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Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival
(www.hollywoodreporter.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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Bad title. He's criticizing the state of free speech in America citing the Jimmy Kimmel cancellation and people fired / cancelled over Charlie Kirk speech.
I don’t think anyone thought he was criticizing free speech. Yes, it’s a bad title, but it’s still hilarious to go to Saudi Arabia and pretend like they have more free speech rights
i did :(
Reading the comments here, a LOT of people seemed to think that he was criticizing free speech. Like, no curiosity whatsoever, just jump straight into judgement. 🙃
The headline literally says "Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech", so that's quite understandable.
Bean soup phenomenon: the comment I replied to, with >100 upvotes, said:
Also, curiosity might involve digging deeper beyond merely reading a title, particularly since those are well-known these days for being click bait (titles I mean, even in cases where the articles themselves are not).
Think a little more about what you are trying to say here... that people are curious, that they did not simply judge upon merely reading the title, trusting others to get something right but then feeling the need to add onto that regardless?
Of course it is understandable. This is how right-wing polities are being enacted all across the globe currently: using well-established methodologies that offer tried and true results. I "understand" that all too well.