Sarah Silverman, the fearless comedian, famously told Bernie Sanders supporters at the 2016 Democratic National Convention: “You’re being ridiculous.”
But Silverman has now posted a video of great discomfort — to herself and her fans. She tries to understand how her longtime friend Louis C.K. could be the monster she never knew.
“I love Louis,” she said. “But Louis did these things. Both of those statements are true, so I just keep asking myself, ‘Can you love someone who did bad things? Can you still love them?’ I can mull that over later, certainly, because the only people that matter right now are the victims.”
Finally addressing “the elephant masturbating in the room,” Silverman recalls “I remembered something I said on this very show, that if it’s mentionable, it’s manageable.”
So she manages to mentions her conflicted feelings, and hints they may change.
Silverman gets credit for trying.
Answer is yes, bc ppl aren’t the sum of their worst actions. Worth watching @SarahKSilverman wrestle w tough issue https://t.co/gYccfAvxsq
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) November 16, 2017
Can we love people who have done bad things? — Sarah Silverman is brilliant. I ask myself this question often as I too know and have loved people who have done bad things. Please watch: https://t.co/mDU6AjfWH0 @SarahKSilverman #bebetter
— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) November 16, 2017
What will @SarahKSilverman say next about her friend Al Franken? https://t.co/CZhNUO0ViA
— Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) November 16, 2017
This is a really powerful and complicated monologue from Sarah Silverman about Louis C.K.: “Can you love someone who did bad things? Can you still love them?”https://t.co/FINeq1XpMA pic.twitter.com/jW7gJjwE8i
— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) November 16, 2017