I understand the difference between Spencer and Jeong. A better question would be the difference between Jeong and Rosanne -- other than one's an actual comedian and the other is on the editorial board of the New York Times.
Could you explain what the difference is between Jeong and Spencer?
Could you explain the difference between Roseanne and Spencer?
Spencer is militant and doesn't profess to be kidding about his racist remarks. He couches his statements in a warped sociological philosophy.
Jeong and Roseanne aren't militant and both professed to be kidding about their remarks. I think the differences between Jeong and Roseanne are more subtle (to the extent they exist at all), which is why I brought Roseanne up.
I'm certainly not here to defend Roseanne. I don't give a crap about her and I think she's probably does hold some ugly views about black people regardless of whether she gave the "just kidding!" defense afterward. The thing is, I think the same thing about Jeong with regard to white people. I don't care that Roseanne got fired, and I don't care about the NYT response. Those entities can navigate their brands how they see fit.
I just can't reconcile how someone could call for Roseanne's head but go to bat for Jeong.