The comedian spoke at the New Yorker Festival about the dangers of cancel culture, why change is good, and the importance of finding common ground with those share different views.
At the New Yorker Festival on Saturday night, the comedian spoke withstaff writer Andrew Marantz about the dangers of clickbait culture and how headlines don’t always accurately reflect the nuance of the discussion.
"It’s not about hate, but it’s about they found a community where they belong," Silverman said of white supremacists. "Nobody has changed by being shamed or being judged." Silverman went on to speak about her own change, as she hesitantly mentioned her decision to apologize for a segment on the Sarah Silverman Program when her character performed blackface as part of an episode about racism. Silverman said she harbored shame for many years and she wanted to apologize for her "complicity in a liberal bubble racism."
When asked about the recent social media uproar surrounding Ellen Degeneres and George W. Bush’s friendship, Silverman chose to stay on the sidelines.
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