LogFAQs > #961267702

I get where you're coming from though, and here's my good faith answer:

When I myself heard for the first time the full Chappelle special on its own, I had this feeling in my heart that what he was doing was not hateful, but an attempt to promote positive change in the world.

I had a lot of ignorance in me, and etc. etc. I said things that caused pain for others and I didn't like that but at the end of the day I had to acknowledge that my words had hurt others.

I spent time thinking about it, reflecting, etc. and concluded that ultimately, yes I'd hurt people whether I meant to or not.

Therefore I apologized and recognized my shortcomings here.

At the same time, part of me was like "I still think Dave isn't necessarily a jerk" but I was struggling to put into words how my view of that made sense.

Trevor helped me conceptualize all that. Yes maybe Dave made a misjudgment here or there but his aim wasn't bad. And when I first heard his comedy without bias, my reaction was to think it was fine and good because of all this laundry list of reasons I appreciated comedy.

This just helped me to re-center myself and remember that yes maybe his choice of subject was a bit off or whatever but I'm not a literal complete nutjob asshole lunatic for thinking a man has a right to stand up and tell jokes.

Idk it was like, a reminder that I'm not quantifiably an asshole for coming from where I come from.