rant · moment 2 of 20
The 'Slaves Built That' Defense
from Cancelling Kimmel, Fired From Riyadh, & The Prison Housing Market | The Tim Dillon Show #462 · #462
2 min
He recounts how his joke defending Saudi slaves as proud hard workers ('daddy built that') got back to festival organizers and made things worse, despite him thinking he was being positive.
- Tim says a network executive reported that people were "very angry" and sent an email saying he needed to be controlled.
- The executive called days later to address Tim's comments about slaves.
- Tim clarifies he was being positive and defending the group for having slaves, calling slaves hard workers and agreeable.
- You can support somebody too much—too many compliments and support can make them turn on you.
- Tim's actual argument: slaves would be proud of the buildings they constructed.
- Tim imagines telling his slave children that their father built impressive structures, using that as the angle of his defense.
- The Saudi Arabian people heard about his comments and were unhappy with them.