Comedian Bill Burr had a very rational take on when he should apologize for something he said.
Bill Burr, one of my favorite comedians, is not known for buying into the while cancel culture thing or putting up with wokeness or political correctness, both of which are destroying our society.
Just Google “Bill Bur Asians in restaurant” and you’ll know what I mean. And prepare to laugh because it’s one of his funniest bits. Burr, up to this point, has never apologized to the manufactured outrage mob.
The Comedian has never been one to back down to controversy or bend the knee to political correctness. During a recent podcast appearance, the popular stand-up comedian explained why he’ll never apologize to the outrage mob.
Steve-O brought Bill Burr on his Wild Ride! podcast this week and one of the questions Steve-O posed is when Bill will apologize for jokes, if ever. His response is pretty thorough and I’ve shared the video clip below as well as a transcript of the quotes if you’d rather read then watch the video.
The gist is yes, Bill Burr will apologize for jokes when he deems it necessary but he won’t kowtow to a mob for several reasons he discusses below.
Burr said that he has apologized but not to the mob. “Yeah. But I do it to the individual that I hurt.”
Burr said, “If I told a joke about something that somebody had a personal effect to and I made them sad or made them cry” he would apologize to that individual if they were offended by a joke he told during one of his shows. He also said he would “refuse to apologize to anybody that is upset that they heard a joke at a show they weren’t at.”
There is a difference and I believe Burr has the right attitude. If you tell a joke at a specific individual’s expense, and that person lets you know they were offended, the decent thing to do would be to let them know you were only joking and you’re sorry you offended them. That’s called being a human being with empathy. You earned a living at their expense.
What the difference is for Burr is that he said he would not apologize for a complaint if it came from someone who was specifically looking for content to become outraged over.
The “F Is For Family,” star pointed out that in this day and age there are so many things online for entertainment that there’s a lot of content that will not make you angry, saying, “You saw the subject and you clicked on it. You had all of these of these other fu*king things.. they have like… they have videos of just dogs snoring that you could watch, and feel good about your day, but you went out of your way to fu*king watch this thing, it’s on you,” he offered.
“I am a big believer in if you are wrong, and you feel you’re wrong, you apologize,” he said, adding, “but I’m not a believer in the mob mentality and I’m now gonna apologize just to… cause it’s not worth it… because then all I do is give that strength that it’s okay to do that and then some other comic’s going to have to deal with it. So”
Watch the videos below: (CAUTION: Explicit language)
Watch it here: Steve-O’s Wild Ride! – Clips/Youtube
Watch it here: Steve-O’s Wild Ride! – Clips/Youtube
Sources: Theblaze, Steve-O’s Wild Ride! – Clips