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Originally Posted by Alf
It was a joke calling Jess Phillips ugly. He said it because he believed she was laughing at male suicide and some other reasons. But he doesn't even need any reasons to tell a joke if he wants, he has the freedom to do so.
If he hadn't have decided to become a member of UKIP, this wouldn't even be an issue.
Jokes are not dumb comments, jokes are jokes. So there is absolutely no need to apologise to anyone.
Have you watched his BBC interview with Victoria Derbyshire?
It makes the channel 4s Newman, Peterson interview look good.
If you do watch it. Try and find the full version, because there are edited versions out there, although they still make Benjamin look sane and she a paid actress reading from script, without one bit of interest in what he's saying. It's a really great interview for Sargon, he makes her look foolish.
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As a student of comedy you must admit rape jokes are still very taboo. The moment a comedian decides to joke about rape, no matter his political bias or history it will cause controversy. Some comedians successfully straddle the line of such taboo topics but surely you must admit he failed in this instance and his doubling down is simply crass and frankly arrogant. For me, its not simply about his right to tell a joke.
In light of this becoming a Ukip member just stinks. Whats he trying to prove?
I'll take a look at that interview when I've got time but I'm no fan of Petersons either. Does Benjamin use the tried and tested technique of first making an outrageous claim, enjoying the outrage and absorbing the flames then retreating to a much more arguable position? They all do it Peterson, Shapiro, Sam Harris, even that t
wat Dave Rubin. They all dont have that much to say IMO