This week, the American comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage, in the middle of the show. His assailant had on him a fake rifle with an integrated blade. Doesn’t that make you CA.PO.TER?
After Will Smith who slapped Chris Rock in the middle of the Oscars ceremony because of a bad joke, are we trivializing the fact of physically punishing someone who says things that we don’t like?
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yesterday in The newspaper, we handed the microphone to different comedians who affirmed in chorus: “No one is safe from anything”.
We remember that at one time, Guy Nantel presented his show under police surveillance. The Quebec police had arrested a man who had made death threats against him. Weapons were seized from his home.
If some comedians are more “consensual”, those who are more “controversial” are not immune. But at the same time, in 2022, you never know where the controversy will come from…
We do not yet know what the motivations of the man who attacked Chappelle were… but we do know that Chappelle, that evening, had spoken about his security which had been increased, and the attacks of which he said he was the object by transgender people who called him transphobic.
This atmosphere of violence is disturbing in the field of humor, but, by extension, in all areas where individuals express opinions that are unpleasant.
An example ? JK Rowling who has received countless death threats. Why ? For having dared to affirm that only women menstruate, remarks deemed transphobic by some activists.
Although she wasn’t physically attacked, she was “canceled”: When HBO did a two-hour Harry Potter special, she only appeared for 30 seconds…with archival footage. It’s not violent, is it?
Last week, I spoke to QUB Radio about the departure of Jeff Fillion from CHOI Radio X. You should see the violent reactions on the web. “You’re a pain in the ass. Hurry that you disappear. Don’t be surprised to be bullied afterwards. No one will take pity on you. Nobody’s going to cry at your funeral either!! It will be the party. »
“A GoFundme for you to return to France, esti I would give $1000 when I left. »
“One day you will meet a madman who will make you pay for all the shit you say”.
Columnists, politicians, artists who express opinions that do not please Jean, Jacques or Jacqueline should all have the right to live in safety, without a tata slapping them, attacking them, threatening them or insulting them.
ACAB?
Earlier this year, amid the controversy over the singer whose name I’m not allowed to say, a netizen wrote to me, “Hope you get raped and lacerated.”
I filed a complaint with the police. An investigator from station 26 called the individual at work and told him that if he repeated the offense he would face charges.
Like what all the police are far from being bastards…