I’m not a Burr fan but if I was gonna “devil’s advocate” him here a sec, I think he’s just saying see people do normal ass things acted against what he was propagandized to believe.
i agree with you. Granted he still is taking money from people who put journalists into suitcases so he’s really lost all credibility. I guess he would perform for Trump. The Saudis have slaves who don’t look too dissimilar from Bills wife.
so does america. i really don’t get the extra hate for our good buddies the Saudis like these entertainers and whatever aren’t living and working in the good ol’ USA the rest of the time making money for horrible people at home.
Also he lives in the US so it’s not like he had a choice when starting out. It’s more of an issue when foreign entertainers choose to move to LA and NYC after they’ve already made it in their countries and are living very well compared to the average person in their home country.
i’ve heard of entertainers getting some local heat for “selling out” and switching to english or whatnot but i’ve never seen that be about the great satant in the way anyone who does anything with the saudis is criticized for that.
I wouldn’t criticize a Saudi comedian for living and performing in Saudi Arabia, it’s a legitimate job and you have to work where you live. If a Saudi comedian was paid millions by Donald Trump to come to the USA to go and perform for him then I would criticize that.
If we’re comparing apples to apples here it’s only fair you invert the entire scenario
This was my first thought. I mean entirely likely he’s just an asshole, but also entirely possible that he is purposely trying to frame this in a way to be funny to Americans while also trying to de brainworm them a bit. I can’t say I agree with that as a tactic but it certainly could be
If I were to attempt justify this I’d point out the hypocrisy that all these comedians regularly preform in the US with no criticism despite it’s also atrocious human rights record
I’m not a Bill Burr fan or detractor, he’s got a progressive radlib energy means sometimes he says the right thing but here that I think has led him to making a bad decision (going to Riyadh comedy festival, in a country which basically has slavery, untold misery etc ) for lib reasons (the people in Saudi Arabia are normal like us)
I’m reading this joke as tongue in cheek. He’s saying the first part as a dig on Saudi Arabia and specifically the journalist dismemberment. Then the “punchline” is “but they have Starbucks!” which doesn’t preclude the first part.
He’s also not the most pro-America person either and while the Saudis might hear a “they’re just like us” joke as complimentary, I think it’s more of an insult to both countries.
I’m not a Burr fan but if I was gonna “devil’s advocate” him here a sec, I think he’s just saying see people do normal ass things acted against what he was propagandized to believe.
i agree with you. Granted he still is taking money from people who put journalists into suitcases so he’s really lost all credibility. I guess he would perform for Trump. The Saudis have slaves who don’t look too dissimilar from Bills wife.
so does america. i really don’t get the extra hate for our good buddies the Saudis like these entertainers and whatever aren’t living and working in the good ol’ USA the rest of the time making money for horrible people at home.
Being paid directly by the crown does hit different. Performing within the US is one thing, performing specifically for Trump would be something else
Also he lives in the US so it’s not like he had a choice when starting out. It’s more of an issue when foreign entertainers choose to move to LA and NYC after they’ve already made it in their countries and are living very well compared to the average person in their home country.
i’ve heard of entertainers getting some local heat for “selling out” and switching to english or whatnot but i’ve never seen that be about the great satant in the way anyone who does anything with the saudis is criticized for that.
Cause they live at home?
I wouldn’t criticize a Saudi comedian for living and performing in Saudi Arabia, it’s a legitimate job and you have to work where you live. If a Saudi comedian was paid millions by Donald Trump to come to the USA to go and perform for him then I would criticize that.
If we’re comparing apples to apples here it’s only fair you invert the entire scenario
One could be extremely generous and say that this is a joke designed to make sense to liberal Americans, not Hexbear communists
Seems like an asshole regardless
he’s kinda known for being one
This was my first thought. I mean entirely likely he’s just an asshole, but also entirely possible that he is purposely trying to frame this in a way to be funny to Americans while also trying to de brainworm them a bit. I can’t say I agree with that as a tactic but it certainly could be
mildly generous
If I were to attempt justify this I’d point out the hypocrisy that all these comedians regularly preform in the US with no criticism despite it’s also atrocious human rights record
I’m not a Bill Burr fan or detractor, he’s got a progressive radlib energy means sometimes he says the right thing but here that I think has led him to making a bad decision (going to Riyadh comedy festival, in a country which basically has slavery, untold misery etc ) for lib reasons (the people in Saudi Arabia are normal like us)
he left the us
I’m reading this joke as tongue in cheek. He’s saying the first part as a dig on Saudi Arabia and specifically the journalist dismemberment. Then the “punchline” is “but they have Starbucks!” which doesn’t preclude the first part.
He’s also not the most pro-America person either and while the Saudis might hear a “they’re just like us” joke as complimentary, I think it’s more of an insult to both countries.