Joe White has been subjected to a racist heckle during his recent stand-up show in Perth... but the comedian responded with 'empathy, compassion, understanding, education and moving forward.'
Joe White was subjected to a racist heckle in his recent stand-up show in Perth,The 30-year-old comedian faced the worst heckle of his life when an audience member called him the N-word during his show.
‘I’m engaging and interacting with the crowd, I’m doing jokes, it’s going great,’ Joe explained to ABC Radio Perth, before he ‘froze’ on hearing the comment. ‘How do I handle this in a way so there is an outcome that I want? The last thing I want is for there to be violence at my show,’ Joe said.But Joe’s biggest concern was for the safety of the ushers and his audience.In the end, like the pro comedian he is, Joe de-escalated the situation himself by engaging with the man while also making sure he conveyed the message of ‘discomfort and disapproval’.
‘I said, “You killed the show, by using a word that was used to make black people feel inferior and sub-human, I’m just there trying to make you happy”.https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOj63ZvgiJ/?hl=en
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