Joe Rogan Experience #644 - Brad Williams

Wife suggests knockdowns required for exciting fights

Contradiction in expecting violent athletes to be gentle off-field

Ray Lewis hypocritical about violence message

Ray Lewis allegedly involved in murder case

Athletes' violent behavior is inevitable and expected

Sherman's anger after football justified, criticism unfair

Unrealistic expectations for athletes to be calm after competition

Disparaging comment about wife's intelligence

Defending use of word 'midget' in comedy

Campaign to ban word 'bossy' as sexist language

Double standard in how assertiveness is labeled by gender

Biological and cultural factors explain male-dominated societies

Attempting equality creates false world; women superior in some ways

Woman firefighter hired for quota rather than merit

Criticism of efforts to increase Black representation in baseball

Sarcastic campaign for dwarf representation in baseball

Criticism for opposing transgender athletes in women's sports

Transgender athlete given unfair advantage through college sports loophole

Transgender athlete has unfair physical advantage over cisgender women

Social justice warriors defend transgender athletes without stake in issue

Social justice warriors seek opportunities to call people bigots

Women with breast implants have body dysmorphia like anorexia

Current complaining culture is temporary side effect of internet learning

Third world countries not debating language while lacking basic needs

People create problems due to lack of real struggles

People tweeting complaints have no friends or are professional complainers

Online complainers would have been ineffective protesters 20 years ago

Online activists congregate in echo chambers to complain together

Online activists demand everyone share their opinions about entertainment

X-Men director quit Twitter due to social justice warrior attacks

Progressive feminist director attacked for character portrayal

Criticism of fictional character called slut-shaming

Social justice warrior criticized X-Men movie as violent

Social justice warrior blocked speaker without being mentioned

Social justice warriors are attention-seeking complainers not creators

Complainers claim comic book movie degrades moral fiber and women

Critics read political messages into entertainment that aren't there

Advice that nobody cares about you helps in show business

People narcissistically take offense to tweets and booking decisions

Oversaturation of comics makes individual booking rejections insignificant

Egomaniacs obsessed with themselves should not be that way

Comic friend stressed about Twitter avatar criticism

Some people believe Twitter avatar affects hiring decisions

People project their own insecurities onto others' career choices

People voice unsolicited advice to work through their own anxieties

World filled with anxious, nutty people

Joss Whedon heavily attacked on Twitter for X-Men

Quitting Twitter over criticism is weak response

Constant blocking of critics adds unnecessary stress

Small vocal minority of mean people on Twitter

Social justice warrior posted 15 tweets criticizing X-Men

Obsessive criticism of single topic exhausts targets

Social media enables direct communication previously impossible

Social media gives everyone voice but creates expectation to use it constantly

Online complainers seek social points by demonstrating moral awareness

Complainers position themselves as morally superior to others

Speaker has permission to use word 'midget' like Italian slur

Speaker claims right to use Italian slur based on heritage

Comedian defends use of word 'midget' in act

Language police attempt to ban word 'bossy'

Questioning why people want to ban word 'bossy'

