I will say that as a young person in my teens and early 20's, I bought into the ironic bigotry jokes. It was until I was older and out of my very white suburban environment that I was able to understand why others would be hurt by them. At no point did I actually believe any of the stereotypes behind them, but that…

My comment appears to have been dismissed. Don’t worry, I’ll re-post it:

Says the guy who tried to compare Bean Dad to Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor...

Hey, that’s Carlos Danger!

He was convicted. He served his sentence. My personal opinion, which is no surprise given my profession, is that he, like everyone, has the right to employment. I see no problem here.

Mr. Crusher, you don’t deserve to wear that uniform

Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor would like a word. Maybe they could tell you that you can tell them apart by thinking about it for half a second.

Yup! If the “parody” bigotry is indistinguishable from the real thing, then he’s failing both morally and professionally, given that he’s theoretically a comedian/entertainer.

Apologizing after you’re facing professional consequences for being an abusive asshole really weakens the apology. Especially since he spent a bunch of time doubling down when the backlash started. 

I was hoping 2021 would be the year celebrities come back to life.

Yeah, might have started a new burner. Also a milestone on the troll trajectory. :D 

I’ve already reported him to the mods via the AV Club email for tips.

You can see the trajectory trolls take, and it’s never nearly as novel as they seem to think it is.

bzzzzt wrongo

Shut up, known troll. No one gives a fuck about what you pretend to think.

At this point, I’m really not sure why you think you have a relevant opinion on anything.

Says the douchebag who gets upset over words that define bigotry towards disabled people and infers that autistic people can’t function on their own...

What’s funny is that there’s this commenter running across multiple articles on Rowling who constantly makes the insane argument that because Rowling donated a lot of money to charity that she should be absolved of her bigotry like some sort of secular indulgence...

“I don’t think J.K. Rowling is transphobic,” Izzard says. “I think we need to look at the things she has written about in her blog. Women have been through such hell over history. Trans people have been invisible, too.”

He also appeared on Buffy for a season!