I don't have a lot to say about Kevin Hart in particular. There's something important to me about this cultural moment that has nothing to do with him. He is the same. There is a large part of the population who has grown and changed. We are different. And that's a good thing.
https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real/status/1404824706977574912
We talk a lot about what it means to learn and grow. To a lot of people, it's just lip service. But there are folks who are serious about changing themselves and the environment around them to cause less harm. And it's having an impact.
It's important that we keep perspective though. This path towards addressing the harmful parts of our culture is a very big shift. The more successful we are at this, the more upheaval and angst and opposition we should expect. That is the nature of change.
I also want to put things firmly into context. When we push comedians and other entertainers to be more mindful with their content, we are centering those who are usually marginalized in our society. We are saying we will not build our culture on their backs.
What we get in response is those who have the power and money telling us we should center them instead. They want us to be more concerned about them, because they made slightly less money and have slightly less fame, than we are for the most disadvantaged people in our community.
This is to be expected. But it's instructive for us to understand what happens when we center the most vulnerable in our society. The way it causes those in power to behave. We ask simply to let people live in peace, and it creates conflict where none should exist.
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