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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jan 2, 2019, 01:52 AM Jan 2019

Parkland survivors respond to Louis C.K. after comedian mocked their activism in new comedy routine

FORT LAUDERDALE — Parkland students and at least one parent of a victim slammed comedian Louis C.K. for cracking jokes about school shooting survivors.

In audio laced with vulgarities that was leaked Sunday from a stand-up comedy routine that reportedly took place Dec. 16, the comedian appeared to mock Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students for their gun control activism instead of being “normal” trouble-making teens.

“They testify in front of Congress, these kids ... (expletives) ... ,” he said, according to the leaked audio. “You’re not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot. Why does that mean I have to listen to you? How does that make you interesting? You didn’t get shot, you pushed some fat kid in the way — now I gotta listen to you talking?”

The recording, which surfaced Sunday on YouTube, was said to be from a 48-minute set he performed Dec. 16 at Governor’s Comedy Club in Levittown, N.Y., according to Variety.com.

Read more: https://www.gainesville.com/news/20181231/parkland-survivors-respond-to-louis-ck-after-comedian-mocked-their-activism-in-new-comedy-routine

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Parkland survivors respond to Louis C.K. after comedian mocked their activism in new comedy routine (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP
This kid is funnier than Louis CK-- dawg day Jan 2019 #1
These kids will not be defeated via social media MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #2

dawg day

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1. This kid is funnier than Louis CK--
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 02:30 AM
Jan 2019
On Twitter, she wrote “Hey Louis CK - since you like making fun of me and other Parkland survivors behind closed doors, I’m right here if you want to talk. Just try to keep it in your pants, ok?”



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