Campaign claims word 'bossy' demeans powerful women

Word 'bossy' discourages girls from leadership

Gender differences in leadership are biological and cultural

Few matriarchal cultures exist but doesn't indicate female inferiority

Women superior to men in nurturing and emotional intelligence

Attempting to make everyone equal creates false world

Woman firefighter hired for quota rather than merit

Merit should determine hiring, not quota requirements

Diversity initiatives in baseball prioritize race over merit

Questioning whether baseball lacks racial discrimination

Polo has few Black players due to economic barriers

Cricket popular among people of color, especially Indians

Movie about recruiting cricket players to pitch in America

Sarcastic campaign for dwarf representation in sports

Criticism for opposing transgender athletes in women's sports

Transgender athlete given unfair second chance at college sports

Transgender athlete exploits loophole for second college sports career

Support for sex change but oppose transgender athletes in women's sports

Transgender athlete has unfair testosterone-based advantage

Transgender athletes in women's sports goes too far

Social justice warriors defend transgender athletes without personal stake

Social justice warriors seek opportunities to call people bigots

Limb lengthening surgery is painful and takes years

Man in China underwent limb lengthening to attract girlfriend

Limb lengthening surgery caused years of agony

Limb lengthening surgery will improve as technology advances

Speaker would not undergo limb lengthening surgery

ACL reconstruction worth temporary pain for permanent improvement

Limb lengthening would require rewriting comedy act

Could write comedy about limb lengthening experience

Limb lengthening creates unnatural body proportions

People with limb lengthening look visibly abnormal

Limb lengthening creates unnatural body proportions

Limb lengthening extends shin bones unnaturally

Stereotype about dwarf anatomy doesn't exist

Questioning logic of dwarf stereotype

Dwarf stereotype is lazy and unqualified

Dwarfs face health issues average-sized people don't experience

Dwarf health issues include bowed legs and spinal curvature

Stenosis is shortening of nerve canal

Dwarfs have breathing problems and require back/neck surgeries

Dwarfs have mechanical body differences requiring surgery

Dome osteotomy surgery requires eight months wheelchair recovery

One major surgery is rare for 31-year-old dwarf

Would undergo limb lengthening if perfect surgery existed

Man in China underwent limb lengthening hoping to attract woman

Being four foot four doesn't prevent sexual relationships

Humor helps attract partners more than physical appearance

Humor is key to attracting partners

Limb lengthening patient awake during bone-breaking procedure

Limb lengthening procedure appears medieval and barbaric

Limb lengthening patient feels more normal and happy after surgery

Reaction to limb lengthening patient

Four inches of limb lengthening in shin bones

Four inches of shin lengthening creates mechanical body imbalance

Limb lengthening patient wants to be taller without shoes

Year of pain for four inches of limb lengthening

Could lengthen multiple body parts for greater height increase

Limb lengthening doesn't make dwarfs look normal, just stretched

Dwarfs would need full-body lengthening to look normal

Limb lengthening creates disproportionate body with huge thighs

Limb lengthening addresses health problems from bowed legs

Limb lengthening involves breaking bones and gradual separation

Woman underwent four years of limb lengthening for 13 inches height gain

Should embrace being small rather than undergo surgery

Dwarfs undergo surgery hoping to stop being noticed and questioned

Beautiful people obsess over minor physical flaws and get surgery

Bodybuilder injects synthol oil creating grotesque muscle appearance

Synthol bodybuilder has grotesque disproportionate physique

Questioning why synthol bodybuilder thinks appearance looks good

People with body dysmorphia obsess over minor flaws and get surgery

Sympathy for people undergoing cosmetic surgery

Dwarfs have body acceptance others lack, making complaints seem trivial

Five-foot-four man would do anything to be taller

Audience member accepting height after hearing comedian

Debate over removing dwarfism gene; speaker supports removal

Parents should remove dwarfism gene to spare children suffering

Father prepared dwarf son for ridicule through supportive teasing

Father's teasing prepared son for childhood ridicule and heckling

Dwarf comedian must control anger to avoid negative stereotype

Dwarf comedian uses humor to turn awkward situation positive

Dwarf comedian turns tables on father who set up awkward situation

Dwarf restricted from wearing pointy shoes due to stereotypes

Coining term 'sizest' for discrimination based on size

People create new discrimination categories to complain

Current complaining culture is temporary internet learning phase

Third world countries not debating language while lacking basic needs

People create problems due to lack of real struggles

Online complainers have no friends or are professional complainers

Online complainers have family money or no real problems

Online complainers would have been protesters 20 years ago

Picketing requires actual effort unlike online complaining

Picketing requires making signs

Online activists congregate in echo chambers to complain together

Online activists demand everyone share their opinions about entertainment

Can enjoy multiple entertainers without choosing sides

Confusing X-Men and Avengers movies

People enjoy music despite critical dismissal

Defending love of KISS despite critical dismissal

Listening to diverse music including Katy Perry after accomplishments

People judge others for music choices

Others' music choices don't affect you

End of music discussion

Barry Crimmins respected Boston comedian with documentary by Bobcat

Watching stand-up related movies and documentaries

Questioning whether comedians must be miserable

Don't need to understand artist's mental state to enjoy art

Not all musicians are dickheads

Stone Temple Pilots lead singer no longer in band

Scott Weiland appeared intoxicated at private party performance

Weiland moving slowly, appearing intoxicated

Weiland difficult backstage but excellent performer on stage

Weiland demonstrated mastery of rock star performance

People not born to be rock stars but suited for certain activities

