Once again, a Black Comedian proves that the most powerful tool for social change is humor

Barbara Bedont
4 min readMar 5, 2023

Chris Rock’s Netflix special is a brilliant critique of American society, of corporate hypocrisy, and of Will Smith’s marriage

Chris Rock performing “Selective Outrage”, Netflix special, Saturday 5 March 2023.

“I know I’m rich,” says Chris Rock, “but I identify as poor. My pronoun is BROKE!”

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Barbara Bedont

Professional trouble-maker: lawyer (not the kind that makes lots of money), activist, writer. I write about current events from a gender and class perspective.