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Bill Burr gave a no-holds-barred interview to Vulture where he called CNN and Fox News a “fucking disease” and railed against conservatives like Ben Shapiro for trying to brand him as some “woke” comedian. Burr and Shapiro got into a public spat earlier this year when Shapiro blasted Burr for “going woke” after the comedian took aim at “selfish” and “greedy” CEOs in the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.

“He doesn’t even know what that word means,” Burr now told Vulture about Shapiro. “His definition of woke is white liberals’ definition of woke, and they didn’t even know what it was; they just took the word from Black people. That’s the worst thing about our people — not only do we take from other cultures, we don’t even take the time to understand the definition.”

Burr’s comedy has become increasingly political in recent years, although he makes a point to lambast both the right and the left. This decision has resulted in each side of the political aisle accusing Burr of siding with the other, not that the comedian cares anymore.

“I trash ’em both because that is my job,” Burr told Vulure. “I can’t fix the political system, but when I do stand-up, if I start trashing, like, Trump, I’d hear the left in the crowd go, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah!’ And I’d be like, ‘The fuck? You voted for a guy that is staring off into space. Your guy literally should be in a fucking home. What are you patting yourself on the back for? Your fucking party has not let you choose your candidate since Obama’s second term. You’re liberal? That’s fucking insane.’ I’m not flying either one of their flags; it’s the people who pay them that’s the problem. And they’re always distracting us with other stuff. CNN and Fox News are a fucking disease.”

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[-] FelixMortane@lemmy.ca 60 points 1 day ago

Burr is a treasure

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 84 points 2 days ago
[-] naught101@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

I dunno, the original meaning was kind of cool.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 76 points 2 days ago

“His definition of woke is white liberals’ definition of woke, and they didn’t even know what it was; they just took the word from Black people. That’s the worst thing about our people — not only do we take from other cultures, we don’t even take the time to understand the definition.”

This was a powerful line from Burr.

[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think the US now needs significantly more people like Burr, who refuse to be intimidated by this regime and all their henchmen, even though they must expect immediate retaliation.

If more people don't speak up and organize, there will soon be no way to voice criticism, because then dissidents - even US citizens - will disappear unheard, as is the case in other dictatorships.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Burr has a knack for just laser targetting on the bullshit and telling it to fuck off.

[-] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

CNN will attempt to defend itself. Fox will wear it like a badge of honor.

That's the state of this shitty 2 party system

[-] socialsecurity@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

People keep playing along the party lines so it is clearly working

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

Another word they're trying to change the definition of is Antifacist. Some serious doublespeak.

[-] traceur201@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago

Wow I didn't really expect Burr to align so strongly against the system but I'm here for it.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Really? The guy who compared pedophile priests and the church's behavior to seaworld is someone you didn't expect to say this?

https://youtu.be/FH30cFaxUPo

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

He's always been like this. Always.

[-] 4am@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago

He is the closest we’re ever gonna get to Carlin

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Don't sell the future short.

[-] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Then wtf did you expect? He's always been like this

[-] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Have you never seen standup or any interviews with him?

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Oh both sides commedian. Biden is still the best president of my lifetime because of what is administration did in one term. Calling out while being part of the very problem he called out on.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Best president of our lifetime ain't saying much. Like I agree, at least for the first two years, but who's the competition? One low ass bar right there.

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Well im old, but even then yeah. low bar. I bring it up because some people seem fine to risk getting a horrible president for the bar of historical presidents instead of one that exceeds that low bar with the idea that instead we will have something that has never happened historically somehow make it better.

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