People discover talents and pursue what they enjoy

Using humor as defense mechanism to make others comfortable

Learned to use humor as social tool

Humor breaks tension and allows people to relax around dwarf

Documentary unfairly portrayed struggling comic to make Jerry look good

Documentary contrasted Jerry's comfort with Orny's neurosis

Documentary used struggling comic to make established comic look good

Established comics get standing ovations before performing

Documentary used struggling comic as contrast to established comic

Affirmation of documentary criticism

Documentary chose struggling comic who wouldn't overshadow star

Documentary showed Jerry struggling to follow energetic performer

Dismissing concern about following act

Consumed all comedy content

Documentary featured comic admitting to stealing material

Touchy subject of friend stealing comedy material

Friend who stole material called to quit comedy

Friend's issue was victimizing other comedians through theft

Friend talented but victimized other comedians through material theft

Comics addicted to laughs steal material when lacking original content

Material theft happens behind scenes

Parallel thinking creates similar jokes about news events

Multiple comedians made same joke about Bruce Jenner car accident

Bruce Jenner's negligence in fatal car accident overlooked

Questioning what is a nice list

Asking for clarification

Bruce Jenner could have been interviewed about fatal accident

Media focused on gender identity rather than fatal accident

Victim hit by small car in fatal accident

Fatal accident fading from public attention

Stepdaughters suing for lost opportunity to rekindle relationship

Victim's family deserves compensation more than stepdaughters

Fatal accident overshadowed by gender identity narrative

Public attention selective about which police violence cases matter

Media selectively focuses on certain missing persons and police cases

Asking about Nightcrawler movie

Affirmation of seeing Nightcrawler

News shows are entertainment programs focused on ratings

News designed as entertainment to get ratings, not educate

News coverage limited by time and sheer volume of global events

News bias inevitable due to time constraints and event selection

News job is to get attention, not educate

Local news forced to be funny at end of broadcast

White newscaster called Lady Gaga performance 'jigaboo music'

Fox News incident with racial slur

Learned not to say 'boy' to Black people due to historical context

Similar language evolution happening now

Word 'tranny' becoming unacceptable like other slurs

Taxi driver complained about Uber competition

Comics and celebrities doing Uber driving

Deadmau5 drove Uber in Toronto with branded car

Questioning luggage capacity in Ferrari

Celebrity Hilary Duff using Tinder and filming for reality show

Jamie confirming Hilary Duff Tinder story

Hilary Duff filmed Tinder dates for reality show

Filming Tinder dates for safety reasons

Transition to discussing Scientology

Scientology has only 50,000 members but over a billion dollars

Scientology has over a billion dollars and active Twitter presence

Asking about Scientology membership numbers

Scientology has only 28,000 Twitter followers

Scientology on publicity campaign

Scientology running commercials

Scientology commercial claims treating child as individual makes them happy

SeaWorld breeding orcas in captivity instead of capturing wild ones

Scientology claiming to help with Nepal earthquake relief

Scientology documentary shows harmful practices and family separation

Scientology members forced to work on roofs

Scientology separates families and estranges members

Scientology conducted smear campaign against critic

Scientology has both positive and negative experiences

Mormons are nice people

Mormons are family-oriented

Some Mormon sects practice polygamy and child marriage

Mitt Romney family history with polygamy

Mitt Romney's father was hardcore Republican

Mitt Romney's family from polygamist Mormon sect that fled to Mexico

Mormons returning from Mexico due to drug war

Polygamy would be convenient with separate houses

Communism sounds good in theory but fails with human nature

People resist control and authority

Cuba fails because people resist assigned occupations

Dictator communism fails but socialism's idea is beautiful

Family unit functions as communist state

Family communism works because no one is forced

DNA testing could predict career aptitude

Genetic predisposition shouldn't determine career choice

Ken Jeong left medicine for comedy and acting

People should be free to pursue multiple interests and careers

People resist being told what to do even if it makes sense

Father disowned daughter for not marrying doctor

Parents restricted dwarf son to only marry other dwarfs

Comedian concerned about hitting wall with dwarf jokes

Asking about comedy album titles

Comedy always reflects dwarf perspective but not cheap dwarf jokes

Questioning if dwarf identity will always be addressed in comedy

Audience expects dwarf jokes but comedian addresses real experiences

Car accident victim unconcerned about damage, focused on dwarf

Dwarf comedian uses pedal extenders to drive

Recalling person with no arms who drove

Confirming Texas location

Person with no arms and leg nubs drove vehicle

Man with no arms drove using elbows on steering wheel

Man with disability drove van

Asking about friend's companion

Paralyzed heckler choked unconscious by audience member

Incident at Austin comedy club with paralyzed heckler

Coaxed through choking incident

Reaction to video

Audience encouraged choking paralyzed heckler unconscious

Choking incident could have been fatal

Negation

Dwarf comedian prefers to park own car rather than use valet

Some cars can't be adjusted for dwarf driver

Dwarf driver disabled airbag due to proximity to steering wheel

Airbag impact causes facial injuries

Comedian treated disabled heckler as equal

Hecklers disrupt show for entire audience and must be stopped

Comics respond to hecklers with extreme language

Hecklers violate audience agreement by interrupting planned show

Hecklers are selfish; dealing with them is part of comedy job

Audience members shouldn't dictate how comedy show is performed

Audience members demand entertainment match their preferences

Brad Williams special airing May 8th on Showtime

Affirmation

Brad Williams special and podcast information

Closing remarks

Goodbye