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Eric Andre refused to let Netflix’s “middle-aged white people” cut police joke

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17.06.2020 - 18:22

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Netflix comedy special, blaming “middle-aged White people” for asking him to do so.Legalize Everything, which premieres on June 23, sees Andre pose as a police officer in the first sketch, dealing drugs in New Orleans.In an interview with The Daily Beast, Andre explained that Netflix employees (who he described as “middle-aged white people”) asked him to cut the joke in light of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests around the world following the death of George Floyd.The comedian explained how he refused, saying: “I’m like, no, guys!

This is the best time to do these jokes. This is what we need!“We need to point out the absurdity of the police department and what a fucking hypocrisy and a disgrace it is.

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