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[-] 69420@lemmy.world 171 points 2 weeks ago
[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

they should do 1 20 minutes episode revival where it's just the 3 of them (not kramer obvs) talking in the booth about new tech

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 weeks ago

I'd rather not have Jerry either tbh, he doesnt seem to think he can be funny without being somehow hateful apparently.

[-] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Jerry is a Zionist loser who heard "never again" and thought "yeah, let's exterminate the Palestinians so that no genocide will happen again"

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's human to lose your shit sometimes. I think he sincerely apologised.

Edit: ok I've done some soul searching and I've realized that I don't really care who they are off set. Be they racists, communists, or nazis IRL, if what they say on the show is funny to me, I'm gonna watch it.

[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'm usually like this if it's a one time thing. In his case IDK I just said that because other people still say he is an asshole. But I won't support people that we know are not sorry and would still do it if they could, even if they are famous. Like the unhinged Kanye.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hmm true, I guess Kanye would actually be beyond the line for be as well

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago

No way Jerry would do it without Michael Richards.

[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago
[-] TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

Said some things on stage he really shouldn't have, but people make mistakes and usually grow from it, so we'll see who he is now.

[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 weeks ago

I see. Very unfortunate. Racism is complicated and more deeply rooted the most will realize and accept. What he said isn't okay and never will be. I hope he's grown since then and made amends for his mistakes.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nope sorry, you're not allowed to learn from your mistakes anymore. Unless you rationalize that boomers made your actions unavoidable.

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Question for you:

Let's say the cashier at the local supermarket calls a customer some slurs. Someone records it on their phone. it blows up. Should the supermarket fire them?

[-] shiftymccool@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Should that person never get another job ever again? "You said something bad so you and your family must starve!"

[-] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fired? Yes.

Banned from all other jobs? No.

Banned from jobs that are customer service related? Yes.

Banned from jobs that are customer service related forever? No.

Being cancelled should be treated like a timeout. You won't eat your peas, fine no dessert. Well try again tomorrow.

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Banned from jobs that are customer service related forever? No.

This is harder when we shift this to talking about comedians. For a comedian to have a job, people have to want to go to see them specifically. If I go to a show, and have a notably bad experience, I'm probably not going to go see that person / group / whatever again, and if I see videos and read news articles about someone else's bad experience, that's also probably enough to make me not want to see them, too.

So, maybe celebrities that get cancelled should have to find a new industry to work in, if what they did is bad enough. At the very least, they need to change their image to the point that they're appealing to a different audience, if their old audience is no longer interested in seeing their show.

[-] Baaahb@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago

Seriously, why are we wasting time pitying celebrities who used their fame in stupid ways, like going on a slur ridden tirade at for audience

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Depends on the history. You never fire somebody on the first offense in a case of using inappropriate language on the job, because you have to account for their personal background - maybe where they grew up that language is totally normal and they really don't get that it's a problem. They have to be given a chance to change their behavior once they're aware that it's not okay. If they do it again, it's a valid violation of workplace standards and totally justifiable to fire them.

[-] Baaahb@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago

Brb getting a job as a greeter to see how lo g it takes to get fired for saying "gas the nigs"

That's ridiculous.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It is ridiculous, but it's also the rules HR organizations go by. What I described was the actual policy when I worked at Microsoft, as told to me by a friend in HR who said she'd had extensive training in handling sexual harassment. I don't know if it would literally be applied if somebody said "gas the nigs" but AFAIK it's the protocol you have to follow in a business to protect yourself from lawyers. Therefore if I were a business owner that's what I would do, because keeping my livelihood and keeping my other employees employed would mean more to me than feeling like an angel of justice or getting upvotes on lemmy.

[-] infinite_ass@leminal.space -3 points 2 weeks ago

My goodness, what judgmental little insects we have become.

[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly yeah, like a podcast script read Reunion would be amazing with a modern script!

this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2024
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