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I love that shit, he says.
Its what makes human beings hilarious.
Both jokes get laughs in the room at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, but their premises are flawed.
Its a fine-enough premise; Carlins use of contrasting language even makes it sound like a joke.
But his punch line is essentially Would you look at that?
Take hisfamous 2020SNLmonologue, in which he jokes about white women hijacking the woke movement.
Even with its colorful imagery, he doesnt just let that observation sit there.
So why dont you shut up, sit down next to me, and take your talking-to?
You know what those hats stand for?
he remembers her screaming at the employee.
For the disrespect of women!
For the mistreatment of women!
For the abuse of women!
Im just looking at this chick like,Youre wearing a Vikings outfit!
Thank God we got to the core issue here, Usama Siddiquee says sarcastically inone joketo enthusiastic audience laughter.
That irrespective of whether you call these people homeless or unhoused, theyre fucked?
There is so much potential for comedy in this complexity.
Its a shame that most jokes about hypocrisy seek to oversimplify it instead.
