"I guess I'm this weirdo. I don't operate under, you know, the idea that every government and their people are the same," she said. "Like, you think that the people of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi government all share [the same values]? So you also believe that the Chinese government and the Chinese people are exactly the same? It's just racism."
"I think it took me a second, because when people are going like, 'You're doing something unethical,' I'm like, 'Oh, these must be ethical people, let me listen.' And then you're like, 'Oh no, you're just racist.' But these are also, by the way, the same people that would go like, 'Trump's not my president! I am nothing like our government.' But other countries are?"
Whitney Cummings dismissed criticism of performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival as racism, arguing that citizens and governments should not be conflated. She contrasted perceptions of foreign populations with how some U.S. critics separate themselves from the American government. Other comedians offered varied responses: Aziz Ansari called the situation complicated but defended performing, Bill Burr suggested the controversy is amplified by bots, Jessica Kirson apologized for appearing, and Louis C.K. described the engagement as a good opportunity.
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