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Forgiving OJ Simpson and Michael Che's Bruce Jenner Joke
from #172 - Long Island Wedding | The Tim Dillon Show · #172
2 min
Tim jokes about wanting to "forgive" OJ Simpson as the first casualty of cancel culture, then defends Michael Che's SNL joke about Bruce Jenner against accusations of "deadnaming."
- Tim argues OJ Simpson should be forgiven and allowed back into society, citing cancel culture's failure to weigh his accomplishments against his crimes.
- OJ was the first casualty of canceled culture, according to Tim, who views him as a great athlete and fun guy despite his convictions.
- Michael Che made a joke on SNL about Bruce Jenner that sparked backlash for allegedly dead-naming a trans woman.
- Tim defends Che's joke, arguing the comedian used past tense when referring to Bruce Jenner, describing what actually existed historically.
- You can't deny Bruce Jenner existed as Bruce Jenner—he won Olympic medals, got married, and had children in that identity, Tim insists.