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Erik Charles Nielsen
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Yeah, women never "experience real oppression and repression." You can put yourself on some kind of "who gets the most oppressed" scale. if that seems fun to you. And you can refuse to see the connection between casual expressions of bigotry and the normalization of racism/sexism/etc. (Are you doing it because it's

But you're a fan of a lot of the comedians who have appeared on that show, right?

Maybe you just don't like storytelling comics? How do you feel about Paul F. Tompkins or Jen Kirkman?

"Everybody" outside the Opie and Anthony meathead bubble rolls their eyes at you Opie and Anthony meatheads. You're a small niche, and a widely disliked one. I sincerely hope you know that.

I feel like you're arguing with someone else here. Where did I say that comedy had "an impact on black people"? I said bullying was bullying.

Got it. The act of simply being gay is an "agenda." Going out there and shouting, "hey guys, I should be allowed to say offensive things without anyone thinking I'm a jerk" isn't. I think it was already pretty clear what was really important to you, but this really sums it up nicely.

That… actually doesn't make sense.

I don't actually know Marina Franklin's comedy… do you mean you think Marina Franklin is good, or do you mean you think Marina Franklin is bad and saying someone is worse than Marina Franklin is an insult?

Which is, what, 25% of her act?

Interesting comedy fact: if you don't know anything about comedy, Louis CK and Chris Rock are the only two great comedians.

Go on. Keep talking about a comic you've never seen. You're not making an idiot of yourself at ALL.

You can see the attitude of a bully and call it "talent." Cut out the possibility that someone might be offended by Metzger's crass attempts at provocation, and the ensuing possibility that a bunch of cruel jackasses can laugh at the offended people (real or imagined,) and that guy has nothing.

Yeah, one bad thing is worse than another bad thing.

Ooh! He sets himself apart from other people by practicing false equivalency!

Wow, Kurt Metzger. Didn't this website used to not attract guys like this?

Well, I've seen a LOT of LA comics dozens of times. Comes with the territory, you know? If I were "biased," trust me, I'd like more of them.

Oh, yeah, conflate a hack '80s gimmick comic with one of the greatest living joke-writers. Way to establish your comedy bona fides.

He's a regressive bonehead liked by regressive boneheads.

Yeah, I know. You don't see me talking about Bill Burr or whoever up there, like "he kills, so he must be good."

Hey, look, guys! A bigot! Hello there, bigot!