO the focus isn't anywhere near where it should be. What's happening under our noses now, even after Harvey, is the TRUTH. Look upon it all ye and despair.
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16346 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 11/07/17 10:34 am ::: |
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I think a comedian can make a joke about anything. Nothing is really off limits to me. Some say there shouldn't be any rape jokes, for example, but Mo'Nique's "I like it now" bit is both empowering and hilarious.
And, that's the thing. You have to be funny. And to be funny with a topic like that, you have to be surprising. And that Chris Rock bit sounds unfunny and stale as hell.
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Ay Mate
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Posted: 11/07/17 12:14 pm ::: |
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He’s kinda right too. A lot don’t but a lot do. It is what it is.
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 66773 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 11/07/17 12:26 pm ::: |
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He's basically saying Mike Pence has the right idea
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justintyme
Joined: 08 Jul 2012 Posts: 8407 Location: Northfield, MN
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Posted: 11/07/17 12:39 pm ::: |
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Ay Mate wrote: |
He’s kinda right too. A lot don’t but a lot do. It is what it is. |
Define "a lot"...
That is one of the major problems with generalizations. While I am sure it happens, the perception of its frequency is way out of sync with reality. Too often it is treated like an equivalency, as if an accusation of rape is just as likely to be false as it is to be true. Even in the way the above is worded, it gives that feeling: a lot vs. a lot, rather than the overwhelmingly likely to be true it actually is.
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