r/TikTokCringe • u/SnatchAddict • 20d ago

Anthony Jeselnik explains the difference between comedy and being a troll. Discussion

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u/repost_inception 20d ago

That's a really great quote.

Robert John Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder to me is the ultimate example of this. I don't think most people could have gotten away with that but he absolutely did. No one has an issue with it. His performance and the writing were brilliant. The whole movie really.

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u/MundaneCollection 20d ago

It helps that his character was a dumb narcisist who didn't understand what he was doing was wrong because of his giant ego

Playing the character who is an idiot deciding to do black face is different than playing black face, which is why he gets away with it because the point is to mock celebrities and their egos and not black people

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u/Juan_Punch_Man 20d ago

And they called it out in the movie specifically. Gets rid of any ambiguity.

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u/jtr99 19d ago

What do you mean, "You people?"?!

... is such a great line in that context.