This is a big improvement over the first comedy club presentation that included several comedians all vying for attention and laughs. I appreciate Glenn and John getting the ball rolling without interruption along with their attempt to politely call Sherrod and the other comedian out about statements made that were not backed up with facts.
The comedians were more emotionally reactive than introspective which leads me to think that if there is another comedy club gathering there could be someone available to act as facillitator between the comedians and Glenn and John's subject matter. In an ideal world such a person might be Wayne Brady or similar type due to his comic sensibilities, intelligence, and understanding of nuance and facts. It would compel the comedians to seriously address the issues at hand and perhaps think about the possibility of including some of what they learned into their act.
As a native New Yorker (no longer living there), I would certainly come up from the mid-atlantic area to attend the next one.
Thank you Glenn for all that you do because trying to get black folks and white liberals to honestly analyze victim narratives and disengage in pity parties is a tough mountain to climb, and yet the two of you have advanced the bar higher than most.
This is a big improvement over the first comedy club presentation that included several comedians all vying for attention and laughs. I appreciate Glenn and John getting the ball rolling without interruption along with their attempt to politely call Sherrod and the other comedian out about statements made that were not backed up with facts.
The comedians were more emotionally reactive than introspective which leads me to think that if there is another comedy club gathering there could be someone available to act as facillitator between the comedians and Glenn and John's subject matter. In an ideal world such a person might be Wayne Brady or similar type due to his comic sensibilities, intelligence, and understanding of nuance and facts. It would compel the comedians to seriously address the issues at hand and perhaps think about the possibility of including some of what they learned into their act.
As a native New Yorker (no longer living there), I would certainly come up from the mid-atlantic area to attend the next one.
Thank you Glenn for all that you do because trying to get black folks and white liberals to honestly analyze victim narratives and disengage in pity parties is a tough mountain to climb, and yet the two of you have advanced the bar higher than most.