The minority that has risen to Hinchcliffe’s defense have turned to the old standby, “It’s comedy,” insisting it’s a form that isn’t bound by rules and propriety. In an interview with TMZ, Dang indicated that he believes most people in attendance were uncomfortable and not laughing. Not even the audience at the show was all in with Hinchcliffe during his rant. Dang’s posts of the video on Facebook and Twitter have prompted thousands of comments, primarily expressions of shock and outrage at the baldfaced racism on display. If Hinchcliffe’s “jokes” have you squirming or reaching for a bucket yourself, you’re far from alone. He even berates white members of the audience, branding them “race traitors” for laughing at Dang’s jokes and saying their “hooping and hollering” had him “puking in a fucking bucket,” and he does it all without ever showing any sign of irony or humor. He goes far beyond the initial hit on Dang to spend, by the estimation of Dang himself, a full two minutes haranguing against Asians and Asian Americans, including mocking Dang’s set with references to it that Hinchcliffe delivers in a caricaturish Asian accent. Still, there’s something unsettling about the way he leans into it on the video. He’s an insult comic who frequently assaults racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQIA folks, and women under the guise of humor – Hinchcliffe literally makes bank on being offensive. To anyone familiar with Hinchcliffe’s shtick – from his long-running podcast Kill Tony, his appearances with pal Joe Rogan, or his work on several Comedy Central Roasts – such an attack comes as no surprise. Needless to say, the internet did its thing, and within a day Hinchcliffe’s filthy little fucking racism had been seen by a million people.
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