The comedian touched upon cancel culture, LGBTQ pride and white women's involvement in anti-racism advocacy.
monologue inundated social media feeds in the aftermath of his performance Saturday evening. Burr, who currently stars in Netflix's animated adult sitcomHis most recent stand-up act opened the second episode of's new season with one-liners that touched up white women's involvement in anti-racism advocacy, cancel culture and LGBTQ pride. While some viewers responded positively tocontent and Burr's comedy itself, others denounced it as insensitive and inappropriate.
"Did Bill Burr really just say that? Calling Black folks 'equator people,' White women 'b--ches' and claiming he never heard of Pride Month #SNL please do better," tweeted journalist Anita Bennet, a correspondent at Black News Channel, alongside a photo from Burr's set.
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