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I believe in forgiveness.
I believe in second chances.
This is stuff Ive addressed.
Ive talked about this; this isnt new.
Ive apologized for it.
The headlines are Kevin Hart Refuses to Apologize for Homophobic Tweets from the Past.
The word Again was left out.
Now Im a little upset.
Im a little upset because I know who I am.
I know that I dont have a homophobic bone in my body.
I know that Ive addressed it.
I know that Ive apologized.
I know that, within my apologies, Ive taken ten years to put my apology to work.
Ive yet to go back to that version of the immature comedian that I once was.
Im a grown man.
Im a guy that understands now.
So now Im kind of upset because these ten years are just being ignored; theyre being brushed past.
Nobody is saying, Guys, this is ten years.
Headlines [arent] saying, Ten Years Ago He Apologized.
Nobodys finding the apologies.
Nobodys finding the footage from where I had to address it.
I dont joke like that anymore because that was wrong.
That was a guy that was just looking for laughs and it was stupid I dont do that anymore.
But before we start hunting for said apologies, lets establish what an apology is and isnt.
An apology is acknowledging a mistake, offense, or failure.
An apology is what Samantha Bee made,twice, for calling Ivanka Trump a feckless cunt.
I wont give excuses for why it happened.
Hart says hes already done this, ten years agoandmultiple times.
I cant put that energy into something thats in my past.
I cant put that energy into negativity.
So lets look for the other multiple apologies Hart says are being ignored.
Thats not my agenda.
Thats not what I strive to do.
I leave those things alone.
Things have really changed between where comedy is now and where it used to be.
I dont really deal with Democrats or Republicans.
I dont find that funny.
And I dont talk about the gay community, be it male or female.
Its such a sensitive subject.
Ive seen comics get into serious trouble by joking about gay people.
Whatever you say, any joke you make about the gay community, its going to be misconstrued.
Its not worth it.
So, its just best left alone.
And at the end of the day, funny is funny, regardless of what area its coming from.
These things become public spectacles.
So why set yourself up for failure?
I dont want to hear a hostile retelling of how we didnt hear your meager apology the first time.
