Chris Rock Selective Outrage

I’ve been looking forward to this live netflix special since I first heard about it. I even set an alarm on my phone for it. After watching and dying to Marlon Wayans HBO special, I was definitely looking forward to some more laughter.

Chris Rock did not disappoint. He came in and let loose on the cultural selective outrage that we are seeing in the world today. Most of us regular people can’t really talk about this stuff the way these comedians do because we need to stay employed.

I think that we are all happy (except racists and bigots) that things are improving somewhat in society for minorities and other marginalized groups, and Rock says as much as well. However, sometimes we do go a bit too far with things. These days you can’t really say anything without worrying about offending someone’s sensibilities.

And this was the focus of Rock’s special tonight. Rock definitely let loose tonight. He came to swing and he took off the gloves. Now, I expected that he might spend a good deal of time on the Will Smith slap, and don’t get me wrong, he addressed it, but it wasn’t the main theme of the show. So if you are expecting that, don’t.

I think that it was a great special, and I found the pre and post show segments quite entertaining as well. The panels had some really interesting and entertaining conversation. Though some of them were smart, “That’s a trap, I’m not answering that question.” I don’t know if netflix will remove those segments once they get the editing done, but it was pretty good.

Overall, Rock did not disappoint. It was a great special and I’m sure you will enjoy it.

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