Comedian Bill Burr appeared on Conan O'Brien's chat show last night to talk about a number of topics, but they have both been receiving criticism online as a result of their discussion about Caitlyn Jenner.
Burr brought the topic up and began to talk about how surprised he had been to learn of Jenner's transition, but also mentioned that he felt that it wasn't possible to express that opinion without facing a backlash from the public.
While members of the audience did laugh, as did Conan, the reaction online has been largely negative, with many social media users stating that his comments were ignorant and not funny, and that they only served to further existing prejudices about the transgender community.
Was never a huge fan of Conan and this exchange certainly hasnt helped my impression of him. http://t.co/RPPksvYvTy
— Lily Carollo (@alittlelilypad) August 21, 2015
TRANSGENDER WOMEN FACE MURDER FOR THE IDEAS BILL BURR JOKED ABOUT. MURDER. IT'S NOT FUNNY.
— Prob Not On Hiatus (@KivaBay) August 21, 2015
And I hope you will make a wholehearted and earnest apology to the community you bullied. @ConanOBrien @billburr
— Prob Not On Hiatus (@KivaBay) August 21, 2015
Neither Burr nor O'Brien's team have yet tweeted a response yet, but it has been getting plenty of attention online which may well see either or both of them make a statement.
Via Time
