A lot of people have a lot to say about the recent college protests happening across the U.S., which have seen a myriad of students taking to their campuses to speak up and speak out against the U.S. government’s support of Israel in its war with Gaza.
Then there are folks like comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish, who took to the stage at the 2024 Netflix Is A Joke Festival in Los Angeles on Sunday to speak up and speak out...against the protestors.
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“I don’t give a f**k about that shit. I never went to college, why would I care about college?” she said. When one attendee booed her, Haddish doubled down:
“Why should I give a f**k about the college? There’s not genocide at the college. I give a f**k about what’s going on, on the other side of the world, but why would I give a f**k about the college?...This the shit I’m talking about, stupid motherf****rs at the college. Ain’t never worked a goddamn day in your life.”
She then asked the audience if they remembered 9/11 and explained how she went overseas to do comedy for the troops.
Later, when TMZ caught up with her on Monday, Haddish attempted to clarify:
“I think if they’re gonna protest for one place, they ought to protest for all the places that are having genocide happen. Like, how many Black people gotta die before we can get a protest? Hello? Hello? Who built that damn college you protesting at? Hello? That’s what I’m saying.
I’m saying: if you wanna protest, protest. But if you really want to be effective and make change, go up to the legislations office, go up to you senator, call your—call Congress...it would be more effective. You want to get to them people? Go become a lobbyist and talk to’em.
She later added, “Do it, but do it better. Really be effective. Running around with a trash can shiedl, looking like you’re playing ‘Dungeons and Dragons,’ is not going to change nothing. But what will change [something] is if you get your education and get yourself in office. You go and talk to those people who are in office.”
She also suggested they write letters and call local officials to hold court and get their voices heard.
However, the latter statement seemed to get lost in translation as folks online weren’t feeling her initial rant at the festival:
“Tiffany Haddish at the Netflix is a Joke fest last night.. this b***h outed herself as a full on Zionist and went on a fucking Israeli propaganda speech talking about “F**K THEM COLLEGES!! We need to stop hurting the police” HELLO?????,” said one user on X/Twitter.
“I seriously suspect the only reason tiffany haddish has made it this far as an actor/comedian was by being complicit in Hollywood’s system of abuse. she is so consistently unfunny that that’s the only explanation,” wrote one user.
“Whenever we are truly ready to cancel Tiffany haddish, I will throw the first stone. I want her to fail miserably,” wrote another.
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