Reply #67: the source

[Rich Hunt]

It was in The Independent (?) - whichever one is connected to the Guardian. But it wasn't a direct quote. Basically a woman of South Asian descent attended a performance, got offended, and walked out. She reported it to this newspaper, and that was the only source for this.

If it is true, he did go overboard, but he does that a lot. I honestly think he tries to be politically incorrect once in a while to avoid being painted as another pious annoying leftie. I actually like this about him.

I think the valid heart of his monologue was that some groups of people are accustomed to having someone else clean up for them or get them out of a jam - it's a recurring theme in his work.

By the way, according to this account, it wasn't just African-Americans, it was skinheads and coal miners and some other people. I think he was trying to make a valid point about self-reliance (very dear to my heart - no one will ever clean MY toilet), but bringing ethnicity into it did make me cringe.

I'll try to find the article.