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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 169 points 1 week ago (17 children)

He’s definitely a bit of an asshole, but at the end of the day, from what I’ve seen from him over the years he does have his head on straight on a LOT of issues.

[–] Beardsley@lemmy.world 115 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I don't even think he's an asshole, honestly. He just has no filter against stupidity.

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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

He's like my inner angry voice when I'm pissed off at something but as a person.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 17 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Is he though? I can’t think of any takes from him that I haven’t liked.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I do not care for him using homophobic and ableist words as insults, but he's from Boston so it doesn't surprise me that he does. Other than that, he seems like a decent guy.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What homophobic and ableist words does he use? I’m trying to think of times when he said one and nothing is coming to mind.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The one that starts with F and the one that starts with R. The famous rant that he had where he heckled all of Philadelphia is a very good example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWuXfIZiSqY

It's a very funny rant, but that part does not make me feel very good to hear.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Was pretty normal for the times. Back when I was a kid people used them as their go to insults. Like everyone I knew. I haven’t heard him say those slurs recently. Times change, people grow.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"For the times?" That happened in 2006. Times had changed long before that.

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[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 73 points 1 week ago

He was going off about CEOs being the new mafia, just mafia supported by the law this time around. And speculating on whacking between CEOs, like Walmart vs Target and such, pre Luigi. And then Luigi happened and he’s like: well yeah.

Really, it all fit with his pre Luigi narrative.

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 64 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm a Bill Burr fan, but then he does shit like this and I go all Gaga for him.

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

His comedy is pretty good. Not so much his old stuff but his newer stuff is amazing. Like his comedy or not, he's always had a "fuck you" attitude about this kinda stuff which is why I respect him so much. The only comedian I know that calls shit like it is and calls out other people on their bullshit without giving a shit about what he says. He's like the voice in the back of my head when I'm pissed off at something incarnate.

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