A comedian who said local officials pressured a New Jersey venue into canceling his show fears the government will abuse its power to censor comics.
on the Capitol, Denny said there weren’t any physical incidents at any of the nine performances during the tour.People “can just call free speech hate speech and have people’s civil rights removed,” Denny said. “The concept of hate speech is one of the worst marketing that we’ve allowed to happen in America because anybody can sort of label ideas they don’t like as hate speech.”
Comedians have faced increased scrutiny in recent years, with critics arguing that humor they consider offensive is hate speech, while supporters argue that such expressions of free speech are an essential part of the industry. Most notably, Dave Chappelle has met significant backlash for Gavin McInnes has threatened to sue Rutherford for the canceled event.
“The so-called truth tellers are now playing to the man,” Denny said. “I’m sort of done giving my peer comedians a pass when they sort of sit on their hands and don’t speak about this when it happens.” “If you’re not willing to be uncomfortable to fight for the America we want to live in, I don’t have any time for you, and we are not on the same team,” he added.
The police department declined to comment. Neither the mayor’s office nor the Williams Center immediately responded to a request for comment.
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