After singing the National Anthem at the Tennessee Titans vs. Seattle Seahawks game at Nissan Stadium on Sunday (Sept. 24), Meghan Linsey dropped to one knee.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a middle-aged white comedian sits down for an interview and starts complaining about the things he can’t say onstage. This isn’t exactly a new complaint in the stand-up industry. For years, the old guard of legendary comedians have argued that modern audiences are too sensitive these days to the detriment of comedy; and sure, while there are certainly those who look for offense in any commentary — no matter how benign — it’s more than a little frustrating to hear some comedians claim that their decades-old material isn’t funny anymore.
VICE News correspondent Elle Reeve met directly and on-camera with white supremacists, organizers of the "Unite the Right" march, counter-protestors and police in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the period of Friday, August 10, through Monday, August 14.