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Call out to Patton Oswalt

Carol Durant
1 min readJan 6, 2022

So the cancel culture vultures are more important than a thirty year friendship? Mr. Oswalt, I mean Patton. I loved you in The King of Queens. You rocked in Ratatouille. Now, I am annoyed and disappointed.

Your buddy Dave Chappelle invited you to his show. I’m sure the show was insightful and hilarious. A comedic giant who has been fielding the smoke for years like a forest fireman. You are also a comedian that has had success and strife in your life. I’m thinking that Dave was at your side in the flesh and virtually.

You post a picture with your long-time buddy. The haters come out, bust your chops and you have a panic attack. You decide to quickly apologize complete with a paragraph of friendsplaining and Kodak pensive photo. It didn’t feel genuine. It was very disappointing. I hope you have a photo moment and chat with Shane Gillis to wrap up your apology tour. Maybe on a bench, in a car or between some ferns.

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Carol Durant
Carol Durant

Written by Carol Durant

author, poet, playwright, recording artist, actor, founder and host of Outliers Poetry Brunch

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