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hmmmmmmm this thread has taken off in a different manner than I thought it would.
I think it's pretty good that this jerk of a comedian stood up for himself and ran away when people were trying to rule his creativity. From what I have seen of Chapelle, I am not a fan, but I do agree with his actions. As crazy as it may seem, running away to Africa showed the people (whomever they were) that he wasn't going to put up with their crap and he'd rather do standup than make a few more million doing a high-stress TV show.
People are saying that his leaving is what is wrong with society today, that he's running away and ditching responsibility. I do not agree with your standpoint. AT ALL.
At times, society places so many restrictions on a person that they feel they have no jurisdiction in their own lives. Suicide is the only escape that many find. Chapelle had enough brains to run away from the stress to somepace where no one would recognize him or expect anything out of him. He took a vacation, a real vacation, and did his own thing. Connecting with yourself rather than the needs that others place upon you is the most essential part of life.
You are unable to make the kind of a difference you are supposed to make in the world if you are simply listening to everyone else's dream.
Good for Chapelle.
I hope that the narrow-minded fools that drove him to this extreme will take such a hiatus themselves.
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