It's a regular slot usually the end of January. He has fans who make it a yearly event and meet every year.
I think it's fine for people to be told that they shouldn't like racist comedy seeing as racism is objectively unacceptable.
No ones telling anyone what they shouldn’t like, but some people have asked a venue to consider whether or not they really want to promote certain views, the management of that venue then made the decision that they didn’t wish to do so. No one is banned, it’s not cancel culture, it’s simply a venue changing their mind about the booking of one act, they’ll have cancelled other shows for any number of reasons. But this one happens to ruffle the feathers of the ‘free speech’ brigade. Inverted commas because their idea of free speech is they they should be free to be racist morons, but you and I should have the freedom to call them racist morons.
I've seen him a couple of times many years ago and found him funny then. Times have changed and so have I so probably wouldn't find him very amusing these days to be honest but I don't begrudge anyone who wants to go and see him. If people are offended by his type of humour then just stay away. The only people who'll be there are the ones that want to be and know what to expect so I don't really see the problem.
I think it's a catch 22. You could argue he also has a right to earn a living without people objecting to the use of a pre-arranged venue. What happens if everyone objects? His income is cut off.
I would imagine that 10s if not 100s of thousands of people would beg to differ' its all about freedom of choice whether we agree with them or not...
It's not really about freedom of choice is it? Racism is illegal. Are you happy for people to have freedom of choice about whether murder is acceptable?
Racism v murder' thats like the comparison you've made on stephen dawsons post above ' bottom line is people have the right to like what they want' we can all have opinions on it but it is what it is, we agree to disagree and move on...
I don't agree that it's not an apt comparison, as the question is a fundamental one about how you view the interplay between law and opinion. Something is determined by the state to be wrong, yet you're happy to ignore that and say that people are free to hold their own opinions and act accordingly.
I unashamedly saw Roy 3 times in the early 80s and found him hilarious. Time moves on and I wouldn't be able to stomach the same jokes as he reeled off back in the day. I was no way a racists back then, just better educated in life these days, understanding the rights, wrongs and consequences of people like Roy Chubby Brown. All that said I think this publicity will end up bringing Roy a whole new audience, should have left him in the dark.
If everyone objected - and I don't think they would - surely that would be a huge message that he either needed to change his material, or call it a day?