In his Netflix stand-up special "Selective Outrage," Chris Rock breaks streaming records
Chris Rock makes Netflix history in real-time.
Chris Rock's "Selective Outrage" stand-up special on Netflix creates history.
Comedian Leslie Jones, who introduced Rock, said that he
was in full "Samurai mode" as he opened the event from Baltimore.
Rock covered a wide range of subjects in his signature manner, including
addiction, abortion, racism in America, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and the
Kardashian clan. He joked that he was attempting to date ladies 10 to 15 years
younger than him as he spoke and discussed his love life.
But what really got people's attention was Rock's
criticism of "wokeness" and "selective anger". Rock
declared, "I don't have an issue with the wokeness. "It's not at all
problematic for me. For social justice, I'm all in. I wholeheartedly support
the rights of those who are marginalized. The selective outrage is the thing
that bothers me."
Rock continued by criticizing cancel culture and how it
frequently singles out one person for something that several others have done
without repercussions. He joked: "Same crime, one of them simply has
better tunes," referring to R. Kelly and Michael Jackson.
Rock appeared in all white throughout the scene and
sported a medallion necklace with the Prince emblem on it while posing in front
of a shattered mirror-like backdrop. Those who dwell in glass homes shouldn't fling
stones, the imagery said.
Rock's appearance will be his sixth stand-up special and
second for Netflix following Bo Burnham's "Tamborine" from last year.
Ronny Chieng, who was broadcasting live from Los Angeles for the pre-show of
"Selective Outrage," made light of the fact that they were
"trying to kill off conventional TV and put it out of its misery."
Before the performance, U2's Bono delivered an
introductory song about Rock, and Arsenio Hall joked that Will Smith would be
so enraged during Rock's performance that he would "slap the TV off the
wall" after Chieng's joke.
Rock's special has received extremely good feedback, with
many people complimenting his ability to address contentious subjects in a way
that is both humorous and thought-provoking. Rock has undoubtedly created history
with his own style of humor and social criticism once more, and fans can't
wait to see what he does next.
