Sarah Silvermanis addressingNick Cannon‘s resurfacing of a past tweet of hers which he accused of being homophobic.
“There’s been a trend of LGBT allies being accused of homophobia recently. Mostly it’s jokes about Trump/Putin relationship,” Hogben tweeted.
Hogben explained he and others in the gay community had “actually PAID to see comediennes like Joan Rivers or Lisa Lampanelli make jokes that involved gay men. And we laughed at them, because we knew they were jokes.”
He went on to share the background of advocacy that Silverman, Schumer and Handler had been involved in before the jokes were made.
“We also knew the history and backgrounds of these women. They used their massive platforms to help us long before marriage equality,” he wrote. “And continue to do so. To use your examples of Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler and Amy Schumer…”
“I can’t say the same for Kevin Hart. I can’t find a history of helping at risk LGBT youth,” he continued. “To be honest, his tweets and his stand-up gig saying he’d ‘do anything not to have a gay son,’ made me bristle. In short, it *felt malicious.”
He added, “I appreciate Kevin Hart’s apology and think it’s great that he’s ‘evolved and grown,’ but I don’t think there’s much of a comparison in your tweet.
“So while I understand your attempt to ‘both sides’ this issue, I hope you can see why some gay men don’t see it the same.”
Cannon resurfaced a 2010 tweet from Silverman — who recently said shecringes at “material I did 10 years ago”— where she wrote, “I dont mean this in a hateful way but the new bachelorette’s a f—.”
“And I f— love Wreck it Ralph!!! 🤦🏾♂️,” hewrotealongside the tweet, referring to the movieRalph Breaks the Internet. He included an emoji of a black man and the mars symbol, which is used to signify the male sex.
In an interview withVarietypublished in November, Silverman also addressed the fact that she doesn’t mind holding herself accountable to her past remarks.
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Reps for Schumer, Silverman and Handler did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment about Cannon’s tweets.
Cannon was supportive of a video Hart posted after the backlash had begun, where theNight Schoolstar shared hewouldn’t be apologizingfor his remarks because he already “addressed this several times.”
“We with you regardless!!!” Cannon wrote,commenting on Hart’s Instagram video. “You know how we feel about people trying to control us anyway!!”
Hart did eventually go on to apologize.
“I’m sorry that I hurt people.. I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart,” Hart added. “Much love & appreciation to the Academy. I hope we can meet again.”
source: people.com
